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Introducing the Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit
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Introducing the Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit

Get an early look at our Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit coming later this year. Learn how to apply for preview access so you can

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What Makes a Meta VR Title Work Hands-Only
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What Makes a Meta VR Title Work Hands-Only

Learn when hand tracking fits your Meta VR title and how to adapt and test hands-first interactions before Meta VR Glasses ship.
New on Social Technologies MCP
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Developers can now create and configure an app for Social Technologies Dev Center using their agent

Create and configure Meta apps with Social Technologies MCP. Use your AI agent to link Business Portfolios and add use cases like WhatsApp Business messaging.
Sunsetting Marketing Messages on the Cloud API: Upgrade to the Marketing Messages API for WhatsApp before October 2027
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Sunsetting Marketing Messages on the Cloud API: Upgrade to the Marketing Messages API for WhatsApp before October 2027

Marketing messages on WhatsApp sent through the Cloud API will sunset on October 13, 2027. To continue sending marketing messages, businesses need to upgrade to
Choose an audience for each ad creative
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Choose an Audience for Each Ad Creative

Advertisers can now choose a specific audience for each ad creative. Create several ads within one ad set and select the age range and gender
Immersive Web SDK 1.0: Build for Quest and Meta VR Glasses with AI-Native Web Tools
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Immersive Web SDK 1.0: Build for Quest and Meta VR Glasses with AI-Native Web Tools

Immersive Web SDK 1.0 is out now, with AI-native tools, a scene editor you share with your coding agent, and gaze + pinch for Meta
Retiring Access Verification for Tech Provider Apps
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Retiring Access Verification for Tech Provider Apps

Access Verification will no longer be required in the Tech Provider onboarding flow. If you build apps that access Meta business data owned by your
Build for Meta VR with v0 by Vercel
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Build for Meta VR with v0 by Vercel

The new Meta template for v0 by Vercel takes a prompt to a deployed WebXR scene you can open on a headset. Try it today.
Upcoming 2026 Restriction Period for US Ads About Social Issues, Elections, or Politics
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Upcoming 2026 Restriction Period for US ads about social issues, elections, or politics

As part of Meta's ongoing commitment to election integrity, we are implementing a restriction period for ads about social issues, elections, or politics ahead of
Meta Connect Recap: Sign Up for Early Access to Horizon Create and Horizon Studio
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Meta Connect Recap: Sign Up for Early Access to Horizon Create and Horizon Studio

At Meta Connect, we introduced Horizon Create and Horizon Studio. Sign up for early access to build 2D and 3D games from your phone or
Meta Connect 2026: The end-to-end recap
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Meta Connect 2026: The end-to-end recap

Start building after Meta Connect 2026: Explore developer sessions and see what we shared across VR, AI glasses, Horizon and AI.
VR is Expanding. Start Building for Meta VR Glasses Today.
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VR is Expanding. Start Building for Meta VR Glasses Today.

Meta VR Glasses unveiled at Meta Connect 2026, and the v207 SDK are available now. Start building for the next generation of Meta VR today.
Enter the 2026 Meta VR Start Developer Competition
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Meta VR Start Developer Competition: Reach Further, Win Bigger

The Meta VR Start Developer Competition is open. Build a new Meta VR experience or update an existing one in eight weeks for a share
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