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Phone Arena
07-07-2025
- Phone Arena
Apple introduces visionOS 26 for Vision Pro, with support for VR games and more
This year's WWDC ( Worldwide Developers Conference ) is currently underway, and Apple has officially announced visionOS 26 for the Apple Vision Pro. The numbering is following the company's new naming convention, where every operating system will now be numbered after the succeeding year to its year of release. - Mike Rockwell, Vice President of the Vision Products Group, June 2025 VisionOS 26 brings a number of new improvements, including the following: Widgets that anchor in 3D space Adding depth to photos with Apple Intelligence Enhanced Personas that feel more natural Widgets can be placed around your surroundings, and they will be there whenever you next put on your Vision Pro . Apple demonstrated this with a clock widget placed on a wall, so that it actually looked like the user had a clock in their room. Artificial windows that look out on fantastic vistas can also be anchored to your walls. You won't want to take off your headset after seeing this. | Image credit — Apple One of the best new changes is support for third-party PSVR2 controllers. Users will be able to pair controllers from the PSVR2 with their Vision Pro to play existing VR games, which Apple's headset did not support previously. Using PSVR2 controllers with the Vision Pro. | Image credit — Apple As gaming remains the main reason that people buy VR headsets , this was sorely needed. I'm glad that Apple finally saw sense and stopped trying to do things its own way. Vision Pro will now also support 180-degree, 360-degree, and wide FOV ( Field of View ) content made using GoPro, Canon, or Insta360. Viewing spatial content on the Vision Pro. | Image credit — Apple Browsing on visionOS 26 will feel incredible, as "spatial browsing" using the Safari web browser will add depth to and completely transform webpages. "Look to Scroll" will let you scroll said webpages using just your eyes. Developers can even integrate 3D models into their websites. Vision Pro users can drag these models out of a webpage and into their rooms. This allows you to view the model up close, as well as check how large it is in your room. Fascinatingly, you will now be able to unlock your iPhone while wearing the Vision Pro headset. Spatial browsing on Apple Vision Pro. | Image credit — Apple Personas have been drastically improved. The new models look much better and more lifelike, and Apple promises improved details for hair, lashes, complexion, and more. These new Personas are, in my opinion, what Apple was likely trying to achieve last year when it announced the Vision Pro . A new Personas compared to the old one. | Image credit — Apple Spatial Scenes are also getting an upgrade, thanks to AI. In short: they'll feel more lifelike than before. Vision Pro owners will also be able to visit Jupiter in an amazing new way, which looks fantastic! Apple showed off the new Jupiter environment, where you'll be able to speed up time to see the gas giant experience multiple extraordinary storms. You can also answer incoming calls on your iPhone using your Vision Pro now. Meanwhile, Home View now supports folders for enhanced app sorting. The Control Center has also been redesigned for a more convenient user experience. Of course, Apple considers the Vision Pro a super useful tool for enterprise work. As such, the company has made strides to make its headset more appealing for companies than ever before. For example, Dassault Systèmes has designed an app called 3DLive, which lets Vision Pro users view and interact with 3D models in a shared virtual space. 3DLive app in action on the Apple Vision Pro. | Image credit — Apple Apple is also adding support for an accessory specifically made for the Vision Pro : the Logitech Muse. This pen-like device allows for super accurate input and new ways to interact with virtual elements in 3D space. Using the Logitech Muse with Vision Pro. | Image credit — Apple While Apple Intelligence could already add depth to photos before, visionOS 26 takes it much further this time. As Apple put it, you'll feel like you can lean into the photo that you're viewing. Spatial Scenes on Vision Pro will completely transform your photos. | Image credit — Apple Unfortunately, the company did not reveal any news about a possible Apple Vision Pro 2 or even an Apple Vision Air, though reports claim that such a device is definitely in the works. Secure your connection now at a bargain price! We may earn a commission if you make a purchase Check Out The Offer
Tahawul Tech
10-06-2025
- Tahawul Tech
visionOS 26 introduces powerful new spatial experiences for Apple Vision Pro
