Apple Reportedly Lays Off 60 Vision Products Group Employees - MacRumors
Apple has laid off approximately 60 employees from its Vision Products Group as the company shifts its focus away from high-end VR headsets. Development of future Vision Pro iterations has been paused in favor of smart glasses.
Why it matters
This signals a strategic pivot for Apple in the competitive augmented and virtual reality market following lukewarm consumer adoption of the Vision Pro.
Apple "has just laid off an entire team dedicated to VR development," reports AppleInsider , citing its own source. Apple is said to have laid off at least 60 employees from its Apple Vision Group.
Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman previously reported that the Vision Pro team was disbanded and its members redistributed across other projects, following the October 2025 refresh of the Vision Pro and the headset's weak reception.
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