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Dan Bracaglia

Meta to challenge Apple with its first smartwatch — and it's reportedly launching this year

Mark Zuckerberg wearing Orion glasses.

Meta is planning to release the brand’s first smartwatch sometime in 2026, according to an insider report. Allegedly code-named Malibu 2, the smartwatch will reportedly offer health-tracking tools like those already found on the best smartwatches, along with a built-in Meta AI assistant.

Successfully launching a Meta smartwatch would potentially put the tech giant in direct competition with other big wearable makers, including Apple, Garmin, Google, Samsung, and Oura.

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