Meta Revives Plan for Smart Watch, Targets 2026 Launch

Meta Platforms plans to release its first smartwatch in 2026, according to two people familiar with the matter. Meta’s plans come as other big tech companies, including Apple, OpenAI and Google, are stepping up their plans for new consumer devices.

The company has revived a previously shelved smartwatch project, now code-named Malibu 2, and intends to release it later this year with health-tracking features and a built-in Meta AI assistant. The watch will put Meta in direct competition with Apple, which has a popular line of smartwatches, as well as other companies such as Google.