Widgets become spatial and anchor in a user's space, Personas are more expressive and realistic, and new APIs unleash exciting opportunities for developers, creators, and enterprises. CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA — Apple previewed visionOS 26, an expansive update packed with groundbreaking spatial experiences and new features for Apple Vision Pro. Everyday interactions become more immersive and personal, with widgets that integrate into a user's space, spatial scenes that use generative AI to add stunning lifelike depth to photos, striking enhancements that make Personas feel more natural and familiar, and shared spatial experiences for Vision Pro users in the same room. visionOS 26 also adds support for 180-degree, 360-degree, and wide field-of-view content from Insta360, GoPro, and Canon, while new enterprise APIs allow organizations to create spatial experiences unique to visionOS. And with support for PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers, players can enjoy a new class of games on Apple Vision Pro.1 'Apple Vision Pro has defined what's possible in this new era of spatial computing, and with visionOS 26, we're excited to push the boundaries even further,' said Mike Rockwell, Apple's vice president of the Vision Products Group. 'With brand-new ways for Vision Pro owners to connect, explore, work together, and enjoy content, we're incredibly excited for users to enjoy features like apps and widgets that they can arrange in their spaces, spatial scenes that offer a brand-new viewing experience for their photos, and dramatically enhanced Personas on Vision Pro.' Widgets Become Spatial Across the Apple ecosystem, widgets offer personalized and useful information at a glance, and with visionOS 26, widgets become spatial, integrating seamlessly into a user's space and reappearing every time they put on Apple Vision Pro. Widgets in visionOS 26 are customizable, with a variety of options for frame width, color, and depth. Beautiful new widgets — including Clock, Weather, Music, and Photos — all offer unique interactions and experiences. Users can decorate their spaces with favorite widgets, including stunning panoramas and spatial photos of their favorite memories, clocks with distinctive face designs, and quick access to their go-to playlists and songs on Apple Music. The Widgets app helps users find widgets, including those from compatible iOS and iPadOS apps, and developers will also be able to create their own widgets using WidgetKit. Enhanced Shared Spatial Experiences Users love how visionOS lets them connect with family, friends, and colleagues remotely, and with visionOS 26, they can share spatial experiences with other Apple Vision Pro users in the same room. They can come together to watch the latest blockbuster movie in 3D, play a spatial game, or collaborate with coworkers. Users can also add remote participants from across the world via FaceTime, enabling connection with people near and far. Dassault Systèmes, a leading provider of engineering and 3D design software, is leveraging this ability with their 3DLive app, bringing the ability to visualize 3D designs both in person and with remote colleagues. With visionOS 26, Personas are transformed to feel more natural and familiar. Taking advantage of industry-leading volumetric rendering and machine learning technology, the all-new Personas now have striking expressivity and sharpness, offering a full side profile view, and remarkably accurate hair, lashes, and complexion. Personas are still created on device in a matter of seconds, and new improvements to the setup process allow users to adjust and preview how their Persona looks spatially, and even pick glasses from over 1,000 variations. Introducing Spatial Scenes visionOS 26 makes spatial photos even more realistic, leveraging a new generative AI algorithm and computational depth to create spatial scenes with multiple perspectives, letting users feel like they can lean in and look around. Users can view spatial scenes in the Photos app, Spatial Gallery app, and Safari, while developers can use the Spatial Scene API to make their app experience even more immersive. Zillow is taking advantage of the API for their Zillow Immersive app, allowing users to see images of homes and apartments with the rich depth and dimension that spatial scenes offer. New Ways to Browse, Play, and Watch Users can select spatial browsing to transform articles on Safari, hide distractions, and reveal spatial scenes that come alive as they scroll. Web developers have the ability to embed 3D models directly into web pages, letting users shop and browse with depth and dimension, and see and manipulate 3D objects and models right in Safari. visionOS 26 supports native playback of 180-degree, 360-degree, and wide field-of-view content from Insta360, GoPro, and Canon. Users can enjoy their exciting 2D action footage the way it was meant to be seen. Developers can incorporate this new playback capability into their apps and websites. visionOS 26 also introduces support for the PlayStation VR2 Sense controller. Now, developers can deliver even more engaging gameplay experiences for Apple Vision Pro thanks to high-performance motion tracking in 6 degrees of freedom, finger touch detection, and vibration support. Enterprise APIs and Tools Companies around the world are harnessing spatial computing on Apple Vision Pro to supercharge their workflows for design, training, sales, education, and more. New capabilities like team device sharing let organizations easily set up and manage a shared pool of devices. Users can securely save their eye and hand data, vision prescription, and accessibility settings to their iPhone running iOS 26 and bring it to another Vision Pro, making sharing easier than ever. visionOS 26 adds support for Logitech Muse, a spatial accessory built for Apple Vision Pro that enables precise input and new ways to interact with collaboration apps like Spatial