Vision ProFiles

This week's episode of Vision ProFiles digs into the swirling debate over Apple's next Vision Pro—four competing redesign concepts, a leadership shake-up, soft retail sales, and Meta's cheaper $1,299 rival—while also covering visionOS 27 housekeeping, new apps, and community reactions to it all.

▌ NEXT-GEN VISION PRO — THE ROADMAP DEBATE

New Vision Pro Headset: AppleConsidering Four Different Form Factors — https://technewstube.com/macrumors/1871067/new-vision-pro-headset-apple-considering-four-different/

Apple Working on New, LighterVision Pro Version — https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/27/apple-working-on-new-lighter-vision-pro-version/

N224: Four Prototypes, OneFamiliar Shape — https://www.ithinkdiff.com/apple-vision-pro-successor-n224-smart-glasses/

Vision Hardware LeadershipReshuffle — https://www.ithinkdiff.com/apple-vision-pro-leadership-n224-changes/

Report: Next Vision ProReportedly "On Life Support" as Design Stays Undecided — https://machash.com/cult-of-mac/417488/apples-next-vision-pro-reportedly-life-support-design/

Pushback: Apple's Development"Graveyard" Is a Feature, Not a Failure — https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apple-vision-pros-development-graveyard-exemplifies-apples-1000-nos-to-every-yes

Roadmap Forecast: SmartGlasses in 2027, Upgraded Vision Pro in 2028 — https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apples-smart-glasses-predicted-for-2027-upgraded-apple-vision-pro-2028

▌ INDUSTRY & BUSINESS

Report: Some Apple StoresSelling Just One Vision Pro a Month — https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-vision-pro-sales-one-unit-month-some-stores/

Gurman: Meta's $1,299 VRGlasses Are "Exactly" What Vision Pro Should Have Been — https://machash.com/mac-daily-news/417486/gurman-metas-1299-vr-glasses-exactly-apple-vision-pro/

Meta VR Glasses: Price,Weight, and the Pressure on Vision Pro — https://www.macobserver.com/news/meta-vr-glasses-price-weight-pressure-vision-pro/

▌ VISIONOS 27 — HOUSEKEEPING

How to Prepare Vision Pro forvisionOS 27 Before Monday — https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-prepare-visionos-27-before-monday/

▌ XR COMMUNITY VOICES

Used Vision Pro or Wait forthe Meta VR Glasses? — Community Thread — https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1wrnl29/used_vision_pro_or_wait_for_the_meta_vr_glasses/

▌ ADDENDUM — LATE-BREAKING LINKS

Gurman/Bloomberg: Apple IsWeighing the Future of Vision Pro — Community Discussion — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wro9ro/mark_gurmanbloomberg_apple_is_weighing_the_future/

visionOS 27 Bug Reports:Widgets and Siri — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wqkb6d/problems_with_visionos27_widgets_and_siri_please/

New App: Depth Strike ($7.99)— https://apps.apple.com/us/app/depth-strike/id6816047104

"We Still Believe inVision Pro, So We Built An..." — Community Post — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wqzj7x/we_still_believe_in_vision_pro_so_we_built_an/

New App: I'm Wizard — MagicCombat Game ($9.99) — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/im-wizard-magic-combat-game/id6747723768

"What Do You Use ItFor?" — Community Thread — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wq4hrc/what_do_you_use_it_for/

Immersive Video: Changing ofthe Guard at Windsor Castle (180°) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY9oL0DtWsA

▌ SHOW INFORMATION

Host: Marty Jencius | ThePodTalk.net

Panelists: Eric Bolden · Dave Ginsburg

Email: [email protected]

Web: ThePodTalk.Net

visionOS 27 arrives with Siri AI, curved windows, and personal environments, and the panel works through what it means alongside Apple's widening layoffs, a peer-reviewed neurosurgery study, and a rhythm game that builds levels from your own music.

