Apple may have a black Vision Pro hiding somewhere in its labs. A new leak on X (formerly Twitter) has shared images of an all-black Vision Pro headset, with a recognizable power strap and audio pod that looks similar to the current Apple Vision Pro hardware. Except, Apple doesn’t sell its MR headset (Mixed Reality) with a dark finish.

@LusiRoy8 on X claims that these parts belong to an upcoming second-generation Apple Vision Pro in black.

The black finish is doing a lot of work here

This is still a parts leak, so it should not be treated as proof of an imminent launch. The Vision Pro has always looked futuristic and slightly clinical. So a darker finish would have it look more serious, rather than an experimental product. This is also not the first time black Vision hardware has appeared online. Earlier leaks for a thinner and lighter mixed-reality headset internally referred to as “Vision Air” were also expected to use similar black parts.

That model was expected to use a Midnight-colored exterior, while cutting down on the weight with titanium structural components and a titanium battery enclosure.

Gorgeous design that we may never see

An all-black Vision Pro looks amazing. Though things don’t look so good right now for Apple’s broader headset roadmap. While Apple had reportedly been working on both a lower-cost Vision headset and a redesigned second-generation Vision Pro, recent reports claim that Apple paused development of all Vision headsets to shift more attention toward AI-powered smart glasses.

This doesn’t mean that the MR headset is dead. But a new Vision headset could be at least two years away. Looking at the leaked images, the darker parts seem to be a part of test components or early hardware for a shelved project.