Supply chain analyst and leaker Ming-Chi Kuo shared a report about Apple’s adoption of metalens technology, citing their eventual use in “Apple Glasses” around 2026 or 2027.
According to a report from supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the first appearance of metalens will enter mass production in 2024 for use as the Face ID cover in iPad Pro. If successful, the iPhone will adopt metalens for Face ID in 2025 or 2026, though Kuo says the latter is more likely.
Ultimately, the technology would be used for Apple Glasses, the augmented reality glasses expected to display content over the real world. Kuo says Apple’s glasses would go into production in 2026 or 2027 at the earliest.
Ming-Chi Kuo hasn’t mentioned a launch window for Apple’s AR glasses project in years, previously sharing that they were due in 2025. That report also mentioned contact lenses were due by 2030, but Wednesday’s report makes no mention of the contacts.
This report is rated a “Possible” in our rumor scale due to the length of time involved between now and confirming the leak. Kuo has a strong history of reporting future product release windows, even if those windows slip. Time will tell if this is accurate or not.
Source link
