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iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 could have features cut thanks to xrOS – but macOS 14 could thrive

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While it’s rumored to be a quiet 2023 for Apple, could we still see redesigned widgets come to macOS 14 regardless?
If you’re hoping to see some big changes to macOS 14, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17 this year, you might be out of luck.
According to Mark Gurman’s ‘Power On’ newsletter (opens in new tab), teams across Apple have been pulled to make sure that its headset, allegedly called Reality Pro, is announced by May and released by the end of the year.
This in turn has meant that features meant for the next major software updates to iPhone and iPad lines could be more subdued, focusing on bug fixes and improvements, similar to iOS 12 in 2017, while upcoming Macs could also see some quieter updates across the year.
This could be welcome news for some, but we’re at a point where improvements to Stage Manager in iPadOS and new features in macOS 14 would be great to see. Waiting another year for major features as opposed to simple bug fixes is potentially an issue.

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