Host: Marty Jencius | Panelists: Eric Bolden, Dave Ginsburg, Daniel Burkholder

VISIONOS 27 — THE BIG UPDATE

visionOS 27 Is Now Available — Here's What's New

https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-27-is-now-available-for-apple-vision-pro-heres-whats-new/

visionOS 27 Adds Siri AI to Your Spatial Computing Environment

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/14/visionos-27-adds-siri-ai-to-your-spatial-computing-environment

visionOS 27 Launched for Apple Vision Pro Headsets

https://www.uploadvr.com/visionos-27-launched-for-apple-vision-pro-headsets/

EU Gets Siri AI on Vision Pro — but Not on iPhone

https://mixed-news.com/en/visionos-27-siri-ai-apple-vision-pro-eu/

Ask Siri Questions While Watching VR 180 — Community Thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wm8r00/ask_siri_any_questions_if_you_are_watching_vr_180/

INDUSTRY & BUSINESS

Apple Layoffs 2026 — Fitness+ Team Faces Cuts After Siri, Vision Pro Restructuring

https://www.analyticsinsight.net/jobs/apple-layoffs-2026-fitness-team-faces-cuts-after-siri-vision-pro-restructuring

CONTRARIAN TAKES

The Adoption Curve, Ep. 24: Apple Kills Vision Pro Headsets to Chase Meta's Smart Glasses Lead

https://str8digital.com/shows/the-adoption-curve/episode-24.html

Friday Fury: Apple Vision Pro — One User's Blunt Take

https://kiakamgar.com/posts/friday-fury-apple-vision-pro

RESEARCH

nextViewer Scores 1.7/2.0 Among Neurosurgeons for Surgical Planning

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42729479/

APPS & GAMING

Flow Chaser: Build a Rhythm Level from Any Song You Own — $14.99

https://www.uploadvr.com/flow-chaser-brings-procedural-spatial-rhythm-gameplay-to-apple-vision-pro/

https://mixed-news.com/en/flow-chaser-vision-pro-rhythm-levels-from-your-own-music/

Developer post: https://x.com/Brian_Corrieri/status/2099877065428222036

Gameplay reaction: https://x.com/robiegomez/status/2101386311076573330

PATENT WATCH

Patently Apple — New Vision Pro Patent Filing

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2099868867598377078

XR COMMUNITY VOICES

Voices from the Field on visionOS 27

https://x.com/hunter_spatial/status/2100329478329450672

https://x.com/EinarJohnson_XR/status/2100018160531542267

DEVELOPER CORNER

How to Build Vision Pro WebXR Apps: 5 Coding Secrets

https://msinformationtech.blogspot.com/2026/09/how-to-build-vision-pro-webxr-apps-5.html

CONTACT & FOLLOW

Vision ProFiles is part of The PodTalk Network — https://www.thepodtalk.net

YouTube.com/@VisionProFiles

[email protected]

VisionOS 27 brings nearly the full feature set to M2 owners, Apple previews eye-tracked wheelchair control and new accessibility tools, and a developer opens up iPhone mirroring.

VISIONOS 27 — WHAT'S NEW

Nearly Everything to M2 — Two Features Held for M5

https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-27-m2-vision-pro-two-features-reserved-for-m5/

New Icelandic Environment, Curved Windows

https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-27-new-environment-curved-windows-vision-pro/

ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION

Eye-Tracked Wheelchair Control: Tolt and LUCI

https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-wheelchair-control-eye-tracking-tolt-luci/

Three visionOS-Only Accessibility Features in 2026

https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-accessibility-features-vehicle-motion-cues-face-gestures-dwell-control/

APP ECOSYSTEM

1M Apps — Only 3,000 Built for visionOS

https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-app-ecosystem-1-million-apps-3000-native/

The App Store Is Still a Joke

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wemi9w/vision_pro_app_store_still_a_joke/

Best SharePlay Apps

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wdknow/best_shareplay_apps/

iPHONE MIRRORING

Proof of Concept: Mirroring With Controls

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wesmic/proof_of_concept_iphone_mirroring_with_controls/

iPhone Mirror Control Source Released

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1weyyks/visionos_iphone_mirror_control_sharing_source/

NEW APPS & EXPERIENCES

Apollo 11's Moon Landing as a Spatial Experience

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we7nnp/we_just_released_apollo_11s_moon_landing_as_a/

Spatial Music Visualizer for visionOS

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wex0sm/spatial_music_visualizer_for_visionos/

Locus 1.1.3: Animated Skybox, Ambient Sound

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wehej7/locus_113_with_animated_skybox_and_ambient_sound/

Propriotype: Hand-Driven Desktop Launches

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we97gh/propriotype_hand_desktop_interface_now_on_the_app/

