Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording all the time
The ‘super sensing’ glasses could continuously record audio and frequently snap photos.
by Jay Peters - Jul 8, 2026, 6:37 PM EDT
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Meta might be the next company to make an always-on AI wearable. The company is working on prototype “super sensing” always-aware smart glasses that could continuously record audio and snap photos “every few seconds,” according to the Financial Times. The wearer could then ask Meta AI about the captured audio and images.
However, the images and audio might not be directly available to the user. Here’s how the FT describes one way the glasses could use the data:
In one proposed system, raw footage and audio would not be stored by Meta or made available to the user, several people said. Instead, the metadata from that audio and images would be extracted and uploaded to the server for Meta’s AI to query, which proponents argue would have fewer privacy implications.
Should these glasses or the “super sensing” features be released, they would raise significant privacy concerns. Meta is already facing a lot of scrutiny over its reported work on facial recognition features, pushback following reports of users filming women while wearing the glasses, and grappling with modders who offer paid services to remove the LED recording indicators. The company announced Tuesday that it’s rolling out an update that will disable the camera if the glasses detect that the LED has been tampered with.
But currently, Meta is planning for the LED recording indicator to remain off in “super sensing” mode, the FT reports. In a July 2025 whitepaper, the company said
