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Samsung winds down the display for a cheaper Vision Pro the same week Apple publishes 74 pages of engineering spec for third-party motion controllers — then we close with the best app night in months, from Library of Congress stereographs to spellcasting with your bare hands.

TOP STORY

Cheaper Vision Pro Display Work Winds Down at Samsung (MacRumors)

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/08/cheaper-apple-vision-pro-display-work-ended/

Component Development Reportedly Scrapped (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/08/component-development-for-cheaper-apple-vision-pro-reportedly-scrapped/

Lower Cost Vision Pro May Be Dropped (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/07/08/lower-cost-apple-vision-pro-may-be-dropped-as-apple-focuses-on-ai

HARDWARE & SUPPLY CHAIN

Where Will Next-Gen Components Be Made?

https://appleworld.today/2026/07/where-will-the-next-generation-of-apple-vision-pro-components-be-made/

Patent: Detecting Contact Lens Shift

https://appleworld.today/2026/07/an-apple-vision-pro-may-one-day-be-able-to-tell-is-your-contact-lenses-shift-on-your-eyes/

VISIONOS 27

Apple Publishes Motion Controller Specs (Road to VR)

https://roadtovr.com/apple-publishes-detailed-technical-specifications-for-third-party-vision-pro-motion-controllers/

CONNECTOME & the Challenges of Building for Vision Pro (UploadVR)

https://www.uploadvr.com/connectome-a-game-of-points-the-challenges-of-building-for-apple-vision-pro/

LAMBORGHINI IN YOUR LIVING ROOM

https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/07/lamborghini-launches-apple-vision-pro-app-with-interactive-full-size-cars/

https://www.uploadvr.com/lamborghinis-apple-vision-pro-app-reimagines-the-showroom-at-home/

APPS NIGHT

Stereopticon (Free) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stereopticon/id6790976075

Retro Beamer ($4.99) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retro-beamer/id6790771285

Posters: Discover Media @ Home https://apps.apple.com/us/app/posters-discover-media-home/id6478062053

LALO Immersive https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lalo-immersive/id6740135829

I'm Wizard: AR Magic Combat ($9.99) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/im-wizard-ar-magic-combat/id6747723768

Zork Online https://playzork.online/zork

THE 3D MOVIE FIX

Spatial Film https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-film/id6670564820

AirStream Mac Companion https://spatial.film/airstream/

DEVELOPER BETA 4

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

- Mac Virtual Display no longer disconnects when you put the headset back on

- Palm-up battery percentage corrected (status bar staleness still a known issue)

- High Quality Recording fixes: warm-device capture failures, and the settings switch that froze the recording subsystem

- Genmoji and Image Playground panels no longer blank from Safari and Freeform

- 15+ Siri fixes, including Guest User Mode and history deletion on disable

- Still broken: Siri commands for Environments, Maps snippets

- Spatial accessory input dropouts and Spatial Gallery panorama freezes resolved

- Quick Look annotations get five fixes; Mail subject/content mismatch resolved

- EyeSight privacy indicator now animates on every capture, not just the first

- Known issues: TestFlight apps still open to blank windows; Spatial Personas lag during High Quality Recording

- Devs: Reality Composer Pro Preview is live, On Demand Resources deprecated for Background Assets, and apps built on the new SDK must adopt the scene-based lifecycle or they will not launch

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A new beta release and some fun new apps.