VR Tour of a Stadium Before Apple Immersive

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wemx3i/vr_tour_of_stadium_area_before_apple_immersive/

COMMUNITY SHOWCASE

The Perfect Setup

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we9gpp/the_perfect_setup/

Try to Resist Falling Asleep

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we6tp6/try_to_resist_falling_asleep/

Owners Want to Be One of the Few

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wf2kjq/apple_vision_pro_owners_want_to_be_one_of_the/

Tester Wanted: Real Cinema Experience

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wf57ly/tester_wanted_for_a_real_cinema_experience_for/

Decoration Spotted in Apple Keynote

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wcvva0/decoration_in_applekeynote/

Roundtable VR

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wen614/roundtable_vr/

INDUSTRY & BROADER CONTEXT

iPhone Duo Is No Apple Vision Pro

https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/10/iphone-duo-is-no-apple-vision-pro/

iPhone Fold Will Go the Way of Vision Pro

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-fold-will-go-the-way-of-vision-pro-4-market-at-most.2488799/

PATENT WATCH

Patently Apple: New Patent Filing

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2097335352847643114

HARDWARE & ACCESSORIES

WeCreate Vision Pro 45W (r/Laserengraving)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Laserengraving/comments/1wae78q/wecreat_vision_pro_45w_distortedwonky_engraving/

AppleCare+ One Family Covers All Eligible Devices

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wbwyqh/apple_care_one_family_covers_all_the_eligible/

CONNECT WITH VISION PROFILES

YouTube: @VisionProfiles (live Mondays 9 PM EST)

ThePodTalk.net | Email: [email protected]

The headset Apple just laid off 200 people over is quietly earning FDA

authorization in the operating room - plus the weight problem, immersive

baseball, and a visionOS app that turns your Mac into a touchscreen.

VISION PRO IN MEDICINE

Stryker Launches FDA-Cleared Apple Vision Pro App (Yahoo Finance)

https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/stryker-launches-fda-cleared-apple-173700748.html

Apple Vision Pro Was Just Used in a First-of-Its-Kind Surgery (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/03/apple-vision-pro-was-just-used-in-a-first-of-its-kind-surgery/

A Surgeon Just Performed Hip Surgery Wearing Apple Vision Pro (GadgetReview)

https://www.gadgetreview.com/a-surgeon-just-performed-hip-surgery-wearing-apple-vision-pro

Surgeons Keep Finding Reasons to Use the Apple Vision Pro (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/01/surgeons-keep-finding-reasons-to-use-the-apple-vision-pro

Pfizer Launches Immersive Apple Vision Pro Experience to Explain Cancer Research (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/03/pfizer-launches-immersive-apple-vision-pro-experience-to-explain-cancer-research

INDUSTRY & BUSINESS

Apple Cuts Vision Pro Jobs as It Doubles Down on AI (UC Today)

https://uctoday.com/apple-cuts-vision-pro-jobs-as-it-doubles-down-on-ai

Apple Cuts Over 200 Jobs Across Vision Pro and Siri Teams (Yahoo Finance)

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/apple-aapl-cuts-over-200-145021020.html

Mac, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro Suppliers in Vietnam Get New Apple Education Center (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/27/mac-iphone-and-apple-vision-pro-suppliers-in-vietnam-get-new-apple-education-center

HARDWARE & COMFORT

Apple's Vision Pro Weighs a Pound - This One Weighs Six Ounces (GadgetReview)

https://www.gadgetreview.com/apples-vision-pro-weighs-a-pound-this-one-weighs-six-ounces

IMMERSIVE SPORTS - FOLLOW-UP

Apple Pundits Say Vision Pro Is By Far the Best Way to Watch Baseball (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/apple-pundits-say-vision-pro-is-by-far-the-best-way-to-watch-baseball/

THE WIDER XR LANDSCAPE

Meta Quest's Environment Loft Is Everything I Wanted (Reddit r/virtualreality)

https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1w8h48d/meta_quests_environment_loft_is_everything_i/

The Ultra Fold Duo Won't Be Another Vision Pro (MacRumors Forums)

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/the-ultra-fold-duo-wont-be-another-vision-pro.2488554/

PATENT WATCH

Patently Apple on X - Filing 1 and Filing 2

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2095506435279081896

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2095492674640064915

APPS & COMMUNITY

choclift - Workflow Sweetener (App Store)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/choclift-workflow-sweetener/id6759246284?platform=vision

CONTACT

Vision ProFiles | ThePodTalk.net

Host: Marty Jencius

Panelists: Eric Bolden - Dave Ginsburg - Daniel Burkholder

YouTube.com/@VisionProFiles

Dave, Marty, and Eric review the first immersive baseball game on Vision Pro, the latest beta 8, and other news stories of the week.

