Images of parts designed for an unreleased all-black Apple Vision headset have leaked online, courtesy of X account @LusiRoy8.
The image shows what appears to be power strap and audio module parts that appear identical to Apple’s existing Apple Vision Pro hardware, except with a dark finish that is not commercially available. The account that shared the images claims the parts are for an “upcoming” second-generation Apple Vision Pro in black.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen black versions of Apple headset-related hardware, with images of similar parts surfacing last year. The leaker of these previous images claimed that Apple had been testing a thinner and lighter mixed reality headset, internally called “Vision Air”, featuring a midnight-colored exterior and reduced weight achieved by replacing several structural components and the titanium battery case.
Apple was widely expected to release both a cheaper headset, tentatively dubbed “Vision Air,” and a redesigned second-generation Vision Pro. However, BloombergMark Gurman of reported in October that the company had suspended development of all Vision headsets to focus on accelerating work on AI-powered smart glasses.
Gurman recently resisted reports that Apple has abandoned the headset altogether. The journalist says that Apple hasn’t completely abandoned the Vision Pro, but anyone hoping for a successor will have to wait at least two more years.
Indeed, Apple’s smart glasses project is now the center of attention, and former members of Vision Products Group have been reassigned to this team, while strengthening the development of its Siri chatbot. Apple is also working on other AI wearables such as AirPods with cameras and a planned AI pendant.
Apple refreshed the Vision Pro in October 2025 with an updated model featuring an M5 chip.
