Apple is developing a patent to use Vision Pro glasses with the iPhone as the main screen.
Those of Cupertino are still in full development of patents related to the Vision Pro. The patent filed, in accordance with Patent Appleis number 17 and details a concept in which a simple over-the-head display is mounted on the face and in which there is a space to insert an iPhone. This way would be the easiest and simplest to have an interface like visionOS without having to shell out what the latest Apple glasses cost.
The cheap Apple Vision Pro would require the use of an iPhone
In the patent you can see some glasses into which a portable device can be attached, in this case an iPhone that will work as the main screen. It reminds us of what the Samsung Gear VR are. Also the use of a remote control is included to change the content of what is shown on the screen. Something interesting is that there will be a “touch sensor” to modify the volume, as is the case now with the Vision Pro and the use of finger gestures to perform actions.
Trying to match what the Apple Vision Pro do, an external display mode is detailed to be able to appreciate what we have around us. Let’s remember that most glasses cannot distinguish our reality when we are in a completely virtual space. For Tim Cook it is normal to use them every day.
Will the iPhone be the most expensive?
This patent is incredibly cool as it would give the iPhone the power to move into a mixed reality environment. leaning directly on a base that would be new glasses- These experiences are not at all affordable, just seeing the price of the Vision Pro of more than 3000 dollars makes you think about whether or not it is necessary to acquire a product with these characteristics.
The technology they include is of the highest level and it is difficult to find it in another manufacturer at a lower cost. Apple will try to offer a similar experience from the iPhone and use it as a viewer that can give us that feeling of having a completely different product.
If it were to come true, it would be an excellent starter for users who have never been involved with this type of reality. In addition to the fact that the cost would be lower, would open the possibility that any user with an iPhone can experience using visionOS. We hope that this experience is not too limited despite having different types of iPhone.
The patent already has a significant number of modifications, which will continue until Apple has the final prototype. When can we see these glasses for sale? Something will have to happen with the Vision Pro for Apple to see the need to launch a product that sooner or later could become what the iPhone came to represent a few years after its launch.