New Beta 8 VisionOS 27 developer notes

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-27-release-notes

IMMERSIVE SPORTS

Apple Brings Live MLB Games to Vision Pro — Friday Night Baseball Goes Immersive

https://roadtovr.com/apple-mlb-live-immersive-games-schedule-2026/

Apple Pundits Say Vision Pro Is 'By Far the Best Way to Watch Baseball'

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/apple-pundits-say-vision-pro-is-by-far-the-best-way-to-watch-baseball/

Community Reacts: Friday Night Baseball in Immersive Is 'Really Fun'

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1w18g5q/friday_night_baseball_in_immersive_is_really_fun/

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1w1vvr8/round_up_of_comments_on_apples_first_immersive/

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1w1al3h/hats_off_to_the_apple_immersive_team/

LIVING WITH VISION PRO

How One User Is Finding Their Groove with Vision Pro

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/29/heres-how-i-enjoy-using-apple-vision-pro/

INDUSTRY & BUSINESS

Layoffs Hit Apple Vision Pro and Siri Teams

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/layoffs-just-hit-apple-vision-185505999.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/apples-rare-bay-area-layoffs-100000588.html

TECH & RESEARCH

Apple Researchers Unveil LGTM — A Graphics Boost for Vision Pro

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/02/apple-researchers-unveil-lgtm-a-potential-boost-for-apple-vision-pro-graphics/

ProPriotype: Hand-Based Desktop Interface Heads to TestFlight

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1w0kvf0/propriotype_handbased_desktop_interface_testflight/

APPS & CONTENT

Cloud-Streamed 6DOF Cinema on Vision Pro — Early Testing Underway

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vy59ia/were_testing_cloudstreamed_6dof_cinema_on_vision/

DeoVR Now Supports Native Fisheye Uploads

https://www.reddit.com/r/VR180Film/comments/1w1v7k2/its_here_deovr_now_support_native_fisheye_uploads/

From Buggy 3-Minute Prototype to 33-Minute Experience: A Dev Story

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1w2xdw7/from_a_buggy_3minute_prototype_to_a_33minute/

Starclash Immersive Animation — New App for Vision Pro

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/starclash-immersive-animation/id6770366685

Community Calls for a Native Reddit App on Vision Pro

https://www.reddit.com/r/ideasfortheadmins/comments/1vwdyha/my_idea_is_reddit_should_launch_a_native_vision/

From the Community — XR Perspectives

https://x.com/EinarJohnson_XR/status/2093765313796227077

SHOW CONTACT INFORMATION

Youtube.com/@VisionProFiles

ThePodTalk.net

Apple cuts 200+ jobs across Vision Pro, gaming,immersive video, and Siri as it pivots toward AI smart glasses, Pico names its rival headset the Space Pro ahead of a September reveal, the “Reality Pro” backstory resurfaces, and YouTube’s native app finally lands on Vision Pro.

BetaApple Seeds visionOS 27 Beta 7 — MacRumors

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/24/apple-seeds-visionos-27-beta-7/

●     Apple Lays Off 200+ People Across Vision Pro and Siri Teams — 9to5Mac

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/21/apple-lays-off-200-people-across-vision-pro-and-siri-teams/Apple Guts Vision Pro Teams — MacRumors

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/21/apple-guts-vision-pro-teamsApple Cuts Over 200 Jobs in Vision Pro Gaming, ImmersiveVideo, Siri Teams Amid Pivot to AI and New Devices — MacDailyNews

https://macdailynews.com/2026/08/24/apple-cuts-over-200-jobs-in-vision-pro-gaming-immersive-video-siri-teams-amid-pivot-to-ai-and-new-devices/Apple’s Latest Layoffs Extend Past Just Vision ProDevelopment Teams— AppleInsider

