According to the latest supply chain data gathered by Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple may have delayed mass shipments of its headset to the second half of 2023 as it works to resolve software-related issues.Not to be confused with the iPhone XR, Bloomberg says the “xr” in this case stands for “extended reality.”According to Kuo, changes and bugs within xrOS have caused Apple to delay mass shipments of its headset to the second half of 2023.Apple can always announce the product months ahead of actual availability, and that’s something it’s done in the past with products like the Apple Watch.With that being said, however, Kuo worries that an announcement in January, as has been speculated, may be too early and ultimately be “detrimental to promotion and sales.”It still needs to be determined whether the media event schedule (previously estimated in January 2023) will also delay, but usually, if the time frame between the media event and end product mass shipment is too long, it’s detrimental to promotion and sales.Related- Apple ‘wrapping up’ development of mixed-reality headset OS ahead of 2023 launch- Gurman: Apple developing three headsets, ‘Reality Pro’ to be unveiled in 2023- Kuo: More affordable model of Apple’s mixed reality headset coming in 2025- Bloomberg: Apple’s upcoming mixed reality headset will run on ‘xrOS’ platformCheck out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:"