Marty, Eric, David, and Daniel speak about new elevated VP videos, patents, and what should be the next MTV.

BETA 26.4 beta 3 - 9.5 GB update but runs fast

visionOS 26.4 Beta 3 Release Notes

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26_4-release-notes 

NEWS

YouTube App problems

New Vision Pro YouTube app launch marred by widespread black screen and playback issues

https://piunikaweb.com/2026/02/23/youtube-vision-pro-app-black-screen-issue/

New Elevated Episode

Apple’s slow drip of Vision Pro immersive videos continues with third-ever edition of travel series

https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/27/apple-releases-new-immersive-video-in-elevated-series-for-apple-vision-pro/ 

PSA for M5 users

PSA - M5 Owners. If you want 120fps, make sure you’re in a bright room!

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1raa41u/psa_m5_owners_if_you_want_120fps_make_sure_youre/ 

8K on M2 and M58K VR 180 Videos Now Working for both M5 and M2 Versions of the Apple Vision Pro 

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1rix33f/8k_vr_180_videos_now_working_for_both_m5_and_m2/ 

Patents!!!Apple Invents Advanced Antenna‑and‑Camera Support System for Next‑Gen Vision Devices 

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2027014077722317231 Apple Develops Advanced Facial‑Contact Sensors for AR Glasses

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2026280131354866027

Startup purchaseApple Acquires Startup invrs.io to Support Apple Vision Pro Development

https://voi.id/en/technology/560770 

Environments and working

How the Apple Vision Pro team allowed me to work remotely from a realistic version of Jupiter’s moon, Amalthea

https://www.popsci.com/gear/apple-vision-pro-environments-jupiter-interview/ 

VP Sports-related fix

Apple Vision Pro owners get sports-related fix to keep F1 & MLS streams looking crisp

https://appleday.org/apple-vision-pro-owners-get-sports-related-fix-to-keep-f1-mls-streams-looking-crisp 

visionOS 26 gets fix to keep F1 & MLS streams looking crisp

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/26/apple-vision-pro-owners-get-sports-related-fix-to-keep-f1-mls-streams-looking-crisp

Meta and Facial recognition

Meta Is Planning to Bring Back Facial Recognition

https://lifehacker.com/tech/meta-planning-facial-recognition-smart-glasses 

Streaming F1 at the March 4th event

Apple Vision Pro Could Get Immersive F1 Streaming at March 4 Event

https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-vision-pro-could-get-immersive-f1-streaming-at-march-4-event/ 

Opinion - Drawing in 3D with Logitech Muse

Drawing in 3D with the Logitech Muse for Apple Vision Pro is so much harder than I thought — and I never want to stop

https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/drawing-in-3d-with-the-logitech-muse-for-apple-vision-pro-is-so-much-harder-than-i-thought-and-i-never-want-to-stop 

Hallucinophonics

Hallucinophonics Launches Immersive Spatial/3D Edition of “Afternoon of Acid Rain” for Apple Vision Pro!

https://rockeramagazine.com/hallucinophonics-apple-vision/

Vision Pro on Long Flights

Apple Vision Pro on a 17-hour Singapore Airlines flight: Should you try it?

https://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/mobile/wearables/apple-vision-pro-headset-singapore-airlines-travel-experience 

APPS

WE Need Apps

Image viewer, update 1.1 now connects to photos, some export options, convenient upscaling

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/paralux/id6758563487

HORIZON Panoramic viewer $5 - allows a tiny bit of repositioning of a panoramic image

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/horizon-360-panoramic-viewer/id6758277001

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/s/72r0ovBpRk

Used large jpg image to test from this page https://www.eso.org/public/images/2016_04_06_VISTA_night_Pano-VTversion_CC/ 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vimeo/id425194759

https://vimeo.com/1165533165

https://vimeo.com/1165533165

MetalSplatter app update works with ml-sharp PLYs now 1.2.2

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/metalsplatter/id6476895334