{"id":189590,"date":"2025-06-16T18:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/189590\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T18:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:04:15","slug":"meta-oakley-smart-glasses-are-real-heres-what-to-expect-from-fridays-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/189590\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Oakley smart glasses are real. Here&#8217;s what to expect from Friday&#8217;s announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What you need to know<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new Oakley Meta partnership was teased on social media with a June 20th announcement date.<\/li>\n<li>Meta created a new Oakley Meta Instagram channel, signaling a new product line similar to Ray-Ban Meta.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;re expecting the announcement to cover Oakley Meta smart glasses, which are said to feature a centered camera on frames similar to Oakley Sphaera glasses.<\/li>\n<li>Previous leaks refer to these are more sports-focused smart glasses than Ray-Ban Metas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After months of rumors, the Oakley Meta partnership is finally official. Meta teased the new partnership on social media, creating a new <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oakleymeta\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oakleymeta\/\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram Oakley Meta account<\/a>, teasing that &#8220;the next evolution is coming on June 20.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We first heard about a potential Oakley Meta partnership <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/wearables\/metas-xr-plans-reportedly-include-seeding-orion-to-devs-and-oakley-smart-glasses\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/wearables\/metas-xr-plans-reportedly-include-seeding-orion-to-devs-and-oakley-smart-glasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">back in January<\/a>. Leaks suggested a new pair of smart glasses was in development, dubbed &#8220;Supernova 2,&#8221; a direct follow-up to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/gaming\/virtual-reality\/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/gaming\/virtual-reality\/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses<\/a>, which feature the code name &#8220;Supernova.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses feature a camera on the left side of the frame, while Oakley Meta Smart Glasses are rumored to feature a camera in the center.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p>Oakley Meta Smart Glasses are also rumored to use Oakley Sphaera frames. I created a mock-up above using Sphaera frames and an <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=92X1690538&amp;xcust=ac_us_3504730664378260913&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fus.shop.xreal.com%2Fproducts%2Fxreal-eye&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidcentral.com%2Fgaming%2Fvirtual-reality%2Foakley-meta-smart-glasses-teaser\" data-url=\"https:\/\/us.shop.xreal.com\/products\/xreal-eye\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"skimlinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=92X1690538&amp;xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fus.shop.xreal.com%2Fproducts%2Fxreal-eye&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidcentral.com%2Fgaming%2Fvirtual-reality%2Foakley-meta-smart-glasses-teaser\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"xreal.com\" data-merchant-network=\"SkimLinks\">Xreal Eye camera<\/a> centered just under the nose bridge, similar to how Xreal positions it on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/gaming\/virtual-reality\/xreal-one-review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/gaming\/virtual-reality\/xreal-one-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xreal One<\/a> series smart glasses.<\/p>\n<p>While we don&#8217;t have official imagery of these new Oakley glasses just yet, this should give you an idea of how they might look.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s best Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses deals<\/p>\n<p>Sportier than Ray-Bans<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.27%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/E9wuFy3ZbGPgC6aFVss9aD.jpg\" alt=\"ENGO 2 AR glasses sitting on a deck at a front-left-facing angle.\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/E9wuFy3ZbGPgC6aFVss9aD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/E9wuFy3ZbGPgC6aFVss9aD.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Michael Hicks \/ Android Central)<\/p>\n<p>Pictured above are the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/wearables\/ar-running-glasses-arent-ready-yet-but-future-is-almost-here\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/wearables\/ar-running-glasses-arent-ready-yet-but-future-is-almost-here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENGO 2 HUD<\/a> smart glasses, which look similar to many Oakley styles. ENGO 2 HUD features a small screen to help athletes keep track of stats without having to look down at a watch, but we don&#8217;t expect Meta to pack a display into Oakley Meta Smart Glasses. Instead, it&#8217;s far more likely that these Oakley frames will be designed for streaming and recording footage as their main function.<\/p>\n<p>If Oakley Meta Smart Glasses are anything like the Ray-Ban Metas, they&#8217;ll feature the battery and other electronics in the arms rather than on the nose bridge as ENGO did. While it&#8217;s possible that Meta could outfit its new Oakley-branded smart glasses with fitness-focused extras like a heart rate monitor, we haven&#8217;t seen credible rumors yet suggesting that as a possibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get the latest news from Android Central, your trusted companion in the world of Android<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.35%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/osCcj5UBZceAcax3mf6NyS.jpg\" alt=\"Special edition transparent Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses with their black leather charging case\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/osCcj5UBZceAcax3mf6NyS.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/osCcj5UBZceAcax3mf6NyS.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich \/ Android Central)<\/p>\n<p>We do expect Oakley Meta Smart Glasses to be a better fit for athletes than Ray-Ban Metas, though. Android Central&#8217;s Michael Hicks recently <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/wearables\/running-a-half-marathon-with-ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/wearables\/running-a-half-marathon-with-ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ran a marathon with Ray-Ban Metas<\/a> and found that, while the functionality was excellent, the fit wasn&#8217;t quite right for running. Oakley Meta Smart Glasses should fix this with a design that&#8217;s better suited for athletic activities, including running, cycling, and other sports.<\/p>\n<p>We fully expect Meta to introduce a third generation of Ray-Ban Meta glasses later this year, as well, which are said <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/gaming\/virtual-reality\/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-with-display-rumor\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/gaming\/virtual-reality\/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-with-display-rumor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to include a display<\/a> in one of the lenses. But we probably won&#8217;t see these until Meta Connect 2025 in mid-September.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Oakley Meta Smart Glasses will be the first big commercial smart glasses announcement from Meta in 2025. Given that Ray-Ban Metas sold <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/gaming\/virtual-reality\/metas-ray-ban-smart-glasses-are-a-hit-and-its-now-planning-a-massive-production-ramp-up\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/gaming\/virtual-reality\/metas-ray-ban-smart-glasses-are-a-hit-and-its-now-planning-a-massive-production-ramp-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 million units and counting<\/a>, we&#8217;re curious how Oakley Meta glasses will match up for popularity.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What you need to know A new Oakley Meta partnership was teased on social media with a June&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3162],"tags":[53,16,15,3243,3244],"class_list":{"0":"post-189590","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-technology","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-virtual-reality","12":"tag-vr"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114694367984159986","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}