After backlash, Meta pauses plan to ‘rate limit’ its smart glasses
He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.Remember when Meta was planning to charge a $20 monthly subscription fee for the smart glasses feature that lets people hear each other more clearly — even though that feature runs locally on your glasses and doesn’t require the cloud? Meta has paused those plans, spokesperson Tyler Yee confirms to The Verge.The company is not giving up on the idea of a subscription fee for certain features — that’s still moving forward. We heard the feedback so we’re pausing its subscription test for now.
- ▪He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.Remember when Meta was planning to charge a $20 monthly subscription fee for the smart glasses feature that lets people hear each other more clearly — even though that featu
- ▪Meta has paused those plans, spokesperson Tyler Yee confirms to The Verge.The company is not giving up on the idea of a subscription fee for certain features — that’s still moving forward.
- ▪We heard the feedback so we’re pausing its subscription test for now.
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