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# Apple’s Mac-tethered AR glasses scrapped, per @markgurman — unconfirmed

@markgurman reported on Jan 31, 2025 that Apple dropped the project. Apple has not commented in our sources; unconfirmed.

Leaked on 31 January 2025

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On Jan 31, 2025, @markgurman posted that Apple had canceled a project to build AR glasses that would pair with its devices.

> **Mark Gurman** @markgurman
>
> BREAKING: Apple cancels project to build AR Glasses that would pair with its devices, in a major retreat as it struggles to create a mainstream hit to follow the Vision Pro and rival Meta. https://t.co/gPNnuYDO3w
>
> 1,300 likes · 119 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 07:12 UTC
>
> — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) [January 31, 2025](https://twitter.com/markgurman/status/1885409695030272016)

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[MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/31/apple-cancels-mac-connected-ar-glasses/) and [Macworld](https://www.macworld.com/article/2595376/apple-reportedly-ends-its-mac-connected-augmented-reality-glasses-project.html) relayed the [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-31/apple-scraps-work-on-mac-connected-augmented-reality-glasses) report the same day, describing glasses meant to connect to the Mac.

Unconfirmed. Unreleased projects rarely get an official end; this one rests on Bloomberg’s sourcing.

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## What happened later

Unconfirmed.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @markgurman](https://x.com/markgurman/status/1885409695030272016)
* [Bloomberg — Apple Scraps Work on Mac-Connected Augmented Reality Glasses (AAPL)](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-31/apple-scraps-work-on-mac-connected-augmented-reality-glasses)
* [MacRumors — Apple Cancels Mac-Connected AR Smart Glasses](https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/31/apple-cancels-mac-connected-ar-glasses/)
* [Macworld — Apple reportedly ends its Mac-connected Augmented Reality glasses project](https://www.macworld.com/article/2595376/apple-reportedly-ends-its-mac-connected-augmented-reality-glasses-project.html)

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