Apple VR and AR headset leak breaks down everything you need to know

[Jacob Siegal]

• Apple has been working on AR and VR headsets for years, and on Friday, Bloomberg shared an extensive report detailing all of Apple's plans from 2015 through today.
• Apple is reportedly working on two devices -- N301 and N421 -- the first of which will mix AR and VR, have its own App Store for games, and will be revealed in 2021.
• Meanwhile, Apple's advanced AR-only glasses won't be ready until at least 2023.

For years, rumors and reports have said that Apple's next major product line would be a combination of augmented and virtual reality headsets. Just last month, Front Page Tech host Jon Prosser shared details about Apple's plans for the so-called Apple Glass AR glasses, claiming that could be announced as early as this fall, and could launch by the end of 2021. But on Friday, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman shared the most extensive breakdown of Apple's AR and VR plans that we've ever seen, detailing virtually every hiring, acquisition, and prototype to date.

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