To operate Oakley Meta glasses you need to connect your glasses with a smart phone and the Meta AI app. Here’s the complete checklist:
- Smart phone with a recently released operating system: Android 10 and above (with location services enabled) or iOS 14.4 and above. See complete list of supported phones here.
- Wireless internet access
- USB-C charging plug (if charging from a power outlet and not directly from a USB point)
- A valid Meta account
- Meta AI app (downloadable from your App store here or by scanning this QR code)

There are two ways to take photos and videos with your Oakley Meta glasses:

1. One-touch control
To take a photo, press the capture button once. The white notification LED will blink and make a sound during the capture. To record a video, press and hold the capture button to record a 30-second, 60-second or 3-minute video. Press again to stop recording. The white notification LED will stay on while you're recording. The default video length is 30 seconds, but it can be extended to 3 minutes in Meta AI app settings.

2. Hands-free voice command
When Voice is wake word-enabled, you can use your voice to take a photo or video. Say "Hey Meta, take a photo" or "Hey Meta, take a video." When you take a photo or video, the capture LED will activate to indicate to those around you that you may be recording. To learn more, watch the Product Tour via the Meta AI app within Settings.

The capture LED is an external facing LED that signals to others when you/'re taking a photo or video, or when your glasses are first turning on. If you have additional privacy or data questions, please visit the Meta AI Help Cente

1. Enable Bluetooth on your phone and pair your glasses and phone via the Meta AI app.
2. Tap the circular download button in the lower right hand corner of the app home screen, which shows how many captures are available for download.
3. For things that require a fast connection to download, like import and firmware updates, your glasses will temporarily connect to their internal Wi-Fi network. On iOS, accept the “Join Wi-Fi Network” request and the glasses will start to transfer the files to the app.

Once you’re in the Meta AI app, select a photo or video and tap on the share icon. You’ll see different ways to share your captures or save them to your phone's camera roll or gallery. Limitations may apply depending on which app you're sharing to.

Use the touchpad on the right temple of your glasses to control playback and volume:
- Tap once to pause / resume playback
- Tap once to pause or play audio
- Double tap to skip forward
- Triple tap to skip back
- Swipe forward to turn the volume up
- Swipe back to turn the volume down
When you close your glasses, audio streaming will pause. When you reopen the glasses, they will reconnect via Bluetooth.

You can ask Meta AI questions about what you're looking at by saying 'Hey Meta...' and then asking for more information about what you’re looking at. You can say 'Hey Meta, look and...' to ask Meta AI to take a photo to use in its response.
You can also take a photo, either using your voice or by using the capture button, and within a few seconds say 'Hey Meta…' to ask a question about the photo.
You could ask Meta AI for the English translation of a sign you’re looking at in Italian, for the name of a houseplant you’re looking at, or to write a funny caption for the photo you just took of a dog chasing its own tail. There are lots of things Meta AI can do, and we’re working on expanding that list over time.

How does it work?
When you ask Meta AI questions about what you’re looking at, your glasses will send a photo to Meta’s cloud to be processed with AI. After processing, Meta AI will deliver an audio response on your glasses, and you will be able to review your request, the image, and the response in Meta AI. All photos processed with AI are stored and used to improve Meta products, and will be used to train Meta’s AI with help from trained reviewers. Processing with AI includes the contents of your photos, like objects and text. This information will be collected, used, and retained in accordance with Meta’s Privacy Policy.

To turn on this feature:
1. From the Meta AI app, tap the gear symbol in the bottom right.
2. Swipe down and tap Meta AI, or select the device you want to manage settings for then tap Meta AI.
3. Tap the toggles next to Meta AI and Camera use to turn this feature on.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts to turn on any necessary features if they’re not already enabled.

How to ask Meta AI about what you see?
Here’s just a few examples of what you can do when using your camera with Meta AI.

- Ask about the world around you -
"Hey Meta, describe what I'm seeing."
"Hey Meta, tell me about this monument."
"Hey Meta, translate this text into English."
"Hey Meta, summarize thi"

- Take actions on text around you -
You can point at text and say things like:
"Hey Meta, call this phone number."
"Hey Meta, message this phone number."
"Hey Meta, scan this QR code."

- Get gardening tips -
"Hey Meta, how much water do these flowers need?"

- Express yourself -
"Hey Meta, describe this landscape in an inspiring way."
"Hey Meta, write a funny poem about this dog."

Keep in mind, you can also take a picture, either by voice or by using the capture button, and within a few seconds say "Hey Meta…" to ask questions about the world around you.

Your Oakley Meta glasses and charging case have a different charge lifecycle:

Charging Case
A fully charged case provides 5 additional frame charges. You can fully charge the case to 100% in 3.5 hours.

Glasses Battery
With a full charge of the glasses you can do many things:
- Listen to music for 5 hours
- Capture and transfer about 1200 photos
- Make video calls for about an hour and a half
This may vary with use and other factors.