Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses
Meta is introducing rate limits and a subscription-based paywall for specific AI features on its smart glasses.
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The brief
Meta has implemented restrictions on the Conversation Focus feature of its smart glasses. Users are provided with three hours of free access before being required to pay for continued use.
Coverage from The Verge, Engadget, and Digital Trends emphasizes the introduction of "rate limits" and a soft paywall. Notebookcheck and heise online report that the local, offline AI feature is now locked behind an expensive subscription.
Further developments depend on how users respond to these limits and the specific pricing of the subscription required to unlock the best AI features.
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Quick answers
What feature is being restricted?
The Conversation Focus feature and local AI capabilities on Meta's smart glasses.
How much free access is provided?
According to heise online, users receive three hours of free access.
What happens after the free limit is reached?
Users must pay for a subscription to continue using the feature.
Coverage (11)
- Meta will now charge you for the best AI feature on its smart glasses, and there's a limit even if you pay Digital Trends · 12h ago
- Meta AI Glasses lock offline feature behind expensive subscription Notebookcheck · 12h ago
- Meta Puts Rate Limits On Its Smart Glasses' Conversation Focus Feature Engadget · 12h ago
- Three hours free, then pay: Meta restricts local AI glasses feature heise online · 12h ago
- Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses The Verge · 12h ago
- Meta Rolls Out A Soft Paywall For Smart Glasses Feature 2oceansvibe News · 12h ago
- An accessibility paywall on Meta Glasses could be good news for Apple Glasses 9to5Mac · 12h ago
- Meta adds $20 subscription to the Ray-Ban Meta's best accessibility feature Android Police · 12h ago
- Meta now wants you to pay for this smart glasses feature that runs on-device Android Authority · 12h ago
- Meta Puts AI Features Behind $20 Paywall in Smart Glasses The Tech Buzz · 12h ago
- Meta now caps Conversation Focus on its smart glasses: 3 hours free, 15 with Meta One en.softonic.com · 12h ago
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