Apple Cancels Plans For Lighter Vision Pro Headset: Here’s What It Might Launch First | Tech News

Apple’s Tim Cook is obsessed about making smart glasses but how long?

Apple is making a big change in its product plans for the next few years which means the lighter Vision Pro headset version is being sidelined in favour of another device. Yes, the new report from Bloomberg suggests Apple is really intent on competing with Meta in the smart glasses segment and it will fully focus on the product to launch in the next 12 to 15 months. 

The report claims Apple will also bring two versions of the smart glasses like Meta, where one will be fully relying on the phone paired while the other one gets a built-in display to function. 

The company is likely to keep things simple with these smart glasses and offer features that we have seen with the Meta Ray Ban smart glasses in the market. The Apple AR smart glasses could be unveiled some time in late 2026 with the product available in the market by early 2027. The display-based glasses could be saved up for 2028, it adds. 

No To Vision Pro, Yes To Smart Glasses 

Apple’s urgency suggests all the staff working on the new headset will be used to make the glasses. Earlier reports have hinted that Apple’s smart glasses will get a camera and a mic so that you can record the surroundings and even enable music playback from the built-in speaker. However, Apple is tipped to add its own premium signature design and materials which will make it lightweight and easy to wear. 

Tim Cook’s Big Mission

The smart glasses are definitely coming into their own with the advent of AI and it seems Apple wants a big piece of this segment. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook is apparently obsessed with the product and more than AI, he is focused on making this device become a success. 

Cook has become adamant that the company’s mission is to beat Meta with its own AR smart glasses. “It’s the only thing he’s really spending his time on from a product development standpoint,” an earlier Bloomberg report highlighted his interest. 

Having said that, the intent doesn’t seem strong enough because by the time Apple’s first smart glasses roll out in 2027, Meta would have moved to its second-gen display glasses and probably a few more versions.