visionOS to expand virtual experiences

visionOS 2.0 and Mac monitors

Apple released VisionOS in February of this year, and today, it announced updates that, according to the company, cover productivity, collaboration, and entertainment.

Apple showed off some of the apps available for visionOS, and there are now over 2000 apps.

With visionOS 2, Apple says there are new ways coming to the platform to connect and work together.

Photos on VisionOS 2 go beyond spatial photos and use machine learning to transform 2D images into 3D images with the click of a button.

SharePlay in the Photos app will allow users to share photos with other Apple Vision Pro users, for multi-person

New gestures will allow users to twist their hands to quickly access new features, such as the Mac virtual display, settings, and control interfaces.

Mac virtual display will be updated to a larger wraparound display, and multiple monitors will even be added to the Mac virtual display environment.

Apple is also releasing more APIs to create apps that use 3D space. TabletopKit will allow developers to make games and other apps connected to a surface like a table, and enterprise APIs will enable corporate users to create Apple Vision Pro-specific apps.

Turning to spatial video, Apple announced new commercial workflows, and Canon will be releasing a special lens to capture spatial video from affordable mirrorless cameras.

Apple will release the new version of VisionOS this fall, along with the newly announced versions of macOS, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and tvOS 18.

Apple has said that the Apple Vision Pro is the most significant product introduced in decades. While the iPhone and the iPad moved computing from the desktop to the palm of your hand, Apple has said that Apple Vision Pro represents the future of computing.

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