Apple Delays Smart Glasses to Late 2027 as New N224 Headset Faces 2028-2029 Uncertainty
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Updated · RBC-Ukraine · Sep 28
Apple Delays Smart Glasses to Late 2027 as New N224 Headset Faces 2028-2029 Uncertainty
3 articles · Updated · RBC-Ukraine · Sep 28
Summary
Late 2027 is Apple’s new target for its first smart glasses, slipping from late 2026 or early 2027 as development takes longer than expected.
The first-generation Apple Glass is being built more like Meta and Ray-Ban’s product—speakers, cameras and AI features, but no display; a screen-equipped version is planned only for later models.
Apple is also developing a redesigned mixed-reality headset, codenamed N224, with engineers studying four concepts including shifting some components into an external module.
That headset remains uncertain because Apple wants a lighter all-in-one design rather than Vision Pro’s separate battery, a trade-off that complicates size, cost and battery life.
If N224 reaches production, it is not expected before late 2028 or early 2029, underscoring Apple’s longer push to answer Meta in both smart glasses and mixed reality.