Apple has postponed work on a camera-equipped AI pendant, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. The wearable was intended to give Siri visual context through a camera, but Apple has not announced the device or explained the pause.
How Apple’s AI pendant was supposed to work
The reported design could be worn as a necklace, clipped to clothing, or placed elsewhere on the body. Its camera would gather visual information for Siri, giving the assistant context about what the wearer is looking at.
Earlier reporting described an AirTag-sized pendant that would work with the iPhone and Siri. Bloomberg’s latest report does not confirm that size or explain what processing would happen on the pendant versus the iPhone. Apple has also not shared details such as the camera’s resolution, activation controls, or whether it would capture images continuously.
That leaves basic privacy questions unanswered: when the camera would capture images, how the wearer would know it was active, and what would happen to the visual data. Those details matter for a camera designed to be worn throughout the day, but they are not in Bloomberg’s report.
Siri can already answer questions about an iPhone camera view
The idea overlaps with Siri mode in the iOS 27 Camera app, which lets owners of compatible iPhones ask about objects in view, identify something, search for similar images, or request an action. It requires an Apple Intelligence-compatible model, including iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max or iPhone 16 and later. Users point the phone at an object and ask Siri a question, then can ask follow-ups without leaving Camera. A camera on a pendant could offer a more hands-free way to provide visual context, though Bloomberg has not described how it would activate or frame the camera.
The iPhone feature does not confirm Apple is continuing work on the pendant, and there is no reported connection between the two projects. It is simply a current example of Apple bringing visual context to Siri through a camera.
The project is postponed, not officially canceled
Bloomberg gives no reason for the pause and offers no new timeline. The report does not say when Apple might revisit the project. “Postponed” describes the current status; it is not a cancellation announcement or a promise that the device will eventually launch.
