Apple preparing display‑free AI glasses with multiple frame styles and oval camera to rival Meta Ray‑Bans

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:43:00 +0200

Apple is developing a line of display‑free AI smart glasses aimed at competing with Meta’s AI‑enabled Ray‑Ban glasses, according to reporting by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The product is expected to be unveiled by the end of 2026 or early in 2027, with a public release targeted for 2027. Like Meta’s offering, Apple’s glasses will focus on everyday use cases such as capturing photos and videos, syncing those captures with an iPhone for editing and sharing, handling phone calls, listening to notifications, playing music, and enabling hands‑free interaction via an upgraded Siri that will be part of iOS 27. The glasses are part of a broader strategy around AI‑driven wearables that also includes new AirPods and a camera‑equipped pendant, all designed to use computer vision to interpret the user’s environment and feed contextual awareness into Siri and Apple Intelligence. Apple’s approach emphasizes tight integration with the iPhone and a higher‑end build using acetate frames, which are more d