Overview
- Meta's support page says Conversation Focus will be free for 3 hours per month or 15 hours for Meta One Premium subscribers who pay $19.99 monthly, and unused hours do not roll over.
- Journalists tested the glasses and confirmed Conversation Focus runs entirely on-device and continues to work offline, calling into question the technical need for a server-style 'rate limit'.
- The new allotments, published by Meta and reported July 1, 2026, translate to roughly six minutes per day on the free tier and about 30 minutes per day for premium users.
- Critics and reviewers say the policy effectively puts a helpful accessibility tool used by people with mild hearing loss behind a paywall, and Meta has not yet offered a public explanation to reporters.
- Observers place the change in the context of Meta's recent cost-cutting and AI monetization moves, and the policy could prompt user backlash, regulatory attention, or pressure to clarify which other on-device features might be limited.