Top Story: visionOS 27 Beta 3 Arrives — What's Changed Since Beta 2Apple Seeds Third visionOS 27 Beta to Developers (MacRumors)

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/06/apple-seeds-visionos-27-beta-3/

visionOS 27 Beta 3 Is Now Available (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1up3yl9/visionos_27_beta_3_is_now_available/

visionOS 27 Beta 3 Release Notes

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

visionOS 26.6 Beta 3 Released for Apple Vision Pro Developers (The Mac Observer)

https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-26-6-beta-3-released-for-apple-vision-pro-developers/

A New Report Is Good News for the Rumored 'Apple Glasses,' Not So Good News for the Apple Vision Pro (Apple World Today)

https://appleworld.today/2026/06/a-new-report-is-good-news-for-the-rumored-apple-glasses-not-so-good-news-for-the-apple-vision-pro/

Apple Vision Pro Isn't the Only Future of AR — SPECS Wearable Computer Glasses Are Now Up for Pre-Order (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-isnt-the-only-future-of-ar-specs-wearable-computer-built-into-see-through-glasses-are-now-up-for-pre-order-2000779916

I Wore Apple Vision Pro (M5) for 3 Months, This Is My Honest Review (Man of Many)

https://manofmany.com/tech/apple-vision-pro-m5-review

M2 vs. M5 Vision Pro Revisited (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uoagiz/m2_vs_m5_vision_pro_revisited/

Downgrade Firmware M5 AVP (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uoynxw/downgrade_firmware_m5_avp/

Coil Whine / Buzzing / Electric Noise from M5 Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uoesjt/coil_whinebuzzingelectric_noise_from_m5_vision/

I Built Comic Vision — A Complete Comic/Manga Reader (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1ujpylx/i_built_comic_vision_a_complete_comic_manga/

Plex for Apple Vision Pro... When? (Reddit r/PleX)

https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/1und6pe/plex_for_apple_vision_pro_when/

I Made a Virtual Keyboard and Trackpad for Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uoatet/i_made_a_virtual_keyboard_and_trackpad_for_vision/

Filmed a Revolutionary War Reenactment (Reddit r/AppleVisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleVisionPro/comments/1ukz4j1/filmed_a_revolutionary_war_reenactment/

What Are Your Favorite VR Games to Play on the AVP? (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1unrp8c/what_are_your_favorite_vr_games_to_play_on_the_avp/

“F*** I did it”

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1upbeq1/fuck_i_did_it/

Apps for Apple Vision Pro

https://appsforapplevision.com/

Table Keyboard

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/table-keyboard-type-on-mac/id6786332555

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Marty, Eric, and Dave talk about admin changes at AVP, price changes, and some fun new apps to try.

Big News: Apple's Vision Pro & Smart Glasses Chief Leaves for OpenAIApple Vision Pro VP Jumps Ship to OpenAI (PCMag)https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-vision-pro-vp-jumps-ship-to-openaiApple's Smart Glasses and Vision Pro Boss Leaving for OpenAI (PYMNTS)https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/apple-smart-glasses-and-vision-pro-boss-leaving-for-openai/Apple Vision Pro Exec Is Reportedly Leaving for OpenAI (TechCrunch)https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/27/apple-vision-pro-exec-is-reportedly-leaving-for-openai/

Apple Raises Vision Pro PricesApple Vision Pro Just Got Even More Expensive (MacRumors)https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/apple-vision-pro-just-got-even-more-expensive/Apple Raises the Price of Most Products Including Vision Pro (UploadVR)https://www.uploadvr.com/apple-raises-the-price-of-most-products-including-vision-pro/

Apps & SoftwareMirage — Remote Display: Bring Your Mac Screen to Vision Pro (9to5Mac)https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/27/mirage-brings-your-mac-display-to-your-ipad-iphone-vision-pro-and-other-macs/Volley Vault (App Store)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/volley-vault/id6783604287Suite Browser for Vision Pro (App Store)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/suite-browser/id6759840843Image Adjust 360 (App Store)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/image-adjust-360/id6768981202Reality Composer Pro: The Machinery — Old Game Engine Remnants (MacRumors)https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/23/apple-reality-composer-pro-the-machinery/Live Streaming & Immersive MediaSpatialGen Zeus — Live Immersive Video Streaming to Vision Pro (UploadVR)https://www.uploadvr.com/spatialgen-zeus-streams-live-immersive-video-to-apple-vision-pro/Vision Pro for Live Sports: @jdunrrp Stream Demo (Twitter/X)https://x.com/jdunrrp/status/2070581786833555865?s=20New Immersive Content from HughHouFilm (Patreon)https://www.patreon.com/HughHouFilm/posts/new-immersive-de-161871340

