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Walking directions on Meta glasses, step by step
Meta glasses can guide you on foot. On camera-only models you ask Meta AI and hear turn-by-turn directions through the speakers, with a companion map in the Meta AI app. On Meta Ray-Ban Display you open Maps in the lens, search by voice or by category, and follow a map. Meta added cycling and transit directions to Display in Sept 2026. Directions need the Meta AI app's location permission set to Always and Precise, or they won't start.
Get walking directions
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).
- Say "Hey Meta, navigate me to [nearby location]" and hear turn-by-turn directions that will guide you to your destination.
- If you do not have a location in mind, you can first search for a place by saying things like "Hey Meta, find restaurants near me."
- While navigating, you can follow along with a companion map in the Meta AI app.
- To stop navigating, just say "Hey Meta, end navigation."
Requires Meta AI app location permission set to Always/Allow all the time and Precise. Available: Canada (all provinces and territories), Paris, Hamburg, Rome, Milan, Naples, London, Manchester, US (all 50 states), Puerto Rico.
From Meta's help center, checked 2026-10-05.[1]
Get walking directions on Meta Ray-Ban Display
For Meta Ray-Ban Display.
- From the display home, swipe down and select Maps.
- From here, you can select Dictation Search to say the name of a place you want to navigate to, or swipe right to select Cafes, Restaurants, Parks, or Attractions to find nearby spots on the map.
- Once you've selected a location, select Start to begin navigation.
- You can also select Mute to mute audio directions or select End to end navigation.
Tab: Meta Ray-Ban Display.
From Meta's help center, checked 2026-10-05.[1]
Tips
- Meta lists audio walking directions in the US (all 50 states), Puerto Rico, all of Canada, and London, Manchester, Paris, Hamburg, Rome, Milan and Naples.
- No destination in mind? Ask "Hey Meta, find restaurants near me" first, then ask to be navigated there.
- On Display, select Mute to silence spoken directions while keeping the map, or End to stop.
Questions people ask
Do I need a display for directions?
No. Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta and Meta Glasses give spoken directions. Display adds a map in the lens. See navigation on the display.
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Sources
- How to get walking directions on AI glasses(meta.com, read 5 October 2026)
Last verified 5 October 2026 against the sources listed on this page.