On March 31, Meta launched two new Ray-Ban Meta styles built around prescription wearers, bringing Blayzer Optics and Scriber Optics into the lineup at a starting price of $499 in the U.S. This is the first time the company is positioning the glasses as a prescription-first product instead of something people adjust after buying.

Pre-orders are already open, and wider optical retail availability starts on April 14. But the new prescription-focused frames are only one part of the rollout. Meta is also using this launch to bring a wider set of updates to its AI glasses lineup. 

Here are the biggest new things:

1. Hands-free nutrition tracking

A new nutrition feature is on the way for Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta users in the U.S. Users can log meals with a quick photo or a voice prompt, and the glasses connect that to a food log inside the Meta AI app. Meta is also positioning it as something that can later answer food questions based on what you have already logged.

2. WhatsApp summaries and message recall

WhatsApp summaries and recall are being added through Meta’s Early Access Program. The feature is built around simple catch-up requests, like asking for a group chat summary or pulling back a detail from an earlier conversation, with processing handled on-device and protected by end-to-end encryption.

3. Neural Handwriting is rolling out more widely

Neural Handwriting on Meta Ray-Ban Display is moving from a limited feature to a broader rollout. It lets users write with a finger on a surface to send a message silently instead of speaking out loud, which makes it one of the more practical additions for people using the glasses in public.

4. iMessage is now part of that handwriting feature

The rollout also adds iMessage support. That matters because the feature already worked with Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and native Android and iOS messaging, so iMessage closes one of the more obvious gaps for people using Apple devices.

5. Display recording is on the way

Another addition coming soon is display recording. This will let Meta Ray-Ban Display users combine what appears in the in-lens display, what they are seeing in the real world, and audio into one shareable video. It is a more creator-facing update than the prescription launch itself, but it is one of the clearest software additions in the announcement.

6. Pedestrian navigation is expanding across the U.S.

Pedestrian navigation is moving to every city in the U.S. in May. That means turn-by-turn walking directions in the lens are no longer staying narrow or limited, which makes this one of the more directly useful day-to-day upgrades attached to the rollout.

7. More colours and more lens combinations

Meta is also expanding the style side of the lineup. Ray-Ban Meta is getting new seasonal colour combinations for Skyler, Headliner, and Wayfarer, while Oakley Meta Vanguard and HSTN are getting new frame and lens combinations as well. For Vanguard, this also includes Prizm Transitions lenses for the first time.

8. More countries and more live translation languages

The retail rollout is also widening to more markets, including Japan, Korea, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. At the same time, live translation is expanding to 20 languages this summer, with Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, and Arabic among the additions.