Overview
- Citing Wednesday reports from MacRumors echoed by multiple outlets, Apple has scaled back active work on new Vision Pro hardware and reassigned many team members.
- The October 2025 M5 refresh added a 120Hz display, about 10% more rendered pixels and roughly 30 minutes more battery, yet the $3,499 price and 1.3‑pound weight kept demand low.
- Lifetime sales are widely reported around 600,000 units, with sources describing an unusually high return rate compared with other recent Apple products.
- A lighter, cheaper Vision Air was reportedly shelved last year, with Apple now said to be prioritizing smart glasses that start with voice and AI features and no built‑in AR display.
- Apple still sells the current model and has not announced a discontinuation, while Daring Fireball and job postings point to continuing visionOS and platform work despite the reported scale‑back.