Apple Glasses are a high priority for Apple, so much so that the company has reportedly halted development of a lighter version of the Vision Pro to focus on the Glasses product. A new rumor has helped make this move make a lot of sense and has users excited.
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This weekend, in his Power On newsletter , Mark Gurman shared more details about his recent reports about the future of Apple Glasses products.
The smart glasses are likely to run on the Vision Pro's operating system, visionOS, so all the work on that software isn't wasted. A future device could run the full version of the OS when connected to a Mac, then switch to a lighter, more mobile-friendly interface when connected to an iPhone.
These details make a lot of sense for Apple's overall strategy for headset products.
It's seemed likely for years that AR glasses could be an iPhone-level technological revolution.
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The Apple Vision Pro was created as a unique AR/VR hybrid, and many assumed its existence was a key step towards the final form of glasses. But the emergence of AI and products like Meta's smart glasses have led Apple to readjust its priorities.
Rather than gradually shrinking the Vision Pro to a glasses-sized product, the company plans to release AI glasses that could, perhaps one day, offer true AR functionality. This latest report points to a clear path forward.
Apple Glasses will likely run on a simplified version of visionOS, but according to Gurman's sources, a future model will be able to unlock full visionOS functionality when connected to a Mac.
Previous rumors surrounding Apple's plans for headphones and glasses have referred to models that would draw extra power when connected to a Mac. But those reports always made it seem like Apple was just testing out each idea to see what would stick.
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But now, this idea of a Mac-connected wearable, combined with the results of Vision Pro and visionOS, seems to be really essential for Apple Glasses. Not just for some future version of the product, but even for one of the first versions.
