Apple has reportedly laid off at least 60 employees connected to its Vision and VR operations, marking another reduction in the team behind Apple Vision Pro as the company shifts more resources toward AI-powered smart glasses.
AppleInsider reports that Apple laid off an entire team dedicated to VR development, with affected employees tied to the Apple Vision Group and related positions. Apple has not publicly confirmed the layoffs or commented on how the changes will affect Vision Pro development.
The reported cuts follow earlier changes inside Apple’s spatial computing organization, which previously operated as the Vision Products Group. Apple later split its hardware and software employees across the company’s larger engineering organizations, while former Vision chief Mike Rockwell moved to work on Apple’s Siri revamp.
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Apple continues visionOS development despite reported layoffs
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman previously reported that Apple had broken up the Vision Products Group while continuing its work on visionOS and spatial computing. The company has also reportedly reduced its focus on major new enclosed headsets as it puts more resources behind other wearable products.
Apple Senior Director Steve Sinclair addressed similar concerns about Vision Pro earlier this year, describing spatial computing as being in the “early innings” while discussing Apple’s continued investment in the platform.
“There’s a lot of things that we’re doing, we’re learning, and continue to improve on and continue to invest in. And so I would hope that updates like visionOS 27 and all the things that we’re adding, and all the capabilities that we’re unlocking, whether it’s for consumer use or it’s for business use, serves as evidence that we are invested in this platform and we’re invested in this idea of spatial computing and building these capabilities that just can’t be done on any other device,” Sinclair said.
AppleInsider adds that the Vision operation has not been completely disbanded, with Apple expected to continue developing Vision Pro, future hardware and smart glasses that use visionOS.
The reported restructuring comes as Apple gives more attention to AI-powered smart glasses, with its first model reportedly planned for an unveiling at WWDC 2027 followed by a launch later that year. The device is expected to use cameras, Siri and Visual Intelligence without an AR display.
Apple also continues supporting Vision Pro itself, which received an M5 chip upgrade last October and gained visionOS 27 this year. However, its US price recently increased from $3,499 to $3,699 as higher component and memory costs affected several Apple products.
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