Analogue.1 Enterprise-focused APIs, like the new Protected Content API, ensure that only people who have been granted access can see confidential materials like medical records or business forecasts, while preventing copying, screenshots, and screen sharing. Additional visionOS 26 features include: More Apple Intelligence features — including updates to Image Playground — come to Apple Vision Pro. visionOS 26 also adds support for new languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish, along with support for English in Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, and the UK. 2 Look to Scroll allows users to explore apps and websites using just their eyes. Users can customize the scroll speed, and developers can integrate Look to Scroll into their visionOS apps. In the redesigned Control Center , features like Guest User, Focus, Travel Mode, and more are conveniently displayed in one view, letting users effortlessly manage their music, adjust their Environment settings, and connect to Mac Virtual Display. Users can unlock their iPhone while wearing Apple Vision Pro , even in a fully immersive experience like an Environment. This feature can be enabled in Settings for Face ID-enabled iPhone models running iOS 26. 3 visionOS 26 supports relaying calls from iPhone , so a user can now answer phone calls directly from Apple Vision Pro, or start a call from People View by selecting a contact's phone number or clicking on a phone number in a web page. 4 Home View now supports folders , letting users rearrange and group apps together. Availability All of these features are available for testing starting today through the Apple Developer Program at For more information, visit Apple Intelligence requires Apple Vision Pro running visionOS 26 with Apple Intelligence enabled and Siri and device language set to the same supported language: English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish (Mexico, Spain). Features are subject to change. Some features may not be available in all regions, all languages, or on all devices, and compatible hardware and software may be required.
Tom's Guide
09-06-2025
- Tom's Guide
visionOS 26: Everything coming to the Vision Pro
Apple's annual developer's event, WWDC 2025 is finally here and with that the company announced updates to visionOS 26, which controls the Apple Vision Pro headset. Apple announced a number of changes across the board to all of its operating systems with the Liquid Glass expression, which features rounder icons and more translucent controls. As mentioned during the keynote, the Liquid Glass changes affecting other software like iOS 26 was inspired by the look and feel of visionOS. To start, Apple shook up the naming conventions for its software, so instead of visionOS 3 we're getting visionOS 26. Read on for the other changes coming to Apple's headset. The "expansive" update is filled with new spatial experiences and features that are meant to make apps in the Vision Pro "more immersive and personal." Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. visionOS 26 is adding support 180-degree, 360-degree and "wide field-of-view" content from some of the best 360 cams. "We're incredibly excited for users to enjoy features like apps and widgets that they can arrange in their spaces, spatial scenes that offer a brand-new viewing experience for their photos, and dramatically enhanced Personas on Vision Pro," Mike Rockwell, Apple's VP of the Vision Products Group said in a press release. Widgets are getting more personalized with Apple saying that they're getting more spatial that will appear every time you put on the Vision Pro. You can change frame width, color, and depth on widgets for apps like Clock, weather, music and more. You can also add spatial photos and panoramas. Think of them almost like decor in your Vision Pro space. If you're with other people donning Vision Pro headsets you can share in spatial experiences including watching movies, playing games or collaborating. With visionOS 26, there is a new 3DLive app from Dassault Systèmes that enables you visualize 3D designs in person and for remote colleagues. Additionally, Personas are getting "more natural and familiar." They're getting more expressive and sharping with side profile views and more accurate "hair, lashes, and complexion." Spatial photos are supposed to get more realistic with visionOS 26 using generative AI and computatinal depth to add multiple perspectives so that you can "feel like [you] can lean in and look around." These new Scenes can be in the Photos, Spatial Gallery and Safari apps. Also, wider view 2D footage from the best action cams get native support now. visionOS 26 is introducing support for the PlayStation VR2 sense controller and giving developers the ability to design experiences around using the controllers. Additionally, spatial browsing is coming to Safari where it will "hide distractions and reveal spatial scenes." This means that developers can add 3D models to web pages that you can interact with when browsing in Safari. So you can manipulate 3D objects in the web browser. There are a number of updates for business focused APIs and working with coworkers alongside some smaller updates including more Apple Intelligence features. All of the features are available in a developer beta now and will likely launch later this year.
