Meta Glasses Get Wild Apps: Car Keys to Gym Fights!

Meta has recently enabled developers to create applications for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, unlocking a wave of creative and unusual app concepts. Users can now envision controlling smart home devices with a gesture or even unlocking their car using the smart glasses. For fitness enthusiasts, a boxing game that requires head movement to dodge punches has been conceptualized.

These early app ideas, though not yet publicly available, demonstrate the growing capabilities of the Meta Ray-Ban Display and Neural Band hardware. While some concepts like a speedometer that obstructs vision are questionable, others, like car unlocking, raise interesting security considerations. The developer program is crucial for building out Meta's smart glasses ecosystem, which was perceived as lacking at launch.

As of May 28, 2026, the full app potential for Meta's smart glasses is still in its nascent stages. Developers can test web apps by enabling developer mode on their glasses. This initiative is a significant step towards establishing a vibrant app environment for Meta's hardware, moving beyond basic functionalities.