Community Creations & ConversationsEurope in Raw 8K VR180 (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uh9vec/spent_a_month_filming_europe_in_raw_8k_vr180_for/Duck Drawing & Sculpting at the Lake with AirDraw (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1ui73c0/duck_drawing_sculpting_at_the_lake_with_airdraw/Projective Textures and Physical Space Lighting (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uea1w2/projective_textures_and_physical_space_lighting/Thimble Microscope on Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uhs3cm/thimble_microscope/Still Using Mine Daily for 10 Hours (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uigm1n/still_using_mine_daily_for_10hrs/My Biggest Fear Isn't the Death of Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uht9q4/my_biggest_fear_isnt_the_death_of_the_vision_pro/Small Script to Compress USDZ Files (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1ueprae/small_script_to_compress_huge_meshy_usdz_files/Health, Enterprise & Real-World ApplicationsEye Surgery Reimagined: Vision Pro in the Operating Room (L'Chaim Magazine)https://www.lchaimmagazine.com/eye-surgery-reimagined-apple-vision-pro-comes-to-the-operating-room/Gravitas — Plague Mixed Reality Horror for Vision Pro (Reddit r/virtualreality)https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1ugq021/gravitas_plague_mixed_reality_horror_for_apple/

Quick HitsSpatial Insights: YouTube Demoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7FzWrG5T4ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoygV5pM-0oSubscribe: youtube.com/@VisionProFilesEmail: [email protected]: ThePodTalk.Net

Marty, Daniel, Dave, and Eric talk about OS 27 beta 2 and some great new apps for Vision Pro.

Second developer betas of iOS 27, macOS 27 are out

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/22/second-developer-betas-of-ios-27-macos-27-are-out

Apple Seeds Second Betas of tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and HomePod Software 27

https://www.iclarified.com/101264/apple-seeds-second-betas-of-tvos-27-visionos-27-and-homepod-software-27-download

visionOS 27 Beta Release Notes — Apple Developer Documentation

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

visionOS 27 gives the M5 Vision Pro two unique new advantages

https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/19/visionos-27-gives-the-m5-vision-pro-two-unique-new-advantages/

visionOS 27: Every New Feature, M5 Exclusives, and What It Means for Vision Pro

https://memeburn.com/visionos-27-every-new-feature-m5-exclusives-and-what-it-means-for-vision-pro/

Install visionOS 27 Developer Beta on Apple Vision Pro

https://www.ithinkdiff.com/install-visionos-27-developer-beta-apple-vision-pro/\

Connectome: A Game of Points

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/connectome-a-game-of-points/id6758965447

Grant Hinkson's Connectome Calms With Eye & Hand Tracking on Vision Pro or Quest

https://www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/grant-hinksons-connectome-calms-with

Connectome tweet

https://x.com/tokufxug/status/2068562798817497341?s=20

Astronoma

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/astronoma/id6502267850

Houston, Astronoma 3 Has Launched! (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uciyaj/houston_astronoma_3_has_launched/

Gracia 4DGS Viewer

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gracia-4dgs-viewer/id6773024890

GraciaApp for AVP Just Out (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1u7hh83/gracia_app_for_avp_just_out/

Preview Scenes Working in Stage It Presenter (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1ucqbf6/preview_scenes_is_working_in_stageit_presenter/

Neo Moonlight — Lunar Edition (MacRumors Forums)

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/neo-moonlight-lunar-edition-crescent-moon-stream-your-pc-to-vision-pro.2484378/

Step Into Vision Podcast

https://stepinto.vision/podcast/

Real estate is one of the most underrated use cases (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1u8mc4s/real_estate_is_one_of_the_most_underrated_use/

Moon Player vs Screenlit vs CineUltra (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1ubdus2/moon_player_vs_screenlit_vs_cineultra/