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/21/apples-latest-layoffs-extend-past-just-vision-pro-development-teamsApple Reportedly Shifts Focus to AI and Smart Glasses — Stocktwits

https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/apple-reportedly-shifts-focus-to-ai-and-smart-glasses/cZY9ORKRJVW?.tsrc=rssDespite Flopping Hard Twice, Apple May Not Be Done WithVision Pro Yet— Gizmodo

https://gizmodo.com/despite-flopping-hard-twice-apple-may-not-be-done-with-vision-pro-yet-2000799827Apple Vision Pro Was Almost Called ‘Reality Pro’ — MacRumors

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/22/vision-pro-was-almost-called-reality-pro/What do you wanna see on AVP? — r/VisionPro

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vxaqmk/what_do_you_wanna_see_on_avpPico’s Vision Pro Competitor Gets Official Name and DebutDate —Road to VR

https://roadtovr.com/picos-vision-pro-competitor-release-date-pricr-name/Pico Just Named Its Vision Pro Rival and the… — r/augmentedreality

https://www.reddit.com/r/augmentedreality/comments/1vu8f3r/pico_just_named_its_vision_pro_rival_and_the/A YouTube Apple Vision Pro App Is Finally Here, With 3DVideo Support and More — AppleInsider (Feb 2026)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/12/a-youtube-apple-vision-pro-app-is-finally-here-with-3d-video-support-and-moreThere Is an Apple Vision Pro YouTube Viewer App, But ItIsn’t From Google— AppleInsider (Feb 2024, for context)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/02/02/there-is-an-apple-vision-pro-youtube-viewer-app-but-it-isnt-from-googleAnother Apple Vision Pro Surgery Article — r/VisionPro(Featured)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vwehct/another_apple_vision_pro_surgery_article/New Environment — Space Station Astronoma — r/VisionPro

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vwzpxz/new_environment_space_station_astronoma/Sharing Panoramas Created with High-Resolution AI — r/VisionPro

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vw1ba7/sharing_panoramas_created_highresolution_ai_for/Reddit Should Launch a Native Vision Pro App — r/ideasfortheadmins

https://www.reddit.com/r/ideasfortheadmins/comments/1vwdyha/my_idea_is_reddit_should_launch_a_native_vision/PatentlyApple Patent Roundup — PatentlyApple on X

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2090430071005720809

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Apple ships weekly Beta 6 builds across its OS lineup, the countdown to live Apple Immersive MLB baseball reaches its final stretch before the August 28 debut, Snap's Specs keep pressure on in the AR glasses race, and a fresh batch of community app finds rounds out the show.

BETA NEWS: SIXTH DEVELOPER BETAS LAND AS APPLE SHIFTS TO A WEEKLY CADENCE

visionOS Release Notes

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-27-release-notes

Apple Releases Beta 6 for iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, and More

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/17/apple-releases-beta-6-for-ipados-27-tvos-27-and-more/

TOP STORY: THE COUNTDOWN TO LIVE MLB IN APPLE IMMERSIVE

Apple Vision Pro to Stream Live MLB Games in Immersive Video

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/10/apple-immersive-live-video-mlb-game-schedule/

You Can Watch MLB Games with Your Vision Pro Headset in 3D

https://www.ilounge.com/news/apple-vision-pro/you-can-watch-mlb-games-with-your-vision-pro-headset-in-3d

COMMUNITY & DEV CORNER

Working with Apple Immersive Website Environments (Follow-up)

https://x.com/justinryanio/status/2087010886921892302

r/premiere: Has Anyone Used an Apple Vision Pro with Adobe Premiere?

https://www.reddit.com/r/premiere/comments/1vogeoi/has_anyone_used_an_apple_vision_pro_with_adobe/

r/augmentedreality: Snap's New Specs — AR Glasses Competition Heats Up

https://www.reddit.com/r/augmentedreality/comments/1vmrtpt/forget_apple_vision_pro_snaps_new_specs_ar/

r/VisionPro: Sneak Peek — A Virtual Projector for Streaming

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vp4lg6/sneak_peak_virtual_projector_for_streaming_on/

r/VisionPro: visionOS 27 Beta Now Allows Multiple Videos/Audio

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vlzku7/visionos_27_beta_now_allows_multiple_videosaudio/

r/VisionPro: StageIt Can…

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vlbewe/not_sure_how_many_use_this_but_stageit_can/

seeMote Cube - Handheld Spatial Input Device $300, and Mars Rover example video

https://www.dfrobot.com/product-3136.html?srsltid=AfmBOop51_0nKxA9jUbG6JA1mc1lweS1fC5Q6OkmDEK5jywbzfmNiC4-

