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Xcode 11 GM Confirms Apple's Work on AR Headset
Code found in the golden master version of Xcode 11 confirms that Apple is working on an augmented reality headset of some kind, and perhaps planned to announce it at the event but scrapped the debut last minute.
9to5Mac's Guilherme Rambo and developer Steve Troughton-Smith found that Xcode 11 features an ARDisplayDevice framework with references to codenamed Apple headsets that are in development, including Franc, Luck, and Garta (which pertains to HoloKit, a third-party device).
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References to these names were previously discovered in iOS 13 code alongside a STARTester app able to switch in and out of a head-mounted mode, replicating the functionality of an augmented reality headset on an iPhone for testing purposes.
There was also a reference to a StarBoard system shell for stereo AR-enabled apps, which has also been located in the Xcode 11 GM by developer Steve Troughton-Smith, along with a ReadMe file that specifically references an Apple "HME" headset.
It's not entirely clear what Apple is working on, but as 9to5Mac outlined last week, the stereo augmented reality data found in the iOS 13 and Xcode 11 GM code references support for a face-mounted AR experience said to be more similar to Google's Daydream than a pair of smart glasses.
The fact that Apple left this code in the Xcode 11 GM suggests that it was perhaps something that the company originally planned to talk about today, though it's not known if that is indeed the case.
9to5Mac's Guilherme Rambo and developer Steve Troughton-Smith found that Xcode 11 features an ARDisplayDevice framework with references to codenamed Apple headsets that are in development, including Franc, Luck, and Garta (which pertains to HoloKit, a third-party device).
References to these names were previously discovered in iOS 13 code alongside a STARTester app able to switch in and out of a head-mounted mode, replicating the functionality of an augmented reality headset on an iPhone for testing purposes.
StarBoard frameworks on iOS 13 now. StarBoard is Apple’s system shell for stereo augmented reality apps (headset). Guess secrecy is out? pic.twitter.com/XTnlqQgpHh
— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) September 10, 2019
The GameController framework in iOS 13 also has a gamepad profile for a device meant to be used while using stereo AR apps. The controller profile has a clicky trackpad, a trigger button, and a system (home?) button. Handheld controller for Apple's headset? 🤔
— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) September 10, 2019
It seems very much like Stereo AR apps are an app extension type you can include in your iOS app bundle, if you have the entitlements. One imagines that when Apple's headset is attached, it has a dashboard of some kind that shows you your available Stereo AR apps (like CarPlay)
— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) September 10, 2019
The iOS 13 GM also comes with a readme file (!) for how employees can run Stereo AR apps on an iPhone when you don't have access to Apple's headset 😳 pic.twitter.com/SeZEHW8p0S
— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) September 10, 2019
iOS 13.1 beta 3 and iOS 13.0 GM include the new StarBoard system shell, to run stereo AR apps. Is this real life? https://t.co/TxaX0un1dk pic.twitter.com/9LRuvIIzyc
— Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) September 11, 2019
There was also a reference to a StarBoard system shell for stereo AR-enabled apps, which has also been located in the Xcode 11 GM by developer Steve Troughton-Smith, along with a ReadMe file that specifically references an Apple "HME" headset.
It's not entirely clear what Apple is working on, but as 9to5Mac outlined last week, the stereo augmented reality data found in the iOS 13 and Xcode 11 GM code references support for a face-mounted AR experience said to be more similar to Google's Daydream than a pair of smart glasses.
The fact that Apple left this code in the Xcode 11 GM suggests that it was perhaps something that the company originally planned to talk about today, though it's not known if that is indeed the case.
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14 weeks ago
Amazing how they leave all this info right on their doorstep.
Almost like they did it intentionally..
14 weeks ago
You all will look dorky and stupid wearing one of these, no one will buy them, X company tried and failed*
says the people who said the same thing about AirPods and Apple Watch.
*X company is Snapchat, not google, google was just horrible at marketing their glasses just like any product they make that’s not free, because ironically the company that lives and dies on ads sucks at selling products to average people (not techies).
says the people who said the same thing about AirPods and Apple Watch.
*X company is Snapchat, not google, google was just horrible at marketing their glasses just like any product they make that’s not free, because ironically the company that lives and dies on ads sucks at selling products to average people (not techies).
14 weeks ago
I think they would have announced it today, but they ran out of presenters representing all the permutations of demographics. :P
14 weeks ago
This is almost certainly the personal computing device Apple is investing into next, now that iPhone has plateaued as a platform and its future potential limited.
14 weeks ago
This should have never made it into the GM. More evidence software development incompetence at Apple.
What it’s “more evidence” of is that Apple most likely intended to announce this hardware today to ship later — it is rumored to enter production late this year or early next — and then changed their minds.
14 weeks ago
I have a strong feeling something was cancelled the very last minute. When Tim was talking in the end it looked like he was unsure if to end the keynote or not. I’m sure it was about Apple Tag, but it looks there’re more.
It’s good to have new products but it just shows incompetence: cancelled products, messy keynotes. It was too short and hurried up as if they wanted to talk about something else. If it wasn’t true then they could talk more about new iPhone features. They didn’t mention audio zoom for example, which is a major feature.
14 weeks ago
I have a strong feeling something was cancelled the very last minute. When Tim was talking in the end it looked like he was unsure if to end the keynote or not. I’m sure it was about Apple Tag, but it looks there’re more.
It’s good to have new products but it just shows incompetence: cancelled products, messy keynotes. It was too short and hurried up as if they wanted to talk about something else. If it wasn’t true then they could talk more about new iPhone features. They didn’t mention audio zoom for example, which is a major feature.
14 weeks ago
Amazing how they leave all this info right on their doorstep.
Maybe because it's just around the corner.[ Read All Comments ]
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