Apple may unveil its first smart glasses at WWDC 2027.
If Bloomberg’s report is right, developers could see them next June and customers could get them by the end of 2027.
Apple may show its first smart glasses at WWDC in June 2027. According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab), Apple hopes to ship them before the end of the year.
That would bring Apple into a market Meta has already made popular. A WWDC debut would also give app makers an early look before launch.
These are not a smaller Vision Pro
Bloomberg does not mention a display. That makes the glasses sound more like Ray-Ban Meta glasses than Vision Pro. The frame may carry cameras, speakers, mics, Siri, and AI. But it may not put an image in front of your eyes.
The report points to music, calls, spoken directions, and all-day battery life. AI could also help you understand what is nearby. You might ask what you are looking at and hear the answer.
The camera is the big question
The glasses are said to have the code name N50. It is reported that Apple has tried a pair with no camera. A version with cameras now sounds more likely. The open question is what Apple would let those cameras do.
One idea would use the cameras only to help AI understand what you see. Another would also let you take photos and video. Gurman says Apple now seems less likely to block recording. Still, the final design could change.
If Apple does make the glasses, I think capture will be a big part of them. The square front sensor on iPhone Air works in portrait or landscape. That would make a lot of sense on glasses too.
Privacy could be Apple’s advantage
People around you need to know when a camera on your face is recording. Gurman says privacy is a top goal for Apple’s team.
Apple may keep more data on the glasses and skip face recognition. It may also avoid features that watch your surroundings all day. The report says Apple may not use customer videos to train AI.
Apple already has one clear signal. When Vision Pro records the room, EyeSight pulses white. That lets people nearby know what is happening.
Meta uses a capture light too. Its camera turns off if the light is blocked.
Apple could build on both ideas with a clear signal for recording. It could use a different signal when AI is looking at a scene. Apple could also show if anything is sent to the cloud.
We are keeping an eye on it
None of this has been confirmed by Apple. The timing, features, and even the product itself could change. If the glasses do arrive, I am excited to see what Apple makes. Siri has gotten so much better in visionOS 27, especially with Visual Intelligence. Pair that with Apple’s hardware design, ecosystem, incredible cameras, and focus on privacy, and I’d be all in.
