Mark Zuckerberg’s Bold Plan to Kill the Smartphone

Mark Zuckerberg’s Bold Plan to Kill the Smartphone

Mark Zuckerberg Has Begun His Quest to Kill the Smartphone If you can’t resist checking your phone every few minutes, Mark Zuckerberg has begun his quest to kill the smartphone—and his solution might surprise you. At Meta Connect 2025, the CEO unveiled the Meta Ray-Ban Display , a pair of next-gen smart glasses that could change how we interact with technology forever. Image Credits:Meta Zuckerberg pitched the glasses as a way to restore presence in human connection. “The promise of glasses is to preserve this sense of presence that you have with other people,” he explained. “We’ve lost it a little with phones, and we have the opportunity to get it back.” Why Meta Wants to Replace Your Smartphone While the pitch sounds emotional, Meta’s motives are also strategic. By moving beyond smartphones, Meta aims to reduce its reliance on Apple and Google, who take a cut of profits through their app stores. Meta ’ s Reality Labs division has lost nearly $70 billion since 2020, worrying investors. But We…