Apple’s first smart glasses are coming together

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="Apple’s smart glasses are reportedly ‘slightly thinner’ than Meta’s 2nd gen Ray-Ban glasses above. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/268640_RayBan_Meta_Gen2_AKrales_0038.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Apple’s smart glasses are reportedly ‘slightly thinner’ than Meta’s 2nd gen Ray-Ban glasses above. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple's smart glasses are among the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/790697/smart-glasses-race-apple-meta-ray-ban-display">worst-kept secrets</a> in the tech world. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-11-15/apple-siri-ai-app-integrations-power-smart-glasses-iphone-duo-2-face-id-plan"><em>Bloomberg's</em> Mark Gurman</a> says the company's first model, which will <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/663600/apple-smart-glasses-chips-ar-chip">lack augmented reality features</a>, will be announced at June's WWDC next year. They likely won't ship right away, however, with Gurman saying only that "glasses shipments would begin before the end of the year."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Key to their success will be the newly revamped Siri AI, which is adding <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1025694/apple-siri-ai-third-party-apps">fine-grained control over apps</a>. By adding those features now and letting developers add support on the iPhone first, it's hoping that its smart glasses will be able to hit the ground running.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The prototypes, dubbed N50, are …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1033968/apples-first-smart-glasses-are-coming-together">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>