{"id":136086,"date":"2026-05-13T18:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/meta-connect-2026-is-confirmed-for-september-and-were-thinking-about-ai-and-quest\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:52:25","slug":"meta-connect-2026-is-confirmed-for-september-and-were-thinking-about-ai-and-quest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/meta-connect-2026-is-confirmed-for-september-and-were-thinking-about-ai-and-quest\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Connect 2026 is confirmed for September, and we&#8217;re thinking about AI and Quest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-c596a31f-5e8d-4aae-8d15-8c87a07537f2\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-you-need-to-know-3\">What you need to know<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"elk-723e195f-a7ba-4c02-8566-0f59b444e454\">\n<li>Meta announced that its Connect 2026 event will take place from September 23-24.<\/li>\n<li>Its evening keynote will shed light on AI, VR, wearables and more, and Meta says it will also host a developers session for more information.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ve seen the company already unveil its new LLM Muse Spark, which is reportedly going to usher in a new &#8220;people first&#8221; era.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"elk-3fe17fab-69cd-42f5-a068-9b785bf3fd51\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-57b536dc-5cd1-467e-b348-b4af5607ab1b\">If you&#8217;ve been keeping up with news and new reveals, this meta announcement keeps it current with a teaser about what&#8217;s next for VR and more.<\/p>\n<p>Like many other companies, Meta Connect is the time for consumers and developers to see what&#8217;s coming next from the company. Like Meta, this year will be no different <a rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-100048248-15736996?sid=ac-us-2790200779271306789&amp;url=https:\/\/www.meta.com\/blog\/connect-2026-save-the-date\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.meta.com\/blog\/connect-2026-save-the-date\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-100048248-15736996?sid=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;url=https:\/\/www.meta.com\/blog\/connect-2026-save-the-date\/\" data-merchant-name=\"Meta\" data-merchant-id=\"543744\" data-merchant-network=\"CJ\" data-merchant-url=\"meta.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">revealed<\/a> That its Connect 2026 event will be held from September 23-24. Those who wish to participate will have to travel to the company&#8217;s campus in Menlo Park, California.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-57b536dc-5cd1-467e-b348-b4af5607ab1b-2\">Right now we only have small teasers. Meta says users will get a good look at the company&#8217;s &#8220;next computing platform&#8221; during the showcase. In addition, Meta will hold \u201cEvening Keynote Speakers and Developer Sessions.\u201d At this point we should expect to see its VR developments, wearables, metaverse details, and (of course) AI. Meta is aware of its big VR push (how could it not be?), saying that we&#8217;ll see how it can move that industry forward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-(10px) lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;DN0T9lx0&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;G5O3oM7X&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_G5O3oM7X_DN0T9lx0_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;G5O3oM7X&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_G5O3oM7X_DN0T9lx0_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;E6aJDdVBhQOK9yUjR2XHDAjmCkFhHLh1aRCd14ObqmgK6fel&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-(14px) py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest video from<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-(200px) lg:min-h-(330px) relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" class=\"rounded-(var(--image--border-radius,0)) max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-('') after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-(0.7rem) after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-(#ccc)&#10;            before:content-('') before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-(0.7rem) before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-(#ccc)&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-(length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)) uppercase sm:text-(length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)) font-bold&#10;        \"><\/p>\n<p>            you may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>More details are expected to emerge from the meta as the year progresses. While we wait, there are some things we should pay attention to.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-eeaabccf-0274-4095-9212-71d0bb973477\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"this-connect-could-be-massive-too-3\">This connect can also be very big<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-e4f4a62d-5af1-451d-ae8c-af64614486f7\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2048px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.35%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH.jpg\" alt=\"Meta's company page on Facebook\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zGi9bmXX83DkDhaFhV2EAH.jpg\" class=\"rounded-(var(--image--border-radius,0)) inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich\/Android Central)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-2bcb2b25-e31f-455b-89e3-e5246f7ae36a\">Android Central&#8217;s Nicholas Sutrich is generally engrossed in Meta&#8217;s VR events and expects the company to reveal a lot of hardware during Connect 2026. That seems likely, given that it&#8217;s teased &#8220;wearables&#8221; and VR, potentially giving a glimpse of new smart glasses and headsets. However, it&#8217;s the latter part, the VR headset, that Sutrich is focusing on. He hopes that meta will give us <em>Some? <\/em>About its long-rumored Ultralight Quest during the keynote.<\/p>\n<p>As far as its AI goes, we&#8217;ve seen \u2013 and also detailed \u2013 where Meta is trying to set it up with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/meta\/metas-new-llm-muse-spark-wants-to-take-its-ai-into-a-people-first-era\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/meta\/metas-new-llm-muse-spark-wants-to-take-its-ai-into-a-people-first-era\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/meta\/metas-new-llm-muse-spark-wants-to-take-its-ai-into-a-people-first-era\">Museum Spark LLM. It was giving off Gemini vibes, but with a meta flair. Meta said during its launch that Muse Spark was designed to lead us into the \u201cpeople first\u201d era of AI. Muse Spark can reportedly leverage multiple agents to tackle given tasks with &#8220;accuracy and speed.&#8221; If you saw Meta&#8217;s first quarter earnings this year, you&#8217;ll know that it&#8217;s spending no money with AI (virtually). The company&#8217;s spending increased 35% with $33 billion spent between January 1 and March 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"elk-891b9d3c-41e0-4715-865b-285fab299b8f\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-51f47d07-e893-4dd3-9d52-4e39a8bb2ac6\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"android-central-s-take-3\">Android Central&#8217;s Tech<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-aa3a354f-a829-4155-83d6-574e91b62a31\">If you&#8217;re ever interested in seeing what&#8217;s coming from others in the industry, Meta Connect is great for that. The company has grand ambitions, and it&#8217;s no secret that it wants to dominate the VR space. I think its VR headsets are great at what they can do. Its mirrors are also good. 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