Apple is set to show its first pair of smart glasses at the June 2027 WWDC, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports, with sales starting before that year is out. Apple has not announced the product, so all of this rests on Gurman’s sources.
Gurman describes glasses that work as an iPhone accessory. They would not run apps themselves and would lean on a paired iPhone, though Wi-Fi is said to keep some functions going when the phone is not nearby. Apple is also putting weight on sound quality, which engineers describe as industry-leading.
Gurman writes in his newsletter that Apple’s test units are a touch slimmer than the Ray-Bans Meta sells as its second generation. Cameras on some of them are set into oval cut-outs level with the frame, and a small light up front comes on while they are in use or charging. Apple is also trying other privacy-related touches on the front.
Inside Apple the project is called N50. Gurman says the first model skips augmented reality altogether. Under the hood, test units are said to use a stripped-back visionOS and a chip descended from earlier smartwatch silicon.
Software is the groundwork. The first iOS 27.3 beta begins preparing Siri to work with third-party apps beyond Shortcuts, the kind of hook glasses would need. Our earlier post covers how Siri AI is reaching the Apple TV 4K.
No price or final name has been reported. Do not expect them in shops right after the reveal: Gurman says only that sales begin sometime before 2027 ends.
