Wednesday January 11, 2023 2:45 p.m. PST by

A abbreviated clip ago, preview versions of Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices apps for Windows were discovered successful the Microsoft Store, and it turns retired 1 of those apps is hiding references to Apple's upcoming mixed-reality headset operating system.

The Apple Devices app is intended to let users to negociate assorted Apple devices connected Windows machines, functionality that was traditionally handled successful iTunes but which has migrated to Finder connected macOS. Windows users proceed to usage iTunes to negociate Apple devices if needed, but with Apple moving connected standalone apps similar ‌Apple Music‌ for Windows, it appears iTunes for Windows is nearing the extremity of its beingness and a replacement for instrumentality absorption functions is needed.

Upon investigating the caller Apple Devices Preview app for Windows, Twitter idiosyncratic @aaronp613 discovered references to some "Reality OS" and "xrOS," 2 names that person appeared successful repeated rumors arsenic being successful notation to Apple's upcoming mixed-reality headset.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman had reported for rather immoderate clip that Apple was readying to telephone its headset level "realityOS" oregon "rOS," but past period helium revealed that Apple has updated its plans and will telephone the level "xrOS". The sanction refers to "extended reality" to encompass some virtual world and augmented world experiences.

Over the weekend, Gurman reported that portion Apple had been aiming to present the headset this month, the institution is now planning for an instauration astir its accepted outpouring media lawsuit time. A much implicit instauration for developers volition past travel astatine WWDC successful June up of the existent merchandise motorboat aboriginal successful the year.

With that instauration clip framework rapidly approaching, it's nary astonishment that Apple is preparing its different apps and platforms to integrate with the headset and ‌xrOS‌, but the references successful the caller Apple Devices Preview app for Windows are apt an accidental slip-up by Apple.

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