No Meta account is required.
There's a free app called Meta View that can be downloaded from the iOS App 
Store.

- Brad -

On Sep 5, 2024, at 08:28, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
<macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:

By them do you mean Meta or Aira?  I assumed I would have to set up a Meta 
account.
Cheers,
Donna


> On Sep 5, 2024, at 8:15 AM, Kaare Dehard <kaare.deh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> No, however, you do have to let them set up an account, which is free through 
> your Facebook. The initial set up will guide you through this.
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 5, 2024, at 8:14 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I have a question about these glasses.  Do they require a subscription to 
>> Era?
>> Thanks,
>> Donna
>> 
>>> On Sep 3, 2024, at 10:58 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries 
>>> <Macvisionaries@Googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Aha! The problem is Meta View doesn't like Voice Over much. Here's how I
>>> solved my problem:
>>> 
>>> 1. I turned off Voice Over while in the Meta View "Share Data" screen.
>>> 
>>> 2. I scrolled down with three fingers.
>>> 
>>> 3. The greyed Share and Don't Share buttons where now actionable, i.e.
>>> no longer dimmed (or greyed). I made my selection and continued the
>>> setup process.
>>> 
>>> Pretty hoakey, imo. Doesn't speak well for Meta at all, imo.
>>> 
>>> PS: Seems this issue's been there at least a few weeks. I found an Apple
>>> Vis post with the same problem here:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/stuck-sharing-data-screen-meta-view-app
>>> 
>>> 
>>> That message is from July. Come on, Meta. Fix your big bugs!
>>> 
>>> Janina
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries writes:
>>>> Hi Brad:
>>>> 
>>>> I've enabled Voice Over image descriptions in those settings. It was the
>>>> only function not previously enabled. The problem screen remains a
>>>> problem as described, unfortunately.
>>>> 
>>>> Argh!
>>>> 
>>>> Bradford Snyder writes:
>>>>> You may want to enable VoiceOver???s Screen Recognition feature, and see 
>>>>> if that helps.
>>>>> I have found it to be very useful in certain situations where an apps 
>>>>> screen is unreadable.
>>>>> 
>>>>> - Brad -
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 2, 2024, at 09:19, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries 
>>>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ive recently acquired the Meta Ray-Ban AI enabled glasses and paired 
>>>>>> them to my iPhone. I also
>>>>>> have the Meta View app installed and I've successfully created a login
>>>>>> for myself.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm stuck on a screen I can't get beyond, and the sighted folks I've
>>>>>> shown that screen to sede no way beyond it either. The screen header
>>>>>> reads:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Share Additional Data to Improve Meta Products?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Both the Share and Don't Share buttons are greyed. the On screen
>>>>>> instructions say "Scroll to continue," but there seems to be nothing
>>>>>> further to scroll to, nothing up and nothing down. Apparently, there's
>>>>>> also no control hidden from IOS on this screen (as it turns out there is 
>>>>>> on Android).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So, I'm stuck with no obvious path forward. Any suggestions most
>>>>>> welcome!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm aware there are Facebook and Whatsapp groups for this device, but
>>>>>> I'm still avoiding the meta ecosystem as much as I can. I'd rather not
>>>>>> sign up for Whatsapp nor Facebook if I can avoid it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>>> Janina
>>>>>> 
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