Mars Rover example video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aOdVBM3ZGk

Patentlyze: Apple Patent Watchlist

https://patentlyze.com/apple/

Shared Visions: A Community Documentary Project

https://stepinto.vision/articles/shared-visions-project-update-for-august-2026/

APPS

Cueva de las Manos

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cueva-de-las-manos/id6777099953

STAGEit Viewer

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stageit-viewer/id6741534858

Spatial Render

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-render/id6751405237

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BETA NEWS: VISIONOS 27 BETA 5 AND THE FALL RELEASE CYCLE

- visionOS Release Notes

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-27-release-notes

- Apple Rolls Out the Fifth Developer Betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and More

https://appleosophy.com/2026/08/10/apple-rolls-out-the-fifth-developer-betas-of-ios-27-ipados-27-macos-27-and-more/

TOP STORY: LIVE MLB GAMES COME TO VISION PRO IN APPLE IMMERSIVE

- Friday Night Baseball Gets an Immersive Upgrade on Apple Vision Pro

https://www.cultofmac.com/news/friday-night-baseball-gets-an-immersive-upgrade-on-apple-vision-pro

- Apple Announces 3D MLB Games Coming to Vision Pro

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/10/apple-announces-3d-mlb-games-on-vision-pro/

FEATURE: VISION PRO FINDS A HOME IN THE OPERATING ROOM

- The First Peer-Reviewed Vision Pro Surgery Trial Is In: 19 Percent Faster, Identical Outcomes

https://vr.org/articles/vision-pro-surgery-study-19-percent-faster-2026

- Apple Vision Pro Speeds Up Surgery by Almost 20%

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/05/apple-vision-pro-speeds-up-surgery/

- Surgeons Enthuse About What a Great Bargain Apple Vision Pro Is

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/05/surgeons-enthuse-about-what-a-great-bargain-apple-vision-pro-is

- Vision Pro Is a Niche Product, But an Incredibly Valuable One in the Right Hands

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/06/vision-pro-is-a-niche-product-but-an-incredibly-valuable-one-in-the-right-hands/

- Apple Vision Pro May Have Found Its Reason to Exist — and It's Not VR Games

https://www.macworld.com/article/3207984/apple-vision-pro-may-have-found-its-reason-to-exist-and-its-not-vr-games.html

HARDWARE CORNER: A $799 CHALLENGER STEPS UP

- URXR One Review: A $799 Apple Vision Pro Alternative

https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/urxr-1-review/

- r/augmentedreality: Full Review of the URXR One — "A Bigger…"

https://www.reddit.com/r/augmentedreality/comments/1vdolip/here_is_my_full_review_of_the_urxr_one_a_bigger/

COMMUNITY & DEV CORNER

- How to Create an Immersive Website Environment in visionOS 27

https://x.com/spatialinsider/status/2085787648040583608

- "My Favourite Apple Vision Pro Project So Far" (r/VisionPro) — Blockworks

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vj922m/my_favourite_apple_vision_pro_project_so_far/

- r/milkdrop: "Update — High Videlity Now Runs on iPhone, iPad"

https://www.reddit.com/r/milkdrop/comments/1vfvr8k/update_high_videlity_now_runs_on_iphone_ipad/

- High Videlity

https://highvidelity.com/

- "Reincarnated as a Dungeon Designer, I Have to Work…" (r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vi7847/reincarnated_as_a_dungeon_designer_i_have_to_work/

- TestFlight: Cockpit — A Glanceable Dock for visionOS (r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1viqghi/testflight_cockpit_a_glanceable_dock_for_visionos/

- Working with Siri on AVP and Through MVD (r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vj9g14/working_with_siri_on_avp_and_through_mvd/

APPS

- Scanline: 8-Bit Emulator

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scanline-8-bit-emulator/id6782712613

- Blockworks — Elastic Sea • Spatial Building

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blockworks-spatial-building/id6753267138

- SailGP RaceScape XR App

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sailgp-racescape-xr/id6742781005

CONTACT / CONNECT WITH VISION PROFILES

YouTube: @VisionProfiles (live Mondays 9 PM EST)

Website: ThePodTalk.net

Email: [email protected]

Adobe Premiere lands natively, visionOS 26.6 ships while 27 Beta 4 keeps baking, Samsung shelves its lower-cost headset display, Apple Maps gets depth in Street View, four new patents surface, and we try seven new apps.

