Apple has delayed its planned smart glasses launch in part because of privacy concerns, with a reveal now expected at WWDC in 2027, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported.
Teams developing the glasses within Apple’s Vision hardware group and elsewhere in the company view privacy as “priority No. 1.”
Apple is working on hardware and software privacy features that are not available on its current products.
The company may adopt protections similar to those used by Meta, including disabling recording if the system detects possible tampering with the recording indicator light.
Apple is also considering versions of the glasses with reduced camera functions.
One option would exclude a camera entirely. Another would include a full camera system but prevent users from taking photos or recording video.
The smart glasses were originally scheduled to debut in 2026, but the timeline has been pushed back. Apple is now expected to unveil the device at WWDC in 2027 and release it by the end of that year.
Meta’s AI glasses were recently named in a class-action lawsuit as Apple considers how to address similar privacy concerns in its own product.
