Apple hardware engineers will start returning to work this month

[Yoni Heisler]

• Apple employees will start returning to work over the next few weeks.
• The first wave of Apple employees returning to work will primarily be engineers responsible for hardware development.
• Some of Apple's hardware projects have been slightly delayed on account of the coronavirus lockdown.
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After two-plus months of strict lockdown measures, select Apple employees will start returning to the company's offices over the next few weeks. Originally brought to light via Bloomberg, the report notes that Apple's return-to-work initiative will be conducted in phases.

The first group of employees set to return to work later this month will primarily consist of engineers responsible for hardware development. While work on software like iOS 14 has remained ongoing during the lockdown, a number of Apple's hardware projects simply can't be worked on in a home environment. Consequently, developmental milestones for a few of Apple's more ambitious projects, such as the company's rumored Augmented Reality glasses, have been pushed back a bit.

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