Goal has opened a developer preview of its Ray-Ban Display smart glassesallowing third-party apps to access the target screen for the first time. Developers can adapt existing iOS and Android apps to display content on the glasses or create standalone web apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The platform supports overlays, real-time data, micro-apps and games.
Access is provided through the Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit, which includes native SDKs for Android and iOS. Web applications can be hosted via standard URLs without the need for a dedicated app store.
This dual approach gives developers the option to choose between native application integration and web-based deployment.
What can developers create with Ray?Ban Display Toolkit
The toolkit supports user interface elements such as text, images, buttons, and videos on the in-lens display. Early use cases include guides, streaming tools, and mini-games. Apps can also integrate with the Neural Band gesture control system that comes with Ray-Ban Display.
Meta has not specified any restrictions on the types of applications that can be submitted or whether there is a review process for third-party submissions. The preview status indicates that the developer access program is likely to be further developed before being made available to a broader audience.
New features available to all Ray?Ban screen owners
In addition to the developer preview, Meta introduces four new features for existing Ray-Ban Display users. These include:
- Neural Handwriting, which enables gesture-based text entry using Neural Band;
- Screen recording that captures what appears on the target screen
- Expanded turn-by-turn navigation coverage in the United States and major European cities.
- And broader support for live subtitles. Besides,
spark museMeta’s first proprietary AI model developed by Superintelligence Labs, will be available at Ray-Ban Displays this summer. This update is expected to bring improved conversation capabilities, shopping tools, and support for multi-agent tasks, similar to features introduced in other Meta smart glasses.
Why Meta is opening Ray.Ban Display to third-party apps now
The Ray-Ban display was launched in September 2025 and has since received several updates, including new widgets, media controls, and messaging tools. The decision to open the platform to third-party developers comes ahead of the company’s upcoming smart glasses launches. GoogleSamsung and other partners using Google’s Android XR platform.
Meta has not announced when the developer preview will exit its testing phase or when third-party apps will be available to all Ray-Ban Display users.