All Apple Immersive Video Content — Running List

All Apple Immersive Video Content

https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/02/all-apple-immersive-video-content.html

Apple Vision Pro vs Snap Specs: Two Visions of Face-Worn Computing Compared

https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-vision-pro/vs/apple-vision-pro-vs-snap-specs-two-visions-of-face-worn-computing-compared

Snap quietly fixed the biggest problem with Apple Vision Pro

https://www.t3.com/tech/vr/snap-quietly-fixed-the-biggest-problem-with-apple-vision-pro-and-im-excited-by-whats-coming

Snap Specs vs Apple Vision Pro

https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/snap-specs-apple-vision-pro/

Apple Vision Pro vs Snap Specs compared

https://appleday.org/apple-vision-pro-vs-snap-specs-two-visions-of-face-worn-computing-compared/

PatentlyApple

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2066881906071982512

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/206757347063727737

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2067587148073845183

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2068668129455288416

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2069067434166985192

Northwestern tech helps power Apple Vision Pro wheelchair-control feature (Northwestern Now)

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/06/northwestern-tech-helps-power-apple-vision-pro-wheelchair-control-feature

Mark Drummond: From Encounter Dinosaurs to Pixi Garden on iPhone (Good VR)

https://www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/mark-drummond-from-encounter-dinosaurs

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Marty, Dave, and Eric review some of the WWDC leftovers and rave about panorama to spatial environments.

visionOS 27 — Post-WWDC Deep Dive

Apple Vision Pro's Biggest Problem Isn't Addressed in visionOS 27 — But Progress Is Progress

Apple Vision Pro's biggest problem isn't addressed in visionOS 27, but progress is progress (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/11/apple-vision-pros-biggest-problem-isnt-addressed-in-visionos-27-but-progress-is-progress

Apple on visionOS 27, Siri AI, and Vision Pro's Future — Steve Sinclair Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PAFElCmPmg&t=1s

PED30 write-up: Apple visionOS 27 — Steve Sinclair

https://www.ped30.com/2026/06/13/apple-visionos27-steve-sinclair/

Siri on Vision Pro Gets Eye-Tracked Activation and Visual Awareness

Siri on Vision Pro is Getting Eye-tracked Activation and Visual Awareness Alongside New AI Features (Road to VR)

https://roadtovr.com/siri-on-vision-pro-is-getting-eye-tracked-activation-and-visual-awareness-alongside-new-ai-features/

Apple Vision Pro Siri, visionOS 27: Visual Intelligence (CNET)

https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-vision-pro-siri-visionos-27-visual-intelligence/

visionOS 27 Gives Apple Vision Pro a Huge AI and Spatial Computing Upgrade

visionOS 27 Gives Apple Vision Pro a Huge AI and Spatial Computing Upgrade (Android Headlines)

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/06/visionos-27-gives-apple-vision-pro-a-huge-ai-and-spatial-computing-upgrade.html

visionOS 27 Vision Pro Features (MobileTechWorld)

https://mobiletechworld.com/visionos-27-vision-pro-features-uk/

visionOS 27 — Everything Coming to Apple Vision Pro (CNET)

https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-visionos-wwdc-2026/

Expect More Controllers and Tracked Objects in visionOS 27

Expect more controllers, objects for Apple Vision Pro thanks to visionOS 27 (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/09/expect-more-controllers-objects-for-apple-vision-pro-thanks-to-visionos-27

visionOS 27 Announced at WWDC 2026 — Full Feature Overview

visionOS 27 announced with new features for Apple Vision Pro (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/08/visionos-27-announced-with-new-features-for-vision-pro/

Panoramas Environments app (App Store)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/panoramas-environments/id6778558921

visionOS 27 adds Home button overrides for game controllers (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1u2bg3r/visionos_27_adds_home_button_overrides_for_game/

