Recently, the App Store upload logs and Apple open source code leaked "realityOS" information, from the exposure, realityOS may be an AR/VR operating system, will be installed in Apple's rumored mixed reality headset. In addition, the word simulator appeared in the code, although Apple had removed the commit.
According to previous news, Apple is currently working on at least two AR projects, including an AR/VR headset that will be released at the end of 2022 or 2023, followed by a more stylish AR glasses.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said that apple MR headsets will be equipped with dual CPUs produced by 4nm and 5nm, using two M1 chips that can provide Mac-class computing power, and provide an innovative experience through seamless switching between AR and VR modes.
It is expected that Apple's AR/VR headset will run the "realityOS" operating system previously known as "rOS", just like tvOS runs on Apple TV, macOS runs on Mac, and watchOS runs on Apple Watch, and "realityOS" is expected to become the core power of Apple's AR/VR headset.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple wants to create a new "App Store" ecosystem focused on integrating games, streaming video content and video conferencing, which Bloomberg describes as an "all-encompassing 3D digital environment" designed for gaming, media consumption content and social networking.
In addition, Bloomberg also said that Apple's long-rumored AR/VR headset may be postponed to 2023 after encountering problems in the development process. Early rumors suggested that Apple's AR/VR headsets would be available this year, most likely at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, if Apple overcomes the related development problems.