Overview

• Apple has halted work on a lighter, cheaper Vision Pro and reassigned those teams to smart-glasses efforts, according to Bloomberg.
• Two products are in development: a display-less, iPhone‑paired model codenamed N50 targeted for an unveiling as soon as 2026 with wider availability in 2027, and a separate display-equipped version now being expedited.
• A new FCC filing referencing an Apple “Head Mounted Device” (model A3416) indicates a modest Vision Pro refresh is in testing, though specifications and timing remain unconfirmed.
• The glasses strategy centers on tighter iPhone integration, a new Apple-designed chip, on-frame cameras and speakers, and an overhauled, large‑language‑model version of Siri expected in 2026.
• Meta’s expanding Ray‑Ban lineup, including the recently launched Display model, is cited as a key catalyst for Apple’s reprioritization; Apple declined to comment on the reports.