Meta has paused the subscription testing and rate limits it recently introduced for Conversation Focus on its AI smart glasses, following user feedback. The accessibility feature amplifies the voice of the person wearing the glasses is speaking with, and the reversal matters because it keeps the tool freely available to early testers while Meta decides how to handle it long term.

Last month, Meta had limited free use to three hours a month, then required a $20-per-month Meta One Premium subscription, itself capped at 15 hours monthly. The reason for charging remains unclear, particularly as reporting indicated the feature runs on the device without an internet connection; Meta says some premium features may eventually require subscriptions to help subsidise hardware prices.