iOS 13: first bricks of Apple's AR glasses project?

Our colleagues at MacRumors continue to dig into the beta version of iOS 13 to try to predict what Apple is planning for the future.Not long ago, we learned that iOS 13 would integrate a set of parameters underlying the operation of an object tracker, a new accessory that the Californian firm would prepare.

But now another project possibly under development in Cupertino has been reinforced by certain new information found in the new version of iOS. These would be glasses or an augmented reality headset.

According to rumors in recent months, Apple is indeed working on an accessory of this type, opening up numerous possibilities in terms of augmented reality. We also know that the Californian company and more particularly Tim Cook is seduced by technology and in particular the idea of ​​mixed reality (virtual objects superimposed on reality).

iOS 13 et ses secrets

MacRumors therefore reveals that it has found different information in iOS 13, which may refer to augmented reality glasses.

First of all, there is the presence of an app called “STARTester”, which has the particularity of offering the activation or deactivation of a “head-mounted” mode.

In addition, a text file mentions a functionality called “StarBoard” which could support stereo augmented reality and therefore certainly dedicated to an accessory to be worn in front of the eyes. In other lines of code in iOS 13, there are options for this StarBoard feature, including references such as “AR”, “scenes”, and “views”.

According to MacRumors and its findings, the code name used by Apple for these augmented reality glasses would be “Garta”. The project would integrate a more general program called “T288”.

Apple is banking on augmented reality

A few weeks ago, a rumor from the newspaper DigTimes, which is not one of the most reliable sources regarding Apple, saw the Californian firmabandon your augmented reality project. However, according to Ming-Chi Kuo, a much more renowned analyst in terms of prediction, Apple is planning a release of augmented reality glasses in 2020.

The revelations of iOS 13 regarding this project would rather go in the direction of this second hypothesis. This seems all the more logical since Apple has already made a lot of effort in terms of augmented reality. The latest technology highlights areToday at Apple artistic workshops in AR, while next year's iPhone is expected witha new 3D sensor capable of improving augmented reality.

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.