Meta is developing a camera-free pair of smart glasses, internally code-named Luna, and could release it as soon as October, The Information [reported]( Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The move would give Meta an alternative to its camera-equipped Ray-Ban glasses, which have faced lawsuits, government investigations and warnings from law-enforcement agencies. The glasses have also been nicknamed “pervert glasses” online. The reported plan suggests Meta is responding to that pressure at the hardware level, reworking the product itself rather than only its policies.

According to the report, Luna would replace the camera with six built-in microphones connected to Meta AI and Meta’s newly launched personal AI agent, Muse. A button on the side would activate Meta AI on demand. The glasses are also expected to have slimmer temples and speakers similar to those used in Meta’s existing Ray-Ban lineup. That would make voice interaction with AI assistants, rather than image capture, the device’s core function.

Meta could introduce Luna at its Connect developer conference, scheduled for September 23 and 24 at the company’s campus in Menlo Park, California. Two styles are reportedly planned, code-named Clubmaster and Burbank. Whether the company confirms the device, its two reported styles and its release timing on stage would be the first public signal of the report’s accuracy.

Meta’s camera-equipped Ray-Ban glasses have faced growing scrutiny in 2026. A BBC investigation in January found that women were secretly filmed and that footage was posted to TikTok without their consent. A separate investigation in February found that contractors in Nairobi reviewed footage that included people undressing and using the bathroom.

The backlash has also included class-action lawsuits, a Texas attorney general investigation, and a coalition led by the ACLU that urged Meta to abandon plans to add facial-recognition technology to its glasses. The ACLU and 75 organizations raised concerns about the proposals.

Internal memos have also shown the New York Police Department and the Department of Homeland Security warning that the glasses could be used to secretly record inside jails and government buildings, according to a report. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has banned its own staff from wearing the glasses at work.

A camera-free design would avoid covert recording because Luna would have no lens. It would also lack the hands-free, point-of-view photo and video features that helped make the Ray-Ban Meta glasses popular. That trade-off would leave audio quality and AI assistance as Luna’s main differentiators in a lineup whose popularity rested on capture.

If the October schedule holds, Luna would reach consumers less than a month after its reported presentation at Connect.