TOP STORY: Adobe Premiere Goes Native on Vision Pro
https://spatialinsiders.com/stories/adobe-premiere-vision-pro-spatial-video-editing

HARDWARE & PLATFORM
visionOS 26.6 (July 27)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/27/apple-releases-visionos-26-6/
visionOS 27 Beta 4 (July 20)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/20/apple-seeds-visionos-27-beta-4/

COMMUNITY & DEV CORNER
Apple Maps Has Depth in Street View
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vcxxz8/

Palm Gesture Stopped Working
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vene5a/

Free Stereograph Viewer Update
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1v8w9e7/

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stereopticon/id6790976075 

Beta Testers Wanted for New App
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vcts29/

PATENTS CORNER
Camera-less Eye Tracking System (granted Aug 3)
https://appleworld.today/2026/08/apple-granted-patent-for-a-camera-less-eye-tracking-system/

Conformable Facial Interface (granted July 28)
https://appleworld.today/2026/07/a-conformable-user-interface-may-make-the-apple-vision-pro-more-comfortable-to-wear/

Virtual Paper (granted July 29)
https://appleworld.today/2026/07/apple-patent-filing-involves-virtual-paper-for-the-vision-pro/

Full Body Avatars in XR (filed July)
https://appleworld.today/2026/07/future-vision-pros-could-offer-full-body-avatars-in-extended-reality-environments/

APPS NIGHT — seven new titles
Morning Brief Vision ($3.99)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/morning-brief-vision/id6794152945

Lokal Lore (Free+IAP)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lokal-lore/id6757438016

Arcade Frame ($1.99)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arcade-frame/id6790965526

Spatial Scanner: QR Code ($2.99)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-scanner-qr-code/id6795561186

Hivebreak ($0.99)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hivebreak/id6768090143

Brick Break-AR ($1.99)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brick-break-ar/id6748860916

CosmiCut: Spatial Video Editor (Free+IAP)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cosmicut-spatial-video-editor/id6723866121

CONNECT WITH VISION PROFILESLive Monday nights, 9 PM EST at YouTube.com/@VisionProfiles — audio also on any podcast catcher.ThePodTalk.net | Email: [email protected]

This week on Vision ProFiles, A.R. Rahman turns the headset into a concert hall with a new immersive music app while Autodesk brings full-scale automotive design reviews to Vision Pro via NVIDIA's CloudXR. Elsewhere, someone gets Doom running on RISC-V Linux just for fun, the Paris Opera builds custom viewing furniture so visitors can follow a prima ballerina backstage, and the crew wraps up with a fresh batch of apps to try.

Top Story: A.R. Rahman Turns Apple Vision Pro Into a Concert Hall

• A.R. Rahman Brings His Immersive Music Experiences To Apple Vision Pro (UploadVR) — https://uploadvr.com
• A.R. Rahman's Apple Vision Pro App: 4 Immersive Experiences (Eastern Eye) — https://easterneye.biz
• A. R. Rahman Reformats Entire Catalog for Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest (Digital Music News) — https://digitalmusicnews.com

Community & Dev Corner: Doom Runs on RISC-V Linux on a Vision Pro

• Doom Running in RISC-V Linux on a Vision Pro (r/linux_gaming and r/VisionPro) — https://reddit.com/r/linux_gaming

Real World: A Seat at the Paris Opera, With a Headset Built In

• An Apple Vision Pro Seating Station at a Parisian Opera House (Core77) — https://core77.com

Tips & Tricks: Playing SteamVR Games on Vision Pro

• How to Play Steam VR Games on an Apple Vision Pro Using ALVR (AppleInsider) — https://appleinsider.com
• Playing 3D Movies in AVP using a spatial converter — https://youtu.be/jRtGYEAkHZE

Apps Night: What We've Been Trying

• PiKap — Vinyl Record Player — https://apps.apple.com
• XR Putt — https://apps.apple.com
• Orbble — https://apps.apple.com
• Posture Check Vision — https://apps.apple.com

Connect with Vision ProFilesYouTube: @VisionProfiles (live Mondays 9 PM EST)ThePodTalk.netEmail: [email protected]