Reports are spreading about a very specific Apple Vision Pro front glass crack
Multiple users on Reddit have shared images of a clean-cut shear in their Apple Vision Pro front glass appearing for reportedly no reason.

Apple Vision Pro cover glass with a crack. Source: Reddit u/dornbirn
Apple Vision Pro is a precisely built product with zero corners and custom parts all around. The front glass is a single sheet cut to act as a lens for the tracking cameras.
Such precise engineering doesn't leave much room for tolerance or error, which may be the cause behind a limited number of reports about cracks in the cover glass. As of this publication, prominent Reddit posts share similar images of sheared glass right at the nose bridge.
Each account claims they left the Apple Vision Pro connected to the battery pack and stored it overnight. Conjecture believes that charging with the soft cover on while in the Travel Case may create a problem with overheating the glass, leading to expansion and a crack at the weakest point.
There doesn't appear to be similar crack reports in Apple Support forums, on X, or anywhere else on the web at the moment.
Apple and AppleCare
The crack appears to be a sudden shear in the nose bridge, which would be the weakest part of the glass mold. Those with the issue speaking to Apple Support have been told to pay the AppleCare deductible of $300 for a repair.
Without AppleCare a cover glass repair would cost $800.
Typically, such a small sample wouldn't warrant a story, but the crack appearing similarly for all accounts makes it a pattern. A small number of devices may have slipped past inspection with a greater potential for cracking, but that's just speculation at this point.
Apple hasn't commented on the situation and likely won't unless a larger pattern is observed. The best course of action is to call Apple Support and ask for the case to be escalated for examination about a potential device defect.
Documenting precisely what you did before the crack appeared and sharing it will only help the case. If the cover glass cracking is a widespread issue or inherent defect, Apple could create a special program to repair it.
AppleInsider has verified that no Genius Bar appointments have been made relating to this kind of break without a reported drop across 24 stores mostly on the east coast of the US. If the issue were more commonplace, it would have blown up across social media after three weeks in the wild, and a number north of 200,000 units sold.
If you have a cracked Apple Vision Pro that you did not drop, please contact AppleInsider through our contact form with a link to an image of the crack and whether you charged with the cover on or in the Travel Case.
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Now this news report about VISION PRO could be something very different than the G4 Cube, because like I said, those lines on the Cube are MOLD LINES, not cracks. Furthermore, the G4 Cube's case was thick plastic, whereas the glass on the VISION PRO is extremely thin and even has a thin film on the outside which is highly prone to scratching. The two really cannot be compared.
Honestly, it isn't too surprising that there are reports of cracked glass. Anything wearable needs to be made durable. Apple couldn't make the glass any thicker because even now it is a bit heavy. And just like when you put those thin glass protectors on your iPhone, cracks occurring during normal use happen. The thinner the glass, the more likely it is to happen.
This is upsetting news to be sure. We have too many people unnecessarily trashing Apple's ground-breaking VISION PRO as it is, so news like this will no doubt make some would-be buyers reconsider. Not sure how best Apple should address this, but addressing people's concerns is paramount if sales of the device are to lead to future models and new innovations over time, no unlike the iPhone. But as was the case with the G4 Cube, if few people buy it, Apple could abandon it. And that would be yet another crying shame.
Raises the question, would a modern Cube be encased in glass or metal?
In addition, the person who posted in the first link is theorizing that the glass simply breaks by itself "with no outside force". He wasn't charging it in whatever he "packed it away" in. The person who posted in the second link (who didn't use a case) says that they can't remember if they had covered the glass visor when they charged it.
This person is saying that the form of the visor breaks itself. In other words, they don't think it has any correlation to using a case or not.
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Read the second link: "I noticed this day 1 with my Vision Pro. I didn't have a travel case at that time, but it is possible when I charged it, I left the front cover on. I honestly don't remember."
This person is saying the damage appeared before they owned a case.
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RECAP: first link doesn't relate to using a case, second link doesn't involve a case.