Apple reportedly postpones Mixed Reality headset release to June at WWDC 2023: All you need to know

It’s now clear that Apple’s major focus for the year is on the long-due Mixed Reality headset. The much-rumored AR/VR headset by Apple was said to launch early this year in April. However, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has revealed that Apple is pushing the release further to June.

Apple Mixed Reality headset launch pushed further to June

We all know what Apple does in June. The World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) will likely be held in June as it’s every year, and the major takeaways from the expo will be for the developers. But this year, Apple’s focus could shift toward its’s major announcement –the Mixed Reality headset.

Apple has reportedly made the decision to set back the initial release timeline due to both hardware and software issues. It appears that after Apple fixes the remaining issues on the headset, it will finally be announced at the WWDC 2023 — where Apple will open developers to make apps for the headset.

Just like earlier, there’s a contingency here. So if Apple decides, plans for the headset’s release may change again.

What to expect from Apple’s Mixed Reality headset?

For starters, Apple’s Mixed Reality headset will be a mix of Augmented Reality (AR)and Virtual Reality (VR). That’s exactly why the Mixed Reality headset is also known as Apple AR/VR headset. However, the final moniker of the headset may be completely different.

The Mixed Reality headset will boot on an operating system similar to smartphones. Internally, the headset’s operating system is called xrOS. The OS will offer several features such as a 3D-like view of an iPhone interface having Apple ecosystem apps like Messages, Safari, TV, Mail, and others.

Basically, whatever you do on your iPhone will arrive on the headset, apparently. That said, the headset will have its own chipset to power the system. It is expected to be powered by a Mac-grade M2 chip. It will feature a pair of 4K virtual reality displays for two of your eyes, and multiple cameras for the augmented reality experience.

Following the headset’s release, Apple is also said to announce another such device, but a lighter and cheaper one. Assuming the hefty cost of the Mixed Reality headset, it may not be for everyone.

That said, another device – the Apple AR glasses, will also make its debut sometime next year. This piece of technology will be lighter and ‘less cumbersome’, as per Gurman.