What App Do the Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses Use?

One app: Meta AI, on both iPhone and Android. It is the companion app for the entire Meta glasses line, and on the Meta Ray-Ban Display it handles setup, pairing for both the glasses and the Neural Band wristband, settings, and software updates. There is no separate Display app and no separate band app to hunt for.

How setup works

Everything starts in the Meta AI app on your phone: you pair the glasses, then the Neural Band — the included wristband that reads small finger movements so you can select, scroll, and reply without touching the glasses. After that, the phone mostly recedes: day to day you steer the in-lens screen from your wrist, and the app stays in your pocket as the control panel for settings and updates.

iPhone or Android?

Both. The companion app ships for iOS and Android, and Meta sells the Display to both camps. One plain caveat: Meta has not published exact OS-version minimums on the Display’s product page, so if your phone is several years old, check the Meta AI listing on the App Store or Google Play before you commit. That check takes a minute and settles the only real compatibility question.

What the glasses do once paired

The Display’s published feature set runs through that phone link: message notifications on the in-lens screen, turn-by-turn navigation, live captions and translation, Meta AI answers as text you read instead of audio you hear, photo and video capture from the 12MP camera, music, and calls. The screen is a small full-color panel in the right lens — an information layer, not a movie display. The product page carries the full published spec sheet.

Before you buy

Two quick cross-checks. If you are outside the US, the Display sells officially in the UK, Germany, and Canada — prices and store status by country has each live store. And if you have not settled on the Display at all, the Meta lineup chooser sorts all nine Meta pairs — most buyers end up happier with the $449 Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) or the camera-free $349 Ray-Ban Meta Audio unless the in-lens screen is the whole point.

App and feature facts reflect Meta’s product pages as of October 7, 2026; Meta is the source of record for app requirements, and the app-store listings carry the current version minimums.

Frequently asked questions

What app do the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses use?

The Meta AI app, on both iOS and Android. It is the companion app for the whole Meta glasses line: setup, pairing, settings, and software updates for the glasses and the Neural Band wristband all run through it.

Do the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses work with iPhone?

Yes — the Meta AI companion app runs on both iPhone and Android. Meta has not published exact OS-version minimums on the product page, so check the app's listing on your phone's app store before buying if your handset is several years old.

Do you need the app to use the glasses?

Yes, at least to start: setup, pairing the glasses and Neural Band to your phone, and settings live in the Meta AI app. Day to day you drive the glasses from your wrist and the in-lens screen rather than the phone, but the app remains the control panel.

Does the Neural Band need its own app?

Meta does not list a separate app for it — the Neural Band is sold with the glasses and managed through the same companion-app setup. The band reads small finger movements, so once paired, most daily control happens from your hand, not your phone screen.

Do the glasses work without your phone nearby?

Meta has not published offline-capability details for the Display on its product page. Treat the phone as part of the kit: the glasses pair to it through the Meta AI app, and connected features — messages, calls, AI answers — assume that link.