Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1 and Gen 2): detection status

What the manufacturer says

Each row is labelled. Known fact means we read it on the linked page; inference means we concluded it from sourced facts; unknown means we could not source it.

Property	Value	Basis	Detail
Camera	Yes	Known fact	Meta lists a 12 MP ultra-wide camera with video recording up to 3K for the current generation. Source
Microphone	Yes	Known fact	Meta describes a multi-microphone array (five microphones on the current generation). Source
Capture light	Yes	Known fact	Meta states that every pair of its AI glasses has a white capture LED that blinks briefly for a photo and keeps blinking while video is recorded, and that the camera is disabled if the glasses detect the LED is covered or tampered with. Source
Bluetooth	Yes	Known fact	Meta states the glasses use a Bluetooth connection for audio and phone calls and pair with the Meta AI app. Whether, when and what the glasses advertise over Bluetooth Low Energy while worn is not established by this fact and is exactly what our hardware testing is designed to measure. Source

Registered Bluetooth identifiers we are researching

These identifiers are registered with the Bluetooth SIG by the companies named. Registration establishes ownership of the identifier, not which products broadcast it or when. We list them because they are the starting point for testing, not because they prove anything about detectability.

Identifier	Kind	Registered to	Note
`0x058E`	Company identifier	Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC (SIG)	Registered to Meta's hardware entity. Which Meta products use it, and in which states, is unverified.
`0xFD5F`	16-bit service UUID	Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC (SIG)	16-bit member service UUID. Candidate background scan filter; unverified.
`0x0D53`	Company identifier	Luxottica Group S.p.A (SIG)	Frame manufacturer. Unknown whether any shipping glasses advertise under it.

Test record

Testing status: Testing in progress
Hardware tested: None yet
iOS versions tested: None yet
Evidence on file: None yet — nothing has been observed by us

When testing is complete, this section will list every export file, the scenario it covers (in case, pairing mode, paired to another phone, recording, and so on), the iOS version and the phone model. The protocol is described on the testing results page.

Limitations

No independent hardware test has been completed. Nothing about this device's Bluetooth behaviour has been observed by us.
The identifiers above are registered to Meta and Luxottica, not to these glasses specifically. Other Meta hardware (for example Quest headsets and controllers) may use the same company identifier.
Glasses that are paired and connected to their owner's phone may advertise differently, or not at all. This is the bystander scenario and the main open question in our validation plan.
A Bluetooth advertisement never indicates whether the camera or microphones are in use.

Recognising it by eye

Visual cues are general observations to help people who are not relying on any app. They are not detection features.

Thicker-than-usual temple arms that house electronics and batteries.
A small round camera lens at the outer edge of one lens rim and a matching LED at the other.
A white LED near the camera that blinks while a photo or video is being captured (per Meta).

What a detection means — and does not mean

A detection means

Your iPhone received a Bluetooth Low Energy advertisement whose contents matched one or more entries in our signature catalogue.
Each piece of evidence (a company identifier, a service UUID, a name pattern) is shown with its source, so you can judge it yourself.
The confidence level reflects how many independent kinds of evidence agreed, not how sure we are that a camera is in use.

A detection does not mean

That anyone is recording. Bluetooth advertisements carry no information about camera or microphone activity.
That the matched device is definitely smart glasses. Manufacturers reuse identifiers across products; see false positives.
That the device is a particular distance away. Signal strength is a coarse proximity hint; see RSSI and distance.

How Bluetooth detection works and where signatures come from
Guide for teachers: recognising camera glasses and what a scanner can determine
Other devices: Even Realities G1, Oakley Meta (HSTN and Vanguard), Snap Spectacles (5th generation) and Specs, Vuzix Z100

Sources

Camera glasses: capture hands-free photos and videos — Meta, accessed 17 September 2026
Privacy settings for Meta AI glasses (capture LED) — Meta, accessed 17 September 2026
AI glasses technology 101 — Meta, accessed 17 September 2026
Assigned Numbers (company identifiers, 16-bit UUIDs) — Bluetooth SIG, accessed 16 September 2026

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