Meta has opened up a developer preview of its Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, allowing third-party apps to access the in-lens display for the first time. Developers can adapt existing iOS and Android apps to show content on the glasses or create standalone web apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The platform supports overlays, real-time data, micro-apps, and games.
Access is provided through the Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit, which includes native SDKs for both Android and iOS. Web apps can be hosted via standard URLs without the need for a dedicated app store.
This dual approach gives developers the option to choose between native app integration and web-based deployment.
What developers can create with the Ray-Ban Display Toolkit
The toolkit supports user interface elements such as text, images, buttons, and video on the in-lens display. Initial use cases include guides, streaming tools, and minigames. The apps can also integrate with the Neural Band gesture control system that comes with the Ray-Ban display.
Meta has not specified any restrictions on the types of apps that can be submitted or whether a review process exists for third-party submissions. Preview status indicates that the Developer Access program is likely to undergo further development before it becomes available to a wider audience.
New features are rolling out to all Ray-Ban Display owners
Along with the developer preview, Meta is introducing four new features to existing Ray-Ban Display users. These include:
- Neural Handwriting, which enables gesture-based text input using neural bands;
- Display recording that captures what is seen on the in-lens screen
- Turn-by-turn navigation coverage expanded to the United States and major European cities
- And extensive live caption support. moreover,
Muse Spark, Meta’s first proprietary AI model developed by SuperIntelligence Labs, will be available on Ray-Ban displays this summer. The update is expected to bring better conversation capabilities, shopping tools, and support for multi-agent functions, similar to features being offered in Meta’s other smart glasses.
Why is Meta now opening up Ray-Ban displays to third-party apps?
The Ray-Ban Display was launched in September 2025 and has received several updates since then, including new widgets, media controls, and messaging tools. The move to open up the platform to third-party developers comes ahead of upcoming smart glasses launches from Google, Samsung and other partners using Google’s Android XR platform.
Meta has not announced when the developer preview will leave its testing phase or when third-party apps will be available to all Ray-Ban Display users.
