Meta glasses voice commands, sorted by what you want to do

1. Waking the glasses

On Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta and Meta Glasses you wake Meta AI by saying “Hey Meta” or by tapping and holding the touchpad, according to Meta’s help center (checked November 12, 2026). Every command below assumes one of those two starts the request. The glasses must be paired with the Meta AI app, and the answers come back as audio through the open-ear speakers.

One setting changes how often you need the wake phrase. Meta says “Respond without ‘Hey Meta’” is on by default: after an answer you can ask a follow-up, for example “How tall is it?” after a question about a landmark, with no wake phrase. Say “Stop” or “Cancel” to end the exchange. Meta lists three limits: music controls still need the wake phrase, the feature does not listen after a call or a video recording has started, and the glasses ignore speech that was not meant for them. You can turn it off in the app under Device settings, then Meta AI, then “Hey Meta” preferences.

2. Photos and video

Meta documents voice and button capture for Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta HSTN and Meta Glasses. Oakley Meta Vanguard and Meta Ray-Ban Display have separate instructions on Meta’s page, and only Meta Ray-Ban Display is listed for “Zoom in” and “Zoom out”.

Three details from Meta’s pages matter in practice. Captures must be imported into the Meta AI app before you can view or share them. Photos save as JPEG on Android and HEIC on iPhone. And when you share by voice you cannot preview or edit the media first. Meta also states that the capture LED lets others know when you take photos or record video.

3. Music, volume and the touchpad

Meta’s audio page gives the same controls two ways, and the touchpad sits on the right temple. Audio streaming also pauses if you close the arms and reconnects over Bluetooth when you open them.

Meta’s marketing page adds “play songs by (artist name)”. An adaptive volume toggle in the app’s Audio settings raises and lowers volume with the noise around you. Meta also warns that covering the speakers and your ears, for instance with a close-fitting hat, can raise sound pressure to levels harmful to hearing.

4. Calls and messages

Calling and messaging work only after you connect Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram or your phone in the Meta AI app (Glasses, Device settings, your glasses, Communication). Meta lists these phrases for Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta and Meta Glasses.

Meta says emergency calls must be started from your mobile device, not the glasses, and that carrier charges may apply when the glasses are connected to your phone.

5. Questions about what you see

Prefix a question with “Hey Meta” to ask about your surroundings, or say “Hey Meta, look and…” to have the camera take a photo for the answer. Meta says the photo is sent to its cloud for AI processing, and that you can review the request, the image and the reply in the app’s Chats.

• Describe and identify:“Hey Meta, describe what I’m seeing.” “Hey Meta, tell me about this monument.”
• Read text:“Hey Meta, translate this text into English.” “Hey Meta, summarize this.”
• Act on text:“Hey Meta, call this phone number.” “Hey Meta, scan this QR code.”
• Ask anything else:“Hey Meta, how much water do these flowers need?” or a general question such as the population of a city.
• Quick checks:“How much battery is left?” “What time is it?” “What’s the date?”

You can also take a photo first, by voice or button, and within a few seconds say “Hey Meta…” to ask about it. Weather and other location questions need location services on for the Meta AI app, set to always allow.

6. Translation and live AI

Live translation is a feature with a gesture, a voice command and an app option. Meta lists 20 languages (English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Greek and Dutch), and only the first six can be used offline after you download a language pack, with one exception: Meta says offline use is not available on Ray-Ban Meta Audio.

In a translated conversation, Meta says your speech is translated as text in the Meta AI app for the other person to read, and they can tap a speaker icon to hear it. During live AI, the camera and microphone stay on for the whole session, and pausing turns both off.

7. Timers, reminders and directions

These are the commands most owners never find, because Meta lists them on separate pages.

Meta’s directions page adds a safety note: navigation can distract you or reduce your awareness of your surroundings, so use it only where and when you can do so safely.

8. Which glasses, which languages

Meta does not give a single model-by-feature table. What its pages say, as of November 12, 2026: the core voice commands, calls, messages, audio controls and live translation are documented under “Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta and Meta Glasses”; Oakley Meta Vanguard and Meta Ray-Ban Display get separate capture steps; Meta Ray-Ban Display adds the Neural Band and “Zoom in” and “Zoom out”. Live AI and reminders are English-only in the regions Meta lists, and the live AI page does not name models.

Language matters more than model. Meta says that in its additional partner languages (including Russian, Polish, Turkish and Vietnamese) calling, messaging, sharing and live AI may be unavailable, and questions about the world around you can be slower. Check what your pair supports in the Meta AI app under Glasses, Device settings, Experiences. Meta’s supported-countries page lists 22 countries.

9. What about OXIVUE glasses?

OXIVUE publishes this page, so read it with that in mind. OXIVUE glasses are not Meta products and do not run Meta AI, which means none of the “Hey Meta” phrases above apply to them. If you want those commands, buy the Meta glasses they belong to.

What the M08 ($99 at checkout, listed $149) and M02C ($109 at checkout, listed $159) do instead: capture starts with a touch on the temple, and nothing records unless you start it. They have open-ear speakers and microphones, and the free companion app translates 40+ languages, with the translated audio heard only by you while the other person reads the reply on your phone. The M02C adds voice-activated visual AI that describes what you look at. There is no display and no prescription-lens option. To compare, see the comparison page, or read our guide to every Meta glasses control for the buttons and switches.

Wherever you use any camera glasses, ask before recording people and know your local law. Our smart glasses recording laws by state guide covers the US. This is general information, not legal advice.

Shipping, refunds and warranty. Free shipping from $99. US orders typically arrive in 5–9 business days; international orders take 9–14 business days after shipment. OXIVUE does not offer refunds except for an order damaged in transit, which is replaced or refunded. Faults after delivery are covered by the 2-year warranty through repair or replacement. None of our frames take prescription lenses. See the warranty page and shipping policy.

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