Ming-Chi Kuo published a roadmap for Apple’s Vision products last year, but he’s just provided an update that drastically scales back the lineup—a shift reportedly authorized by John Ternus.
Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple’s Vision products roadmap now only consists of glasses
Last June, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple had seven head-mounted wearables in various stages of development.
One of those products, the M5 Vision Pro, has already shipped. But of the remaining six, Kuo now says that only two products are in active development:
- Display-less AI glasses, which will ship in 2027
- Display-equipped AR/XR smart glasses, which are now planned for 2029
Kuo says the glasses with a display are “powered by optical waveguides.”
He shared the update in a new post on X, where he adds: “The major overhaul was signed off by Apple’s next CEO, John Ternus.”
Kuo’s report removes all potential Vision Pro successors from Apple’s roadmap.
The timing of his post is especially curious, as Mark Gurman shared just this week that Apple is “working on a slimmer and lighter headset to succeed to the $3,499 Vision Pro.”
Top comment by Connor
Th downfall of Apple Vision Pro, and this product category in general, is that they never cared about it. Never was Vision Pro featured in an event (outside WWDC), it hasn't been on the home page for more than a single digit number of days, half its 1st party software is just running in iPad compatibility mode, they didn’t adjust their Apple TV pipeline to be in 3D or Spacial Video, they didn't convinced third parties to create apps, and they didn’t make the hardware any better in version 2.
Gurman doesn’t expect the product to launch until 2028 or 2029. However, the news was noteworthy because Gurman previously said that Apple had shifted its full focus to smart glasses and had no active plans for a Vision Pro successor.
Either Kuo’s information is outdated, or the planned Vision Pro successor is still in very nascent stages.
In any case, hopefully WWDC next week will bring solid Vision Pro updates in visionOS 27, and give us a better idea of Apple’s Vision-related ambitions.
What’s your take on Ming-Chi Kuo’s latest report? Let us know in the comments.
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