Apple: iOS 16 would give details about its VR headset

news hardware Apple: iOS 16 would give details about its VR headset

Published on 04/11/2022 at 14:45

iOS 16 will be official in the coming weeks, but the beta version of the operating system has already revealed some secrets, particularly around the prospect of finally seeing Apple enter the mixed reality market.

Soon a VR/AR headset from Apple? The rumor is started by Mark Gurman this week, Bloomberg journalist known for his many indiscretions surrounding the apple brand. In his power-on newsletter, the journalist has already compiled a lot of information that has proven to be true in the past.

This time, it is iOS 16 that is the focus of his observations. If the new version of Apple’s operating system will only be revealed by the brand from all angles during the WWDC conference from June 6th, a beta version is already circulating internally at Apple, and possibly with certain privileged partners. It didn’t take long for developers to examine the code of the new version of the operating system.

Apple: iOS 16 would give details about its VR headset

Hints at the arrival of VR at Apple

Mark Gurman tells us so iOS 16’s code would be populated with references to using virtual reality and augmented reality. The operating system could even be described more precisely “A helmet and its interactions with the iPhone”explains the journalist.

But that doesn’t mean that a mixed reality headset could be on the scene from June 6th It seems more likely that the Cupertino-based company would have relatively short-term plans

: still according to the journalist, An Apple VR headset release could come in 2022 or 2023 before fall. It is also possible that Apple offers an alternative to iOS, initially called “rOS”, for operating the device.

A rumor that is not new

It’s been several years since Apple’s arrival of a virtual reality headset was prompted by persistent rumours. There is no question that the company has been dealing with the subject for a long time. Also keep in mind that Apple would also be working on a device that would look more like mixed reality glasses. However, the designer would have some difficulty in achieving the desired result

which would have caused him to postpone the presentation of these different devices several times.

Among the rumors related to the Apple VR headset, we find that evocative the presence of two 4K OLED screens designed by Sony, as well as the use of an Apple M1 chip to power the whole thing. The helmet could therefore be autonomous but still be interactive with the iPhone. We know Apple’s habits of creating interactions between its devices: a way to improve its ecosystem.

For now, we can only wait until the opening of WWDC 2022 on June 6th to potentially learn more about this VR headset. which seems closer than ever to formalization.