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iOS 16 is 'full of references' to Apple's VR headset
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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claims iOS 16 betas are "full of references" to Apple's upcoming VR headset.
In 2021, Bloomberg, The Information, and supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo published reports alleging that Apple is preparing to release a premium high-resolution color VR and AR headset. Kuo's recent notes claim that this headset will weigh significantly less than the Meta. quest 2, features two 4K OLED microdisplays and uses a new chip with "computing power similar to M1 for Mac".
Now, Gurman says that the iOS 16 beta code refers not only to the headset, but also to "its interaction with the iPhone," suggesting that Apple is planning for tight ecosystem integration with its existing devices. He continues to think:
“This indicates that the headset will be released during the iOS 16 cycle starting in June and lasting until the release of iOS 17 in the fall of 2023. But it could also indicate that Apple may be previewing some of its upcoming augmented and virtual reality programs. previously. Perhaps we could even take a look at headset rOS, short for "real operating system".
Back in the city 2017 Bloomberg reported that Apple is working on a new operating system dubbed "rOS" for "real operating system".
In December, Apple posted a job listing for an "AR/VR Infrastructure Engineer" whose role was described as "developing an entirely new application paradigm" for "software that is deeply integrated into our operating systems."
In January, iOS developer Rens Verhoeven discovered the new platform "com.apple.platform.realityos" in the app download logs on the App Store. A few weeks later, "award-winning git repository surgeon" Nicolas Alvarez noticed that Apple was committing code to its open source GitHub repository, referring to "TARGET_FEATURE_REALITYOS" and "realityOS_simulator" - the latter, probably a feature that allows developers without a headset test the creation of AR or VR. Applications.
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