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Apple has yesterday evening released a series of new beta versions and released the Golden Master of iOS 13 - this obviously seems to know a lot about Apple's iGlasses.
At the beginning of the month, initial information about Apple’s augmented reality glasses was published in a internal iOS 13 beta discovered. But now it seems that no more chatty sources are necessary to find out more details about iGlasses - it is included in the iOS 13 Golden Master and in the current Xcode beta. The find was discovered by none other than Steve Troughton-Smith. The developer is well known, among other things, for his thoroughness when it comes to beta software. According to Troughton-Smith, the search for code snippets was not difficult, as some information about Apple's AR glasses was listed unprotected in files and even entire folders. The "Starboard" system is mentioned again. It describes an AR headset or a similar device that can process stereoscopic or stereo content. Different chains of code characters also indicate that there are several ways to access AR content. "StarBoard" appears to work similarly to CarPlay, as the content is transferred to an external display.
Will product “T288” be released in 2020?
While exact details of how it works are unknown, Troughton-Smith suspects that a "dashboard" with compatible stereo AR applications appears when the unknown headset is paired with an iPhone or similar device. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the discovery is the included ReadMe file. This file guides the reader through various procedures for testing stereo AR apps on the iPhone – presumably a possibility for Apple employees who don't have access to prototypes of the glasses themselves. The instructions refer to internal iOS builds and mention the so-called "STARTester" app – which is supposed to be able to emulate AR headsets. It has been rumored for years that Apple is working on a project codenamed "T288" – the goal of which is to develop augmented reality glasses. In the meantime, rumors arose that Apple had allegedly stopped work on the device. After this discovery, it should be clear that Apple has not stopped development. Analysts still believe that such a product could be presented as early as 2020 – let’s wait and see. (Photo by SasinP / Bigstockphoto)
