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Rumor: Apple AR/VR headset SDK could be released in the first half of 2022

If you’re hankering for Apple’s AR/VR headset, a number of analysts and insiders have recently suggested that the software development kit (SDK) for the device could come as early as the first half of 2022.
Necessary Time for App Development for the Apple AR/VR Headset.

It’s been noted that Apple’ ARKit, which allows for augmented reality software creation) is already mature and well-developed in iOS, and it’s been rumored that official details of the headset could be just months away. It’s also been suggested that the SDK could be released in the first half of 2022, which would coincide with Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June.

WWDC is usually when Apple announces new software releases and developer kits. The conference would be an ideal time and place to take the wrappers off the headset SDK. If Cupertino plans to launch sales for the AR/VR headset during 4Q22, that would give developers the necessary time to begin populating the device’s App Store.

Per noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, “Apple’s goal is to replace the iPhone with AR in ten years”. Kuo believes the headset will have hardware comparable to that found in Apple’s silicon Macs.

Kuo has offered the following prediction:

“We predict that Apple’s AR headset to be launched in 4Q22 will be equipped with two processors. The higher-end processor will have similar computing power as the M1 for Mac, whereas the lower-end processor will be in charge of sensor-related computing.


The power management unit (PMU) design of the high-end processor is similar to that of M1 because it has the same level of computing power as M1.”

Kuo also said the headset, along with the upcoming iPhone 14, will support Wi-Fi 6E technology. That tech will offer the increased bandwidth and lower interference required for AR and VR experiences.

Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

Via The Mac Observer and Bloomberg