Developers basically just got the go-ahead from Meta to build apps for its Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, but things are getting interesting fast. Now that Meta has opened up access to the full spectrum of hardware in its smart glasses (both display and Neural Band), ideas are clearly flowing, and some of them are, uh… something.
There are your expected apps like games—Tetris with the Neural Band, anyone?—but others are meant to be more practical. Someone thinks you should be controlling your smart home with your Meta Ray-Ban Display, using your thumb to adjust the lights in Google Home. How about a speedometer that shows how fast you’re moving and the distance you’ve traveled while covering up a concerning amount of your vision in the process?
🥊 I built a first person boxing game for @Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses.
You dodge incoming punches by physically tilting your head! The glasses' built in IMU sensors (DeviceOrientationEvent API) track your head movements in real-time.
Game Link: https://t.co/G6MGCjkz6S pic.twitter.com/AacqfPR0mR
— Rangesh 👓 (@RangeshUs) May 24, 2026
Or maybe you’re more of a gym kind of person. In that case, there’s this boxing app (or game, I guess) that makes you tilt your head to dodge incoming punches. From the looks of it, the app is very basic (certainly nothing like Supernatural on the Quest 3), but hey, maybe you can work on straining your neck a little bit?
If I had to pick a personal favorite, it would probably be this app that literally lets you unlock your car with the Meta Ray-Ban Display and the Neural Band. I’m sure it could be useful for people who, unlike myself, have a car, but I also don’t think I need to stretch my imagination much to see how it could go awry, especially if someone else got their hands on your unlocked smart glasses.
You can now use Meta’s smart glasses to unlock your car, change the temperature and check its battery level. pic.twitter.com/ipVHixUpZ6
— Nathie 🔜 AWE (@NathieVR) May 28, 2026
For now, all of these apps are just examples of what the Meta Ray-Ban Display can do, since they’re not currently available for download. The developer program is for, well, developers right now, though if you wanted to test apps, you could theoretically enable developer mode on your glasses and pop in the URL of a web app someone has made.
Even if none of these speak to you, it’s good to see people dreaming stuff up, especially because Meta’s $800 flagship smart glasses felt a little lacking in the app department at launch. Still, there’s clearly a long way to go before the product has what most would consider a vibrant app ecosystem.
