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Apple's Vision Pro Layoffs Were Broader Than First Reported
MacRumors • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple’s layoffs related to the Vision Pro have expanded beyond the gaming and immersive video teams to include staff working on device security, audio engineering, Siri integration, testing, and visionOS across the company.
- The cuts follow the departure of Paul Meade, former head of Apple’s Vision Pro and smart glasses division, who left for OpenAI in June.
- Internal lobbying efforts to continue investing in the Vision Pro platform have met with skepticism from new CEO John Ternus, who views the headset as too bulky and expensive for mass-market adoption.
- The layoffs affect software shared between the Vision Pro headset and Apple’s upcoming smart glasses, code-named N50, which remains on track for a 2025 launch, while the Vision Pro successor (N224) is not expected before late 2028.
- Ternus supports the smart glasses project but may abandon the broader category of head-worn devices if consumer demand fails to materialize.
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