How to Watch Meta Connect 2026 Keynote Live: Times & Links

Meta Connect 2026 kicks off today, and Mark Zuckerberg's keynote starts at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, the same evening slot Meta used last year for the event's marquee address (Engadget, 5 days ago). Here's how to watch Meta Connect 2026 keynote live: register on Meta's official Connect site, or tune in through the Meta for Developers Facebook page (Engadget, today).

Meta bills the two-day event as a showcase for "breakthroughs in AI technologies, AI glasses and VR," a framing that reflects how far the conference has expanded beyond its virtual-reality roots (Meta, current event page). What follows is the schedule for both days, how to stream them, and a clearly labeled rundown of what pre-event reporting suggests Meta might unveil.

Meta Connect 2026 keynote live stream and schedule

Anyone trying to watch Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Connect keynote needs two things: the time and where to stream it. The Meta Connect 2026 keynote time is 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on September 23 (Engadget, 5 days ago). Day two shifts to developer programming, opening with a Developer State of the Union at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on September 24, followed by technical sessions covering Meta's various platforms (Meta, current event page; Engadget, 5 days ago).

Meta says everyone is invited to join virtually. Viewers can register on Meta's website with a name, email, and country, or watch the Meta Connect 2026 live stream through the Meta for Developers Facebook page (Engadget, today).

The FAQ contains a date discrepancy worth flagging. Meta's own Connect FAQ page still displays September 17-18 as the event dates; the page still reflects a 2024 update (Meta Connect FAQ). Meta's current event page and Engadget's reporting confirm September 23-24 as the correct dates, so treat the FAQ's scheduling info with some skepticism even if its other details still hold up (Meta, current event page; Engadget, today).

Accessibility and how the stream will run

That same FAQ page lists live keynote translations in ten languages, including French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish, along with subtitles for on-demand content and ASL support across all video programming (Meta Connect FAQ). Given the page's outdated 2024 timestamp and wrong event dates, treat those specific language and format details as background rather than confirmed for this year's event.

Engadget's current report confirms one part of that information: translations will run during the livestream itself, not just in replays (Engadget, today). That's useful for anyone planning to watch outside the U.S.

How Meta Connect expanded beyond VR

Connect started life as a virtual reality conference. It has since expanded to cover Meta's full hardware lineup alongside AI and the metaverse (Engadget, 5 days ago).

This edition carries extra weight. It's the first Connect since Meta's superintelligence group released a wave of new AI products, and Engadget's reporting points to AI as a likely theme, though Meta has not published a detailed keynote agenda (Engadget, 5 days ago).

What reporting suggests Meta might announce

None of the following has been officially confirmed by Meta. Each item comes from pre-event reporting and should be read as informed speculation rather than settled fact.

Camera-free AI glasses. Engadget, citing The Information, reports that Meta may launch smart glasses without cameras, reportedly coming in two styles and internally referred to as Luna (Engadget, today). The glasses reportedly pack six built-in microphones for talking to Meta's AI assistant and to Muse, the company's personal AI agent that reached the public earlier this month (Engadget, today).

Dropping cameras could carry advantages beyond design. Meta has spent recent weeks trying to get ahead of a "creep glasses" narrative by cracking down on people who tamper with the recording indicator lights and post videos of themselves harassing others, and Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said during a recent Instagram AMA that the company would have "more to say" on that issue at Connect (Engadget, 5 days ago).

Ray-Ban has separately hinted at new Meta-branded glasses on the way, which could point to either the camera-free Luna frames or a next-generation Gen 3 lineup following last year's Gen 2 debut (Engadget, 5 days ago).

A mixed-reality headset codenamed Phoenix. Images that surfaced in a recent HorizonOS software update show a thin, goggle-like device connected by cable to a separate puck, a detail that lines up with earlier reporting on the headset's tethered design (Engadget, 5 days ago). Phoenix is rumored to rely on hand and eye tracking instead of a dedicated controller, and Engadget calls it a reasonable bet that it will be among the first devices to run Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite chip, which Qualcomm announced earlier this year specifically for slimmer mixed-reality form factors (Engadget, 5 days ago). It has been a while since Meta introduced a new headset, and Engadget notes it hasn't seen anything from the company quite like Phoenix before (Engadget, 5 days ago).

Developer tools and Muse. Meta opened developer access earlier this year for building apps on Meta Ray-Ban Display, and the September 24 developer sessions could provide a venue for updates (Engadget, 5 days ago). Meta has also said glasses support for Muse is coming "soon," though the company hasn't specified a date (Engadget, 5 days ago). Meta announced a batch of third-party apps for its camera glasses at last year's Connect, and Engadget notes that lineup hasn't generated much visible momentum since (Engadget, 5 days ago).

There's also a smaller rumor in circulation: The Information has reported that an avatar of Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth could make an appearance during the keynote itself (Engadget, 5 days ago).

Watching live

Have Meta's Connect site or the Meta for Developers Facebook page open before 7 p.m. ET today for Zuckerberg's keynote. Developer programming resumes at 1 p.m. ET on September 24, streaming through the same two channels (Engadget, today; Meta, current event page).

Luna, Phoenix, and Muse's glasses integration remain unconfirmed as of today. Meta's announcements will clarify which, if any, of those reports were accurate.