Apple Glasses did not launch on with iPhone 11 but iOS 13 gives away some secrets.
Apple’s might venture into smart glasses but they did not launch or spoke about it at the Apple iPhone 11 Pro event on Tuesday, but they’re still an imminent possibility, we found a code in the upcoming release of the company’s iOS 13 mobile software suggests.
Our team found out that the iOS 13 beta now contains StarBoard frameworks, Apple’s shell system for stereo augmented reality apps. iOS 13 also includes a readme file for how employees can run these AR apps on an iPhone, if they don’t have access to Apple’s headset device, with the codenamed Garta. After looking at the code it looks like headset device could be worn or held.
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We all expected that Apple Glasses were on the way started in 2017. Apple had acquired Akonia Holographics, a startup that produces lenses for AR glasses back in August 2018.
In beginning of this year, the rumor was at its peak when Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple glasses could be ready as early as 2020. But in July rumor that the glasses project had been suspended for the time being, as the product was not yet ready or at a competitive enough price.
Even after all the rumor, in September internal builds of iOS 13 were found to include an app that can transform into a head mounted mode, We also saw that iOS 13 code also includes file describing a system shell for stereo AR enabled apps, and the Garta AR device, according to the report. We also saw few number of other strings referenced AR, as well as views and scenes, they found.
Even if they announce glasses within the next year, we hardly think that they would hit the market in the immediate future.
Apple did announce iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Max phones at its event, Apple also has, new features such as an upgraded camera at lower-than-usual pricing, but no major changes in form or function.
Whats the potential of Apple Glasses
A future release of Apple Glasses is being laid by Apple’s mobile AR platform, ARKit, which was launched back in 2017 and got a new update as part of iOS 13 at WWDC in June. Apple will be in competition in the AR space with Microsoft HoloLens and the Magic Leap One.
But Apple Glasses, will have the advantage of being far smaller than a full AR or VR headset that will let Apple to take the lead in the consumer smart glasses space. Back in 2013 Google Glass had attempted to offer a set of smart glasses in 2013, but Google pivoted Glass to business uses in 2017.
According to our research AR glasses are projected to surpass 150,000 in 2019, and to hit 2.7 million devices in 2023. The Ar glasses will start gaining traction among consumers within the next few years, the firm predicts. If companies like Apple or Samsung gets behind smart glasses it could kick start the market.
