In November, the same outlet reported that Apple had launched the project under the codename "Atlas," with the goal to build a pair of advanced, AR smart glasses, perhaps in order to compete with Meta's promising "Orion" prototype.

The glasses project, codenamed N107, was never made public, but Bloomberg reports that the plan was to build tech-equipped glasses that looked like any other pair but offered augmented reality features that could display information visible only to the person wearing the frames.

The latest cancellation casts doubt over Apple’s future AR plans.

The Vision Pro is to be followed by real computer glasses. After iPhone pairing ideas, Apple is now also said to have rejected a project with a Mac connection.

Though this project has been axed, Apple reportedly still plans to bring a standalone set of AR glasses to market 'someday.'

Apple is no longer developing augmented reality glasses designed to pair with the Mac, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apple wanted to

According to a new leak, Apple has pulled the plug on a project that allegedly hoped to produce lower-cost augmented reality glasses after the project seemingly couldn't meet executive expectations.

This project has reportedly been cancelled, after internal testing established that the device would not be market worthy.

The tech giant cancels its code-named initiative after battery life and performance challenges stalled its sleek, everyday-use augmented reality eyewear. Apple just hit another snag in its effort to find a foothold in the headset market targeting everyday users.

Apple’s long and choppy journey toward releasing a commercially available set of AR glasses just hit another snag. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company has killed a second set of prototype smartglasses designed to connect directly to its Mac computers.