Apple’s long awaited smart glasses, akin to Meta Ray-Bans but tailored to Siri AI and the Apple ecosystem, are almost here. According to <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?cmpid=BBD111526_POWERON&utm_campaign=poweron&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=261115&utm_content=11265″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the product should be introduced at the next WWDC, and they should be on the market by the end of the year. Here’s what to expect.
First and foremost, Apple wants to rely on its deep app ecosystem to give its glasses a boost. While companies like Meta are undeniably leading in the agentic AI assistant game, the third party app integration just isn’t quite there.
Starting with iOS 27.3 beta, Apple is finally laying the groundwork for proper third party app integration within Siri, rather than just Siri Shortcuts. By the time the glasses release at the end of next year, there should be a plethora of third-party integrations to utilize.
That said, the glasses themselves won’t run apps directly. Everything will rely on a nearby iPhone, per Gurman. The glasses will still have Wi-Fi for apps to function if an iPhone isn’t nearby, but these will largely serve as an iPhone accessory.
According to the report, Apple’s glasses will likely be slightly thinner than a pair of Meta Ray-Bans:
In terms of industrial design, internal prototypes are slightly thinner than Meta’s second-generation Ray-Ban glasses. At least on some test units, the cameras are housed in oval-shaped openings that sit flush with the frame — rather than protruding from it. There’s also a light on the front that shows when the glasses are in use or charging. Apple has been experimenting with other features on the front of the glasses related to privacy.
Lastly, a big focus of these glasses is the audio quality. According to Bloomberg, engineers are describing the audio quality as “industry-leading.”
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