The Vision Pro might be cooked, but its legacy might live on in a pair of Apple-made smart glasses.
The Vision Pro has had a rough go of it. Not only has it struggled to find an audience since its release in 2024, but recent reports indicate that Apple is abandoning a cheaper and lighter version to instead work on 2025’s hottest new gadget: smart glasses. If you’re reading between the lines and thinking “the Vision Pro is cooked,” I can’t say I blame you. But even if it is cooked, a new report suggests at least one facet could live on, and perhaps finally find its footing, in the new form factor.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has reported that visionOS, the Vision Pro’s operating system, will make its way to Apple’s rumored smart glasses (which Bloomberg reported it was working on earlier this month). On the one hand, duh. Using visionOS, the only Apple operating system designed for mixed reality, is an obvious choice, especially because the Vision Pro’s UI is easily one of its best and biggest selling points. But it’s not just a matter of porting things over, according to the report: There’s a twist.
Per Bloomberg, visionOS on a pair of smart glasses will have two modes: one when it’s paired with your iPhone, which is stripped down and more useful on the go, and the other when your glasses are paired with—and this is where things get interesting—a MacBook.
