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Apple has cut over 200 jobs, with about half of those cuts coming from the Vision Pro team and the other half coming from the Siri and other software divisions. Apple’s layoffs and Vision Pro price cuts in 2026 are taking the biggest toll on gaming and immersive video jobs, signaling a pullback in expensive headset content. At the same time, Siri features aren’t disappearing but being rethought as Apple is updating its artificial intelligence assistant on new technical pillars. The bigger story: Apple is pivoting from putting more money in Vision Pro to developing smart glasses and the effect on employees is different in the two divisions.
Quick Facts: Apple Layoffs 2026
- Total number of roles cut: 200+ (around 200 per team)
- Vision Pro team: ~100 jobs lost, mostly on the Vision Pro team
- Teams: ~100 roles to be restructured as part of AI rebuild including Siri and software teams.
- Reason: Apple is slashing the headcount on its 2026 Vision Pro push to revolutionize the industry with a new smart glasses platform and is cutting investment in content, the company said.
- Affected Employees: Invitation to apply for internal vacancies.
- Apple’s next big launch: The smart glasses strategy will arrive sometime around 2027.
Why Vision Pro Is Cutting Jobs
Apple’s Vision Pro takes aim at content groups. Immersive video games are costly to produce, the audience for them is limited and the push toward the headset didn’t really take off. Apple didn’t kill off VisionOS, but those teams were a prime target for the workforce reduction because of that combination. It’s not about killing the product per se, but about right-sizing it – something Apple has been doing with a whole host of AR/VR products since it first started laying off AR/VR employees.
Siri Job Cuts Are Different From Vision Pro’s
But Siri isn’t shrinking, it’s changing form. Unlike the Vision Pro team. The vast majority of Apple employees getting fired here are being pushed out because they are not the right person for the new AI-based architecture Siri is being built on. As this rebuilt assistant appears in new roles, Apple will turn some of the workforce changes it makes in 2026 into new hires.
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Smart Glasses vs Vision Pro: What’s the Difference
| Factor | Vision Pro | Apple’s Smart Glasses |
| Status: | Content and team reductions | Apple Smart Glasses are looking for positions. |
| Price Point | $3,699 Premium niche | It is expected to cost much less. |
| Use case. | Immersive video, spatial computing roles | Lightweight AR Wearable for Everyday |
| Next milestone | No big update is coming. | Scheduled for 2027 launch |
FAQs on Apple Layoffs
Will the 2026 Apple layoffs only affect Apple Vision Pro?
No, I’m not. In addition to Vision Pro, other software teams had reshapes too, like Siri and Nearby, but for other reasons, like cost or skill fit.
Does this mean Apple is discontinuing Vision Pro?
Yes, Apple has been investing in visionOS, but Apple’s wearable tech strategy is moving toward smart glasses as the future of spatial computing for the masses.
Can any employees with the condition stay at Apple?
Yes. Those impacted by the Apple technology job cuts in 2026 can look for other available offers with the firm, including new AI-related jobs.
What does Apple’s mixed-reality division have planned for the future?
Don’t expect many updates to Vision Pro as resources are being shifted to the development of Apple smart glasses, expected to debut in 2027.
