The Display's real magic isn't a feature Meta shipped — it's the web apps people build for it. Here's what's actually worth running, by what you want to do. Honest picks, no filler.
The single most useful category: put one live thing — a timer, a chat you're waiting on, a build status, a market tick — on your lens so you glance instead of grabbing your phone. This is exactly what Farglance does: draw a box around any region of your PC screen and it becomes a live card in your glasses.
Directions floating in front of you beats looking down at a phone — especially walking a new city or biking. Set the destination on your phone, follow it on the lens.
The demo that's actually useful — and the accessibility use is genuinely moving. Rehearse it once at home so you trust it in a real café.
If you make videos or give talks, a lens teleprompter is a "why didn't this exist before" app — your script floats where your audience thinks you're making eye contact.
Boring — and the stuff you'll use ten times a day. Weather, a countdown, a next-meeting nudge, on your lens.
Let only the important stuff surface on-lens and leave your phone in your pocket. Counter-intuitively, the Display can help you use your phone less.
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Not a traditional one. Apps run as web apps you open through developer / Web App mode — which is exactly why a curated guide like this helps you find the good ones.
In the Meta AI app, enable Web Apps for your device, open the app's URL as a Web App on the glasses, then bookmark the ones you like so they're one glance away. If you don't see the option, update your firmware first.
Yes — many web apps are free, and Farglance has a free tier. Judge each one by the two-second-glance test rather than the price.
The most useful categories are glanceable dashboards, turn-by-turn navigation, live translation and captions, a teleprompter, timers and ambient info, and notification triage.
This guide is curated and opinionated; app availability changes fast in a young platform — always judge an app by the two-second-glance test. Some links may be affiliate or sponsored placements, disclosed as such; Farglance may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
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