The software that powers Apple’s AR/VR headset is changing its name

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(Pocket-lint) – Apple is set to announce its first AR/VR headset in 2023, but the software that will power it has reportedly changed its name.

The AR/VR headset will be Apple’s first entry into the market currently dominated by Meta and Quest 2. Mark Gurman, who has a good relationship with Bloomberg, reports that the software that will power the headset will no longer be called realityOS as originally thought. According to him, Apple now internally calls it xrOS, although it is not yet known if this is the name that will bear the software when the product is marketed.

According to Gurman, the XR “stands for Extended Reality, a term that encompasses both augmented reality and virtual reality,” with Apple appearing to let it be known that the headset will be able to handle both. The headset is believed to offer augmented reality capabilities, such as overlaying information about the user’s immediate environment, as well as traditional virtual reality capabilities, the kind that would be useful for watching content, playing games, and using productivity apps.

The headset itself is expected to be expensive, costing upwards of $2,000. This sum will buy a device equipped with more than a dozen motion-tracking cameras, as well as Mac-like processing chips designed by Apple. Ultra-high-resolution screens will ensure they look their best, we’re told, while iris-recognition features will allow users to share a single headset and see their settings and apps whenever they put it on.

Written by Oliver Haslam.