Apple Smart Glasses May Be Delayed Over Privacy Concerns
The wait for Apple smart glasses may just have gotten a little longer. Meta’s glasses have always had a capture light to indicate when its Ray-Ban glasses are recording, but users found ways to hide or remove the light altogether.Following backlash, Meta tightened its safeguards by blocking the camera for anyone who tampers with it. Last week, the company also said it would take down Instagram videos that feature wearers harassing strangers in public places.Apple’s smart glasses are expected to feature similar safeguards, Gurman says.
- ▪The wait for Apple smart glasses may just have gotten a little longer.
- ▪Meta’s glasses have always had a capture light to indicate when its Ray-Ban glasses are recording, but users found ways to hide or remove the light altogether.Following backlash, Meta tightened its safeguards by blocking the camera for anyo
- ▪Last week, the company also said it would take down Instagram videos that feature wearers harassing strangers in public places.Apple’s smart glasses are expected to feature similar safeguards, Gurman says.
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The wait for Apple smart glasses may just have gotten a little longer. Following privacy concerns around existing smart glasses, Apple has decided to push its reveal from late 2026 to WWDC 2027, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.Codenamed N50 internally, Apple’s first smart glasses are expected to provide hands-free access to Siri, play music, make phone calls, and also have AI-powered camera features that allow wearers to get more information about their surroundings.Whether the camera can capture photos and videos is still being debated within Apple, and company executives are taking time to refine Apple's privacy messaging, Gurman says.
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