Longtime leaker joins others in saying Apple Glasses won't arrive until late 2027

Rumor Longtime leaker joins others in saying Apple Glasses won't arrive until late 2027 Wesley Hilliard 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sun May 31 2026, 12:19 PM EDT · 4 minute read Apple's smart glasses ambitions don't stop at speakers and microphones Rumor Score   🤔 Possible The Apple smart glasses with cameras and no heads-up display have been rumored for the end of 2026, but could now come at the end of 2027 instead. Though that's not the whole story. Rumors about Apple's smart glasses effort have been increasing in frequency since 2024 , but primarily from a single source. One other highly accurate source that has been in play since 2023 has offered a differing timeline, until now. According to the Bloomberg newsletter "Power On," Apple is pushing back its smart glasses release to late 2027 after hitting some development snags. While Mark Gurman didn't offer his usual derogatory pile-on of Apple's internal struggles, the timeline shift comes as a bit of a surprise. His initial reports in 2024 around the latest codenamed N50 glasses suggested a 2027 launch window . He later suggested in January 2025 that Apple smart glasses development had hit " massive hurdles " that could take years to get past. In May 2025, Gurman shared that Apple was aiming for a late 2026 launch window that has been repeated frequently by him since. He's also been clear that Apple smart glasses don't have an AR display, and those would arrive much later . Now, Gurman has been repeating "by the end of the decade," which, given it is 2026, isn't exactly that far away. As recently as February and April 2026, Gurman has repeated that late 2026 release timeline. What is unusual is that there was never any hint of a potential delay or struggle to get the glasses to mass production. iPhone Fold rumors continue to push for a fall release in spite of repeated production issues Then comes today's report shifting the release back an entire year. Meanwhile, Appl