{"id":682387,"date":"2026-06-03T19:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/682387\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:21:11","slug":"john-ternus-scaled-back-apples-vision-products-roadmap-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/682387\/","title":{"rendered":"John Ternus scaled back Apple\u2019s Vision products roadmap: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/john-ternus-apple-park.jpeg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ming-Chi Kuo <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/06\/29\/apple-working-on-7-head-mounted-products\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">published a roadmap<\/a> for Apple\u2019s Vision products last year, but he\u2019s just provided <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mingchikuo\/status\/2062216902609695054?s=61&amp;t=a-bloX1n-TZ50ofqhetO1A\" rel=\"nofollow\">an update<\/a> that drastically scales back the lineup\u2014a shift reportedly authorized by John Ternus.<\/p>\n<p>Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple\u2019s Vision products roadmap now only consists of glasses<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/apple-glasses-02.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Glasses\" class=\"wp-image-1048510\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last June, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/06\/29\/apple-working-on-7-head-mounted-products\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> that Apple had seven head-mounted wearables in various stages of development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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:<\/p>\n<p>Display-less AI glasses, which will ship in 2027<\/p>\n<p>Display-equipped AR\/XR smart glasses, which are now planned for 2029<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuo says the glasses with a display are \u201cpowered by optical waveguides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He shared the update in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mingchikuo\/status\/2062216902609695054?s=61&amp;t=a-bloX1n-TZ50ofqhetO1A\" rel=\"nofollow\">new post on X<\/a>, where he adds: \u201cThe major overhaul was signed off by Apple\u2019s next CEO, John Ternus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1. The Apple XR headset and smart glasses roadmap I put together about a year ago is no longer a useful reference. For now, only two smart glasses products remain visible in the roadmap.<\/p>\n<p>2. The major overhaul was signed off by Apple&#8217;s next CEO, John Ternus. This shift actually\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nuqahpVnVQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/nuqahpVnVQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u90ed\u660e\u9324\uff5cMing-Chi Kuo (@mingchikuo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mingchikuo\/status\/2062216902609695054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuo\u2019s report removes all potential Vision Pro successors from Apple\u2019s roadmap. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing of his post is especially curious, as Mark Gurman <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/31\/apple-glasses-launching-late-2027-with-vision-air-to-follow-by-2029\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shared just this week<\/a> that Apple is \u201cworking on a slimmer and lighter headset to succeed to the $3,499 Vision Pro.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gurman doesn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either Kuo\u2019s information is outdated, or the planned Vision Pro successor is still in very nascent stages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In any case, hopefully <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/27\/how-to-watch-apples-wwdc-keynote-ios-27-new-siri-and-more\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"1053594\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WWDC next week<\/a> will bring solid Vision Pro updates in visionOS 27, and give us a better idea of Apple\u2019s Vision-related ambitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s your take on Ming-Chi Kuo\u2019s latest report? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Best Vision Pro accessories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ming-Chi Kuo published a roadmap for Apple\u2019s Vision products last year, but he\u2019s just provided an update that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682388,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-682387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}