Meta VR Glasses are a new spatial computing device that weighs a sixth of the Apple Vision Pro with a third of the cost, half of the specs, and none of the immersion. Meta's new glasses have Alan Dye all over them. Image source: Meta Take the front glass from the Apple Vision Pro, slap it on some thick glasses arms, remove the light seal, compute, and surrounding hardware, and you'll end up with Meta VR Glasses. These are less glasses than goggles, and initial demos show some promise in delivering decent mixed augmented reality results. For a headset people seem ready to claim was a failure, the industry, namely Meta, really leaned into chasing Apple's vision . Though, unlike Apple, Meta couldn't help slapping a logo right on the user's forehead. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Bring more life and personalization to your group chats, by adding backgrounds to your conversations in Messages in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Here's how to change yours for the better. You can change the backgrounds of conversations in Messages for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 Messages is an essential app for iPhone users, with it used to communicate with your closest relations. However, people may be getting a bit bored of seeing the usual grey and blue (and sometimes green) speech bubbles floating up a plain white page. During WWDC 2025, Apple finally made a change to Messages, allowing users to select the background for conversations. A work chat could be jazzed up with corporate-approved branding, while speaking to parents can be done to a background of favorite pets, for example. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple's watchOS 27.0.1 update has arrived with a fix that prevents Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Apple Watch Series 12 models from randomly restarting. New Apple Watch models could encounter restarts during use On Wednesday, just over a week after watchOS 27.0 reached the general public, Apple deployed the watchOS 27.0.1 update. The software addresses a bug that caused the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 to restart unexpectedly. Those who encountered the now-resolved issue said their Apple Watch rebooted while editing watch faces, making calls, using Siri AI, opening Apple Maps or the App Store , and recording workouts. Some Apple Watch owners have even said their devices restarted when idle. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
