Apple executives discussed the timelines in October, in an internal presentation to employees at a meeting led by Vice President Mike Rockwell, according to the report. (https://bit.ly/33CeEmT)

The company declined to comment.

Alphabet Inc Google, Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc are among the many other tech firms that are betting on augmented reality, virtual reality or both.

(Reporting by Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel and Shounak Dasgupta)

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