{"id":131914,"date":"2025-05-26T00:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T00:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/131914\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T00:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T00:17:11","slug":"apple-ditches-apple-watch-camera-plans-because-it-was-a-terrible-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/131914\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple ditches Apple Watch camera plans because it was a terrible idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the same report about <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/apples-futuristic-ar-glasses-may-launch-next-year-with-these-5-features\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple\u2019s upcoming AR Glasses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-22\/apple-plans-glasses-for-2026-as-part-of-ai-push-nixes-watch-with-camera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman<\/a> reveals that Apple shelved plans for an Apple Watch with a built-in camera. While it wasn\u2019t expected to be used for wrist selfies, it\u2019s probably for the best that Apple decided to move on from that idea.<\/p>\n<p>The journalist writes: \u201cThe company had\u00a0actively been working\u00a0to release a camera-equipped Apple Watch and Apple Watch Ultra by 2027, but that work was shut down this week, according to the people familiar with the situation. The company continues to work on AirPods with cameras.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Bloomberg reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/id-take-ai-smart-glasses-over-an-apple-watch-with-a-camera-any-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple wanted to add cameras to both premium Apple Watch models<\/a>, including the regular Series and the Ultra.<\/p>\n<p>The Series model would have featured a camera inside the display, while the Ultra version would place one on the side, near the Digital Crown and Side buttons. At the time, Gurman explained how these placements would work:<\/p>\n<p>\tTech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox.\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"signup-form-info\">Sign up for the most interesting tech &amp; entertainment news out there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"signup-form-tos\">By signing up, I agree to the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.com\/terms-of-use\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Use<\/a> and have reviewed the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Apple is probably considering this approach because the thicker Ultra has more room to work with. It would mean that an Ultra wearer could easily point their wrist at something to scan an object. A Series watch user, meanwhile, would have to flip over their wrist.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Apple aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/iphone-16e-and-15-pro-finally-got-the-one-apple-ai-feature-worth-using\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boost Visual Intelligence<\/a> with a camera on the Apple Watch, the company might have run into roadblocks like battery drain, accuracy issues, or simply decided it wasn\u2019t worth the effort.<\/p>\n<p>Since Apple still lacks a clear vision for Apple Intelligence, it seems the company needs to step back and focus on what matters most to Apple Watch users: Health features.<\/p>\n<p>With Apple Watch sales declining, the company needs <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/tech\/6-features-rumored-for-the-apple-watch-se-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another breakthrough moment<\/a> to encourage upgrades. That could come in the form of a proper temperature sensor, blood pressure monitoring, or sugar level analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the latest rumors about <a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/guides\/watchos-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watchOS 12<\/a> below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the same report about Apple\u2019s upcoming AR Glasses, Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman reveals that Apple shelved plans for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3160],"tags":[1662,4690,1685,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-131914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-apple-watch","10":"tag-gadgets","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114571265446855799","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}