The Star
16-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Apple readies feature that lets Vision Pro users scroll with their eyes
Customers try the Apple Vision Pro headset inside an Apple store in San Francisco, California, US. The eye-scrolling capability is being tested as part of visionOS 3, an upcoming version of the Vision Pro's operating system, according to sources. — Bloomberg Apple Inc is developing a feature for its Vision Pro headset that lets users scroll through software with their eyes, aiming to enhance the device with a novel interface. The eye-scrolling capability is being tested as part of visionOS 3, an upcoming version of the Vision Pro's operating system, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Already, the headset lets users navigate the software by looking at objects and then selecting them by pinching their fingers. The idea is to leverage the Vision Pro's existing eye-tracking hardware and software to take the system a step further, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the technology is still under wraps. Apple is planning to introduce the new Vision Pro operating system at its annual developer conference starting on June 9. The company also is slated to introduce major upgrades to iOS, iPadOS and macOS at that event, including changes that will make the software experience on those platforms feel more cohesive. On May 13, the iPhone maker announced a slew of upcoming accessibility upgrades for Apple devices, including support for companies working on neural-controlled interfaces. The team working on visionOS got an overhaul last month. Staff moved out of the prior Vision Products Group into a new combined Siri and visionOS software team within the company's software engineering organisation. A spokesperson for Cupertino, California-based Apple declined to comment. The eye-scrolling feature will work across all of Apple's built-in apps on the Vision Pro, which starts at US$3,499 (RM15,007), and the company is preparing a way for developers to integrate the technology into their own software. Apple continues to add new features to the device – despite it not being a commercial hit – in a bid to show off the product's underlying capabilities and improve the experience for current users. At the same time, Apple is working on future hardware devices for the Vision product line. That includes a lighter version, as well as a model that tethers to a Mac for using applications that require low latency, or a minimal lag. The company is also working on smart glasses – both with and without augmented reality. The AR product is likely to someday run the same operating system as the Vision Pro. Several years ago, Samsung Electronics Co added an eye-scrolling feature to its smartphones, taking advantage of the devices' front-facing cameras. But the option never caught on with consumers. Apple added an eye-tracking feature to the iPhone and iPad last year, also using the front camera, as an option geared toward people with disabilities. It lets them control an on-screen pointer rather than scrolling through apps and content. In March, Apple rolled out visionOS 2.4, a notable update that brought a new Spatial Gallery app for viewing 3D content. It also added the Apple Intelligence platform and more deeply integrated the software with the iPhone. Apple is preparing to launch iOS 19 alongside the new visionOS and will include features like an AI-powered battery optimisation mode and a live-translate system for AirPods. – Bloomberg
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First Post
15-05-2025
- First Post
Apple's new wonder feature: Scroll with your eyes
The new feature's goal is to build on Vision Pro's existing eye-tracking hardware and software to advance the system even further. The company is planning to introduce the feature next month at its annual developer conference read more If you're an Apple Vision Pro user, you can soon scroll through the software with your eyes. The eye-scrolling feature is currently undergoing tests to be incorporated into visionOS 3, the upcoming version of Vision Pro's operating system, as per a report by The Business Times. Apple Vision Pro already lets users navigate the software by looking at objects and selecting them by simply pinching their fingers at them. The new feature's goal is to build on Vision Pro's existing eye-tracking hardware and software to advance the system even further. The company is planning to introduce the feature next month at its annual developer conference. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The company is also expected to unveil significant updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS at the event, featuring changes aimed at creating a more unified and seamless software experience across the platforms. Last month, the visionOS team underwent a reorganisation, with staff transitioning from the former Vision Products Group to a newly formed Siri and visionOS software team within Apple's software engineering division. A spokesperson for the Cupertino, California-based company declined to comment. Meanwhile, the ey-scrolling feature will be applicable to all of Apple's built-in apps on the Vision Pro, as the company is developing a program that will integrate the new feature in its own software. Apple is simultaneously developing next-generation hardware for its Vision lineup, including a lighter headset and a version designed to connect to a Mac for low-latency applications that demand minimal lag. In addition, the company is exploring smart glasses in two forms: standard and augmented reality (AR) versions. The AR glasses are expected to eventually run the same operating system as the Vision Pro. Last year, Apple introduced an eye-tracking feature for the iPhone and iPad, utilising the front camera. This feature, designed for people with disabilities, allows them to control an on-screen pointer instead of scrolling through apps and content. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
