Apple Reportedly Lays Off 60 Vision Products Group Employees

Apple Inc. has laid off at least 60 employees from its Vision Products Group, according to AppleInsider, marking a significant reduction in its virtual reality development efforts. The layoffs follow the disbanding of the Vision Pro team and the cancellation of a second Vision Pro and the cheaper 'Vision Air' headset, as reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Incoming CEO John Ternus approved the cancellations, shifting Apple's focus to smart glasses, with no new headset expected before late 2028.

Apple "has just laid off an entire team dedicated to VR development," reports AppleInsider https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/20/layoffs-in-apples-vision-products-group-prove-slow-progress-in-spatial-computing , citing its own source. Apple is said to have laid off at least 60 employees from its Apple Vision Group. Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman previously reported https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/20/siri-leadership-shakeup/ that the Vision Pro team was disbanded and its members redistributed across other projects, following the October 2025 refresh of the Vision Pro and the headset's weak reception. Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus also reportedly https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/03/kuo-vision-pro-successors-nixed/ signed off on canceling both a second Vision Pro and a cheaper, slimmer " Vision Air https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/01/apple-ai-smart-glasses-focus/ ," with Apple's focus now shifted to smart glasses. Gurman doesn't expect Apple to launch another headset before late 2028 at the earliest. This article, " Apple Reportedly Lays Off 60 Vision Products Group Employees https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/21/apple-lays-off-vision-products-employees/ " first appeared on MacRumors.com https://www.macrumors.com Discuss this article https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-reportedly-lays-off-60-vision-products-group-employees.2487517/ in our forums