In recent years, the rumor circuit regularly appeared that Apple would like to add a camera to the Apple Watch, but according to new information from Mark Gurman the company would no longer be interested.
Apple is said to have developed various Apple Watch and Apple Watch Ultra models that had a camera to view the wearer’s surroundings, but the work on these projects ended last week, Thus Bloomberg.
Apple Watch with camera
An Apple Watch with built -in camera. You would expect it to be added for Facetime or taking photos and videos, but nothing could be further from the truth. The camera would have enabled Apple Watch owners to get information about objects and places in the neighborhood.
Apple was planning to release the Apple Watch models equipped with camera in 2027, but Apple pulled the plug from this project. It is possible that Apple can bring back the technology in the future, but will not see any future in it for the time being. It is not known why the development has ended.
Visual Intelligence for Apple Watch
The camera would serve to make Visual Intelligence on an Apple Watch possible, at least that was the idea. By pointing to an object, the Apple Watch with camera could register this and tell you more. Think of identifying plants, describing objects, opening hours of a restaurant sharing, translating texts, etc.