Meta announced custom spaces for Muse on November 6, 2026, following its November 5 announcement of voice conversations and expressive avatars. Its spaces post describes experiences built inside Muse from an idea. The separate voice announcement, updated November 6, describes a US-first rollout on mobile, web and Mac.

The two releases change different parts of the app: spaces organize ongoing activities, while voice and avatars change how users converse with Muse. Their availability is not identical.

#What are Muse spaces?

Spaces are custom experiences created through conversation. Meta says: "A space is a custom experience you create inside Muse by describing your idea, like a holiday gift tracker, a daily word game, or a planning board for your next DIY project."

Meta says Muse builds the space, and users can keep adjusting its contents, appearance or behavior. Spaces become part of Muse and can be placed in the sidebar or main tabs, hidden, or scheduled to appear.

Other examples Meta lists include a music tracker, trivia game, podcast studio and trip planner. Users can check items off, add notes and edit within the space. Meta also says: "Connect the apps you use, and your spaces keep themselves up to date in the background".

TechCrunch's spaces report describes them as topic-focused breakout conversations in the sidebar. It also reports that Mark Zuckerberg described building a BBQ game, an event tracker and a home control dashboard. Those are reported examples, not evidence that every possible app integration is supported.

Sharing is a future possibility, not a released capability. Meta says: "We’re also exploring ways for you to share your spaces with others to build a more collaborative experience in Muse."

#What do voice and expressive avatars do?

Voice lets users talk through ideas instead of composing an exact prompt. Meta suggests preparing for an interview, rehearsing a presentation or discussing a pitch. It says users start a conversation with the phone icon in the app's top-right corner.

Meta describes the visual behavior: "As your Muse speaks, the avatar uses subtle expressions and gestures that match the tone of the conversation." That does not mean the avatar can see the person talking. TechCrunch states the distinction explicitly: "(Muse doesn’t actually “see” the user, but it hears them and reacts based on their conversations.)"

Users can choose voice only, an avatar beside the conversation, or a full-screen avatar. Meta says there are hundreds of voices and that users can change them. It credits Muse Realtime Avatar and Muse Realtime Voice technology for real-time conversations and says users can interrupt responses.

TechCrunch calls the feature Muse Voice and describes it as video chat. Those are TechCrunch's terms; Meta's announcement describes voice conversations with expressive avatars. Neither framing establishes that Muse receives a camera view of the user.

#Who gets which features?

Meta gives different availability terms for the two launches:

Feature

Availability stated by Meta

Spaces

Everywhere Muse is available, from the November 6, 2026 announcement

Voice and expressive avatars

Rolling out in the Muse app in the US to start, on mobile, web and Mac

Voice on AI Glasses and Muse Charm

Coming later; Meta gives no date

Sharing spaces

Being explored, not announced as available

For wearables, Meta's exact wording is: "Voice conversations with your Muse are coming soon to AI Glasses and Muse Charm." They are not presented as available on those devices. TechCrunch's broader description of US access does not replace Meta's rollout wording.

Neither launch's sources establish a price or subscription requirement. Meta provides no country list for spaces beyond existing Muse availability.

#How does this relate to Muse Wonder?

Meta also says it is rolling out specialized versions of its models trained with learnings from Muse Wonder, without naming those models. For that earlier launch, see Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full. Our Muse Japan launch report covers a separate market expansion, not a new country list for these features.

Our analysis: Spaces and voice solve different interaction problems: keeping an activity available over time versus talking through it naturally. Combining the announcements should not erase their boundaries. Spaces have broader stated availability, voice starts with a US rollout, sharing remains exploratory, and wearable voice has no date. Most importantly, a responsive avatar is not evidence of visual perception.

#What is unclear?

  • Commercial terms: no price or subscription requirement is given for these features.
  • Expansion dates: Meta gives no schedule for voice beyond the US or for AI Glasses and Muse Charm.
  • Sharing: Meta does not say when shared spaces might become available.
  • Specialized models: Meta supplies no model names or detailed specifications.