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How to start and stop Live AI on Meta glasses
Live AI is a running session with Meta AI that can see through the camera, so you can keep asking about what is in front of you without saying "Hey Meta" each time. It suits cooking, shopping or fixing something with both hands busy. You start it by voice, pause and resume with a tap, and stop it with a tap and hold. Meta says Live AI is available in English and is rolling out over time in the US and Canada. It needs a camera, so Ray-Ban Meta Audio is out.
Start, pause and stop a live AI session
For Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3), Meta Glasses (Adventurer, Fury, Starfire, Capri, Nova), Ray-Ban Meta Optics (Gen 2), Oakley Meta Vanguard, Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2), Oakley Meta HSTN and Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1).
- To start a session, say “Hey Meta, start live AI.”
- After you start a session you won’t need to say “Hey Meta” for the rest of the session.
- You can interrupt Meta AI at any time by saying “Stop” or by asking another question.
- To pause a session, say “Pause live AI” or tap the touchpad. Say “Hey Meta, resume live AI” or tap the touchpad again to resume.
- To stop a session, say “Stop live AI,” or tap and hold the touchpad.
Meta: "Live AI is currently available in English and will be rolling out over time in the US and Canada." Article does not list device models; scope here is the camera glasses covered by the help center (not Ray-Ban Meta Audio, which has no camera).
From Meta's help center, checked 2026-10-05.[1]
Tips
- Interrupt any time by saying "Stop" or simply asking another question.
- Pause when you don't need it: say "Pause live AI" or tap the touchpad. A session keeps the camera and assistant busy and uses more battery.
- Live AI looks through the camera. Let people nearby know what you're doing; see etiquette.
Questions people ask
Why can't I find Live AI?
Meta says it is English only and rolling out over time in the US and Canada, so it may not be on your account yet even in those countries. Keep the app and firmware updated.
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- How to reset the Meta glasses charging case
- How to restart or force restart Meta glasses
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- How to unpair Meta glasses from your phone
- How to turn Meta glasses on and off
- How to charge Meta glasses, the case and the Neural Band
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- How to take photos and record video on Meta glasses
- How to update Meta glasses software
- How to make Meta glasses battery last longer
- How to change the Meta AI voice and language on your glasses
Sources
- How to use live AI on AI glasses(meta.com, read 5 October 2026)
Last verified 5 October 2026 against the sources listed on this page.