Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses: How to Get Better Battery Life

Quick summary: The biggest battery saver on Ray-Ban Meta glasses is turning off the “Hey Meta” wake word. The rest of these tips help a little each, and they add up.

Tips, from biggest to smallest

1. Turn off “Hey Meta.” In the Meta AI app, open your glasses’ settings and turn off the Hey Meta toggle under Meta AI. Listening for the wake word all the time uses a lot of battery, and turning it off can add 2 to 3 hours. You can still tap and hold the side of the glasses to talk to Meta AI.
2. Keep videos short. Videos can run up to 3 minutes, and recording and processing them uses a lot of battery. Get the good part and cut the rest.
3. Take fewer photos. Every capture uses some battery.
4. Turn off adaptive volume. It adjusts the volume to how loud your surroundings are, which means it’s always listening. Turn it off in settings and just swipe forward or back on the side to change the volume. (It doesn’t record or store your audio.)
5. Lower the volume. Louder speakers use more power. If you have good hearing or you’re usually somewhere quiet, turn it down. It won’t make a huge difference, but it helps.
6. Turn off wear detection (optional). It’s near the bottom of Device settings, and turning it off saves a little. It’s what pauses music when you take the glasses off, so I keep it on. This is the last thing I’d turn off.

Get them

• Ray-Ban Meta glasses at Best Buy
• Ray-Ban Meta glasses from Meta