John Ternus scaled back Apple’s Vision products roadmap: report

Apple's incoming CEO John Ternus has authorized a major overhaul of the company's Vision products roadmap, scaling back plans from seven head-mounted wearables to just two active products, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The revised lineup now consists of display-less AI glasses slated for 2027 and display-equipped AR/XR smart glasses planned for 2029, eliminating all potential Vision Pro successors from Apple's development pipeline.

Ming-Chi Kuo published a roadmap https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/29/apple-working-on-7-head-mounted-products/ for Apple’s Vision products last year, but he’s just provided an update https://x.com/mingchikuo/status/2062216902609695054?s=61&t=a-bloX1n-TZ50ofqhetO1A that drastically scales back the lineup—a shift reportedly authorized by John Ternus. Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple’s Vision products roadmap now only consists of glasses Last June, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/29/apple-working-on-7-head-mounted-products/ that Apple had seven head-mounted wearables in various stages of development. One of those products, the M5 Vision Pro, has already shipped. But of the remaining six, Kuo now says that only two products are in active development: - Display-less AI glasses, which will ship in 2027 - Display-equipped AR/XR smart glasses, which are now planned for 2029 Kuo says the glasses with a display are “powered by optical waveguides.” He shared the update in a new post on X https://x.com/mingchikuo/status/2062216902609695054?s=61&t=a-bloX1n-TZ50ofqhetO1A , where he adds: “The major overhaul was signed off by Apple’s next CEO, John Ternus.” Kuo’s report removes all potential Vision Pro successors from Apple’s roadmap. The timing of his post is especially curious, as Mark Gurman shared just this week https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/31/apple-glasses-launching-late-2027-with-vision-air-to-follow-by-2029/ that Apple is “working on a slimmer and lighter headset to succeed to the $3,499 Vision Pro.” Gurman doesn’t expect the product to launch until 2028 or 2029. However, the news was noteworthy because Gurman previously said that Apple had shifted its full focus to smart glasses and had no active plans for a Vision Pro successor. Either Kuo’s information is outdated, or the planned Vision Pro successor is still in very nascent stages. In any case, hopefully WWDC next week https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/27/how-to-watch-apples-wwdc-keynote-ios-27-new-siri-and-more/ will bring solid Vision Pro updates in visionOS 27, and give us a better idea of Apple’s Vision-related ambitions. What’s your take on Ming-Chi Kuo’s latest report? Let us know in the comments. Best Vision Pro accessories AirPods Pro 3 https://amzn.to/3Peq3Ge now only $199 , down from $249 Vision Pro aluminum dock stand https://amzn.to/4wmW7c3 Spigen travel case for Vision Pro https://amzn.to/4enTHDh Battery holder with belt clip and more https://amzn.to/4eU17hI FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. https://9to5mac.com/about/ affiliate our homepage http://9to5mac.com/ for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on exclusive stories https://9to5mac.com/feature/exclusive/ , reviews https://9to5mac.com/guides/review/ , how-tos https://9to5mac.com/guides/how-to/ , and subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/9to5mac