Meta rolls out real-time voice and expressive avatars for Muse AI in the US
Meta announced on November 5, 2026 that real-time voice conversations and expressive avatars are now available in the Muse app for users in the US across mobile, web, and Mac. The feature allows users to speak to Muse, interrupt it, and continue background tasks while interacting via voice and synchronized avatar video. The avatar reacts with expressions and gestures matched to tone, and users…
What you can do with it
AI at Work →Plan trips or events with Muse
Converts text prompts into voice interactions.
- Who for
- marketers, sales, founders and support teams
- Cost
- included in a tool you already have
- Effort
- minutes
Use it for
- Brainstorm ideas quickly
- Practice presentations or interviews
- Plan trips or events
How to set it up · From the article
- Open Muse app and tap the phone icon to start voice chat
- Select an avatar personality or adjust tone/speed via voice commands
- Speak naturally; Muse responds in real time and continues tasks in background
Watch out Only available in the US for now, with limited voice/avatar customization
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Key points from the news
- Meta launched real-time voice and expressive avatars in the Muse app for US users on mobile, web, and Mac on November 5, 2026.
- Users can interrupt Muse, run background tasks, and choose from hundreds of voices with synchronized avatar expressions and gestures.
- Only TechCrunch mentions the avatar nickname 'Jolly' and ties the update to the upcoming Muse Charm wearable device.
While all sources agree on the core rollout and functionality, only TechCrunch mentions the avatar’s nickname 'Jolly' and links the update to Meta’s upcoming Tamagotchi-like wearable device, Muse Charm. Unite.ai provides the most technical detail, including latency (870ms), video resolution (448x768 at 25 fps), and a 60-fold speedup via distillation, while The Next Web notes Meta’s claim of avatar preference over Runway and HeyGen in internal tests. Yahoo! Tech focuses on the dancing avatar feature for sharing to Instagram Stories, which is not mentioned in the other articles.
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Meta Brings Real-Time Voice and Expressive Avatars to Muse
Unite.AI · 5 November 2026
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Coverage and discussion
6sources- Meta says US users can now video chat with their Muse AI avatarPress · TechCrunch AI ·
- Muse has a voice mode nowPress · The Verge AI ·
- Meta adds real-time voice chat and animated avatars to its Muse appPress · thenextweb.com ·
- Meta's Muse AI can do TikTok dances now and it's coming to your Instagram Stories — here's how to use itPress · tech.yahoo.com ·
- Meta's AI agent Muse adds voice support, expressive avatarsPress · mashable.com ·
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