Apple’s Vision Pro layoffs were broader than first reported
Apple’s Vision Pro layoffs were broader than first reported, Bloomberg reports. The cuts reached security, audio, Siri integration, and testing roles in addition to gaming and Immersive Video work, while Apple continues to develop Vision Pro and visionOS.
Apple’s recent Vision Pro layoffs were broader than first reported, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports via MacRumors. The cuts reached staff working on device security, audio engineering, Siri integration, testing, and other parts of the Vision Products Group, in addition to the gaming and Immersive Video teams identified in earlier reporting.
Apple has not said the headset or visionOS is being discontinued. The wider cuts instead point to a rebalancing of the company’s spatial-computing work as it develops other products, including reported smart glasses.
Vision Pro priorities are shifting
Last month’s reporting put the Vision Products Group reductions at about 100 jobs, with cuts centered on gaming and immersive video. The newer account says the layoffs also affected people across the wider Vision Pro organization.
Apple still plans to make a smaller number of immersive videos in-house and encourage outside creators to produce content. Bloomberg has also reported that Apple is considering another Vision Pro model as early as the end of 2028, but Apple has not announced that product or a timetable.
Siri teams are being reorganized
Around 100 positions were also cut from Siri and related software teams. The reorganization is connected to Apple’s Siri AI work, which uses a revised technical architecture and requires different expertise, according to the reporting.
Apple’s Intelligent Systems Experience team is affected as well. Apple said it is realigning work on AI-powered capabilities as more groups add AI functions to apps, features, and services. That makes the changes look more like a shift in how Apple organizes AI development than a simple reduction in Siri investment.
The latest report does not provide a complete breakdown of every affected team, and Apple has not announced a timetable for the reported smart-glasses project. The clearest takeaway is a change in priorities—not the end of Vision Pro or visionOS.
Sources: MacRumors (reporting Bloomberg); 9to5Mac (earlier report)