In recent years, Apple has shown a special interest in the field of augmented reality through its mobile devices, however, it seems that the interest of developers does not go through this sector (We can count on the fingers of one hand the options currently available in the App Store).
Still, Apple continues focusing on the field of augmented realityAccording to a large number of rumors, a development that Digitimes claims would be taking place with Valve and would reach the market in the second half of 2020, probably in the hands of the new iPhone 2020 range.
According to this medium, Quanta and Pegatron would be responsible for the manufacture of this new device, a device that would be mounted on the head and they would not be like the glasses that we can currently find in the virtual reality market. This device could be Apple's next big launch, the next "next big thing."
Ming-Chi Kuo claimed a few months ago that Apple was working on an augmented reality device that would hit the market in 2020 in collaboration with other companies. It is likely that finally Valve has been the company selected by Apple to carry out its project.
Digitimes affirms Valve recently joined the project for an augmented reality device which Apple has been working on for the past few years. The iOS 13 code makes references to an AR device connection system, so this would not be the only device compatible with the field of augmented reality that would be compatible with the iPhone.
Augmented reality devices (with virtual reality) are currently more used, they are Microsoft Hololens, glasses aimed at the business sector, since this is where much more can be done, at least for now and until the technology matures enough to allow the manufacture of portable and lightweight models.