Apple will reportedly route smart-glasses apps through Siri on the iPhone

Apple’s first smart glasses would put Siri between the wearer and their iPhone apps, rather than run apps themselves. That is the approach described in November 15 coverage of Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s latest disclosure. Apple reportedly intends to introduce the glasses at WWDC in June 2027, with shipments beginning before the end of that year.

The reported schedule is not the new part: VR.org says it matches Gurman’s July account. Developers would make functions in their existing iPhone apps available through Siri, and wearers would call on those functions by voice.

For the wearer, access to an app would therefore begin with a spoken request, not with opening an app directly on the frames.

There is already software groundwork for that approach. 9to5Mac says the iOS 27.3 beta lays the foundation for third-party app integration within Siri beyond Siri Shortcuts. That supplies relevant context for the reported glasses design, but does not make the glasses themselves an announced Apple product.

Reports differ on what the glasses could do without an iPhone nearby. 9to5Mac says Wi-Fi would let apps function, while VR.org says it would preserve some functions outside third-party apps, such as audio playback. Both accounts trace the plans to Gurman, so they are not independent confirmations.

The hardware details describe internal prototypes, not final specifications. Gurman’s account, as relayed by 9to5Mac, puts the frames slightly below the thickness of Meta’s second-generation Ray-Ban glasses. It also describes several features under development:

• On some test units, cameras sit in oval openings flush with the frame rather than protruding from it.
• A front light indicates when the glasses are in use or charging.
• Apple has also been experimenting with other privacy-related features on the front of the glasses.

Audio is another reported priority. Apple engineers describe its quality as “industry-leading,” according to Gurman’s reporting as quoted by 9to5Mac. That is an internal assessment, not an independently verified comparison. VR.org also relays a smaller hardware detail: a magnetic charger Gurman describes as roughly the size of a Tic Tac.