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Apple has cut staff working on VR

AppleInsider, citing a source of its own, says Apple has laid off an unknown number of people working on VR, inside the Vision Products Group and in similar roles. Its own reading is that the team has shrunk rather than been disbanded, and that the priority has moved to Siri and smart glasses. Work on Vision Pro and its future versions continues.

1 min readFirst reported Aug 20, 2026Updated Sep 22, 2026

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Apple laid off an unknown number of people on its VR team, AppleInsider reported in August 2026.

Bloomberg reported job cuts across the Vision Pro and Siri teams, as part of a shift toward new devices and AI. Later reports put the Vision-related cuts somewhere from at least 60 to about 100 people.

Work on Vision Pro continues.

How we know this

How we know this

What changed, newest first.

Aug 23, 2026The Mac ObserverAbout 100 roles went from the Vision Products Group, with about 100 more across Siri and software
Aug 22, 2026MacRumorsThe Vision Pro gaming and immersive video teams were largely shut down alongside the layoffs
Aug 22, 2026EngadgetThe 200 cuts fall evenly, 100 in the Vision Pro division and 100 across Siri and software
Aug 21, 2026Digital TrendsThe roughly 100 cut from the headset organization include gaming and immersive video staff
Aug 21, 20269to5MacApple's statement pairs the cuts with a promise of new roles created in the same change
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Aug 21, 2026MacRumorsDozens went from immersive video and gaming, with more from the Siri and AI teams
Aug 21, 2026AppleInsiderAn earlier count of about 60 Vision layoffs grew to about 200 once Siri was included
Aug 21, 2026Bloomberg TechnologyThe cuts span the Siri and Vision Pro teams, part of a shift toward new devices and AI
Aug 21, 2026Android HeadlinesThe VR team layoffs were first reported by AppleInsider, ahead of the wider Siri cuts
Aug 21, 2026The Mac ObserverAt least 60 went from Vision and VR operations, with resources moving toward smart glasses
Aug 21, 2026MacRumorsAn entire team dedicated to VR development went, at least 60 people in all
Aug 20, 2026AppleInsiderReports layoffs across the VR team from a source of its own, with no headcount attached.
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