Apple has reportedly eliminated at least 60 jobs in its Vision Products Group, the unit behind the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset. The cuts follow the October 2025 refresh of the device and come as Apple shifts attention toward smart glasses.
According to reports from MacRumors and 9to5Mac, an entire virtual-reality development team was affected by the restructuring. The job losses appear limited to the Vision Products Group, rather than representing a broader round of cuts across Apple.
Apple is pulling back from new headset projects
The company had already broken up the team working on its spatial-computing hardware and moved some staff to other projects. Reports have also said incoming CEO John Ternus approved the end of work on a second premium Vision Pro model.
Apple has reportedly also canceled Vision Air, a thinner and less expensive headset that would have expanded the product line beyond its premium flagship. Development of a display for a cheaper, lighter version of the device was reportedly paused as well, removing a key component from that effort.
The moves suggest that the October 2025 hardware update did not change the headset’s weak market reception. Apple entered the category with a high-priced product aimed at early adopters and developers, then appeared to explore a lower-cost route toward a wider customer base. Ending both the follow-up premium model and the cheaper variant would leave the company without a near-term path to grow that hardware business.
Smart glasses now appear to be the priority
Apple is reportedly directing its resources toward smart glasses, a product category that could demand less specialized hardware than a full mixed-reality headset. The company faces a long development cycle: reports do not expect another Apple headset before late 2028 at the earliest.
Apple has not publicly confirmed the layoffs, the number of employees affected, or the reported cancellation of either the second Vision Pro or Vision Air. It also remains unclear whether all work on the lower-cost model has stopped or moved under another project, while the timetable and scope for Apple’s smart-glasses plans remain undisclosed.
