r/OakleyMetaGlasses

Hey all,

Looking to see if anyone else has run into this over the past week (around late Sept / early Oct).

I've been using my Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses for the past year with my Garmin Fenix 8 AMOLED to get workout audio prompts for the past year without issue. A few days ago, the audio prompts completely stopped coming through during activities.

When checking the Meta app, Garmin Connect is no longer listed under connected apps at all, so there's no way to re-authenticate or re-link them. On the watch, the data screen still shows connectivity, but no audio comes through the glasses.

I'm on iOS and have already tried restarting devices and checking background app permissions. Did a recent Meta AI, Garmin Connect, or iOS update break the integration or drop partner support?

If anyone has found a workaround or knows how to force Garmin to show back up in the Meta app, I’d really appreciate the help.

I’m looking for transitions lenses for an existing pair, but they seem to be out of stock on the Meta, Oakley, and Best Buy online stores for months.

Has anyone actually seen these in the wild as a replacement lens or is this maybe just a lag between being announced and made available?

Thinking of getting the Meta Adventurer but I’m stuck between the transition and normal colored lenses.

For anyone who’s used the transitions. How dark do they actually get when fully transitioned? I prefer darker lenses, but I love the idea of them clearing indoors.

Do they get dark enough outdoors, or are they noticeably lighter?

Thanks in advance.

I am 62 so not using these for content creation. But I truly enjoy them.

I use them on the golf course with the Arccos app. Works really well.

But I found the best use was during a two week trip in Italy. They were invaluable. Whether we had a guide or not, I had one in my ear the entire time! Took the hands free queries to the next level

"Whats this building and give me the history"

"What am I looking at and what's the significance "

"Read this plaque in English" (Often Italian or Latin)

"Who created this painting"

"Read this placcard in English" Then I could proceed to walk around as Meta read me the info, instead of standing at the entrance trying to read it all first then walk thru.

"Give me directions to..."

"Text wife..where are you"....those cathedrals are massive 😀 (Got her a pair before we left)

I took significantly more photos and videos than I would have by pulling out my phone (which I find cumbersome) all with simple voice commands or a tap. The picture quality is very good. I did crop or adjust some during the trip. There is a few minute lag for the photos to hit your phone

Also used the live translation.

I would never travel to another country without them.

Personally think Meta is missing a marketing opportunity to an older crowd.