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Edhop16
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December 9, 2025
Question

Vanguard Charging Issue (Red flashing LED)

  • December 9, 2025
  • 29 replies
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My new Meta Vanguard sunglasses (one day old) won't charge. I'm getting a constant flashing red LED, even though the case is fully charged (green LED). l've cleaned the contacts and tried a factory reset, but no change.

Has anyone had this issue or found a fix?

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    Hs360vibes
    New Participant
    March 31, 2026

    Hi Guys,  I am facing same issue with my brand new Meta Rayban Wayfarer Gen 2. I have literally tried everything but it’s not charging ;( any help will be appreciated 

    rickwipf
    New Participant
    April 7, 2026

    I purchased the first generation Meta Ray-bans at a retail store in Mexico.  I was on the beach and I was sweating a lot.  When I went home the glasses were glitching.  I put them in a bag full of rice and couldn't save them.  I tried to bring them  back to the store and they only have a 30 day guarantee.  I tried to get support from Meta and so far have not been able to get help.  It had been 2 months since I bought them.  What a waste of money.  I then decided to try the Meta Oakley Vanguards because the were supposed to be more water resistant.  I haven't even sweated with these glasses and they just stopped charging for no reason.  I can't believe that I spend hundreds of dollars on two different pairs of Meta glasses and both became faulty within the first couple of months of ownership.  Is there any one from meta that can help?

    Lukehart
    New Participant
    May 6, 2026

    I am having the same issue but mine are band new.  I can get them to charge.  I plug in the case and it goes yellow/orange for 5 seconds then black.  I’ve tried different chargers and outlets

    Manolo35tah
    New Participant
    May 25, 2026

    Same issue here with only 5 months of use.

    REDBULL33
    New Participant
    May 26, 2026

    Yeah, for you and for everyone in the future, the best thing all of you can do is to file a claim with either Meta or oakley.com whichever retailer you guys bought it from. Because there’s no way of going around this I tried to fix for days and nothing fixed. It sometimes is an update that messed up the glasses sometimes  out if no where  it just happens. It’s frustrating pain such a price tag for this devices and it’s something always going on with them. That shouldn’t be so for everyone once again just filed a claim with either meta.com or Oakley.com and be ready to present your purchase receipt and be patient. This can take up to a month before you’re receiving a new pair or a voucher if they don’t have the the same option as yours get on the chat with them and let them know that you would like the voucher and you actually get paid more with the voucher so you can re-purchase. I’m not sure if you’re able to get the refund as in real money back to your card. But so far it’s been about four months since the last time I filed a warranty claim and the new pair are working really good as intended.

      drakrivera
      New Participant
      May 30, 2026

      Hello, how do you reset you meta glasses? I have a problem with the battery that discharges very quickly

      kellyalves2026
      New Participant
      June 7, 2026

      Same for me and I have only used it about 5 times. The glasses is completely dead and the case only flashes red when glasses placed in the case. I have tried the resets and no difference.

      samir813339
      New Participant
      August 2, 2026

      I’m new to this forum and having the same issue.

      I have already filed a warranty claim for my Meta glasses and charging case. I’ve tried all recommended resets and troubleshooting steps with no success—the glasses are completely dead, and the case only flashes red and will not charge.

      Before this failure, I was also experiencing constant Bluetooth interruptions, with audio cutting out and music stopping randomly.

      The only response I received was that someone would get back to me in a few days, but I have not received any further update. This is extremely frustrating and unacceptable for a product that has failed with very limited use.

      Njra
      New Participant
      August 2, 2026

      Si aún están en garantía tienes q seguir los pasos. Yo lo hice y ya devolví las gafas. Según en unos dias me envían unas nuevas. 

        samir813339
        New Participant
        August 2, 2026

        Thanks! How long did it take others to receive a replacement? Even if I receive a replacement, how can I be confident the same problem will not happen again? From a product design and reliability standpoint, this appears to be a serious issue and will need to be recalled. At this point, I would prefer a refund rather than another replacement.

          Njra
          New Participant
          August 2, 2026

          Cierto. De verdad me he hecho la misma pregunta. Ya q la garantía es por un año. Si vuelve a pasar lo mismo con las q van a reponer y ya ha cumplido mas de un año quien va a responder? Si tus gafas no tienen Si ko dias de uso pienso q puedes exigir tu reembolso. 

          Younghelmet
          New Participant
          September 19, 2026

          I’m having the same issue and I just bought mine last week. Hopefully I can return them because last time I bought metas I  couldn’t return them so I was just out the money.

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