The buzz around Apple’s extended reality ambitions has reached fever pitch. After months of typical Apple secrecy, we’re finally getting concrete glimpses into what Apple has been cooking up beyond the Vision Pro—and these leaks suggest something bigger than incremental updates. Let’s break down what multiple supply chain reports and patent filings reveal about the company’s surprisingly ambitious XR roadmap.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo just dropped a bombshell roadmap showing Apple has at least seven XR projects in development through 2028. Meanwhile, the current Vision Pro is already seeing mass production plans for an M5 refresh by late 2025. For a company that typically keeps product plans locked down tighter than Fort Knox, this unprecedented visibility into Apple’s roadmap signals they’re making some serious long-term bets on spatial computing’s future. What makes these leaks particularly telling is how they reveal Apple’s shift from cautious experimentation to committed platform…more
