Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat?
In Brief Posted: 2:06 PM PDT · July 26, 2026 Image Credits:Justin Sullivan (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Anthony Ha Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat? As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company is also wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman reports that Apple has pushed back the launch target from early 2027, with the glasses now set for unveiling at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2027 and actually becoming available by the end of the year.
- ▪In Brief Posted: 2:06 PM PDT · July 26, 2026 Image Credits:Justin Sullivan (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Anthony Ha Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat?
- ▪As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company is also wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
- ▪Gurman reports that Apple has pushed back the launch target from early 2027, with the glasses now set for unveiling at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2027 and actually becoming available by the end of the year.
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In Brief Posted: 2:06 PM PDT · July 26, 2026 Image Credits:Justin Sullivan (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Anthony Ha Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat? As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company is also wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman reports that Apple has pushed back the launch target from early 2027, with the glasses now set for unveiling at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2027 and actually becoming available by the end of the year. That delay allows Apple to work on the product itself, and on the messaging around privacy.
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