Vision Pro in the Real World

Apple Vision Pro Helped Disney Re-Engineer a Classic EPCOT Ride

Apple Vision Pro helped Disney re-engineer a classic EPCOT ride (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/12/apple-vision-pro-helped-disney-re-engineer-a-classic-epcot-ride

Walt Disney World used Apple Vision Pros to streamline Soarin' audio work (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1u3i4b8/walt_disney_world_used_apple_vision_pros_to/

Apple Vision Pro: Innovation Through Continuous Improvement

Apple Vision Pro: Innovation Through New Product Development and Continuous Improvements (Medium)

https://medium.com/@jimmy.plascencia/apple-vision-pro-innovation-through-new-product-development-and-continuous-improvements-3438c54d7648

Paying for Groceries with an Apple Vision Pro — Community Thread

Paying for groceries with an Apple Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1s4iovy/paying_for_groceries_with_an_apple_vision_pro/

WWDC 2026 Wraps Up — One More Thing for Vision Pro

WWDC wraps up today — here's my "one more thing" for Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1u45e0i/wwdc_wraps_up_today_so_heres_my_one_more_thing/

Vision Pro Viral Moment — YouTube Short

Apple Vision Pro in the wild — YouTube Short

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ajdJR382Cck

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We talk about today's new from WWDC regarding VisionOS 27 and what it will bring to the Vision Pro

visionOS 27 — New Features

Siri AI & Apple Intelligence

Biggest change in the release

All-new Siri AI with full conversational back-and-forth — brainstorm, research, open-ended questionsPin a 3D Siri visualization anywhere in your space — look at it and start talking, no wake word neededDedicated Siri app; conversations sync across Vision Pro, iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple WatchVisual Intelligence: ask Siri about anything visible in your surroundings just by looking at itApple Intelligence backed by Apple foundation models + Google technology with cross-app orchestration

Spatial & Immersive Experiences

New environments and depth featuresPanoramic photos converted to spatial scenes with rich 3D depth using machine learningPersonal panoramas usable as full immersive environments — step back into your own memoriesNew “Thórsmörk” Iceland environment featuring dynamic aurora borealis at night    Preview and edit 3D models from your Mac in your physical space; Quick Look adds wireframe, UV map,and annotation support

Interface & Navigation

Redesigned controls and window behavior  Curved app windows — Safari, Freeform, and Apple TV Multiview wrap around your space like a curved monitorRedesigned Control Center with three sections for easier access to playback and environment controlsNotifications expand simply by looking at them — hands-free and eye-tracking-poweredNew extra-small widget size for more flexible spatial workspace arrangementMac Virtual Display widget connects to your Mac even when closed or asleep

Maps & Connectivity

Performance and app improvementsEnhanced Flyover in Apple Maps for more immersive aerial explorationWi-Fi connects up to 3x faster on startupFaster Messages sync across devices

Accessibility

Major new input and motion featuresPower Wheelchair Control: use Vision Pro’s eye-tracking to drive compatible electric wheelchairs — launches with Tolt and LUCI systems via Bluetooth or wired connectionVehicle Motion Cues: animated dot overlay reduces motion sickness when wearing Vision Pro in a moving vehicleFace gestures now supported for taps and system actionsNew Dwell Control method for eye-based element selectionAI-generated on-device subtitles for any video — no caption metadata required

Articles

visionOS 27 Announced with New Features for Vision Pro

https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/08/visionos-27-announced-with-new-features-for-vision-pro/

visionOS 27: Everything Coming to the Vision Pro

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/visionos-27-everything-coming-to-the-vision-pro

visionOS Overview — Apple.com

https://www.apple.com/os/visionos/

Apple's Vision Pro Will Stick AI Siri Right in Your Face

https://gizmodo.com/apples-vision-pro-will-stick-ai-siri-right-in-your-face-2000768744

Apple Vision Pro User-Created Environments: visionOS 27 atWWDC 2026

https://lifehacker.com/tech/apple-vision-pro-user-created-environments-wwdc-2026

A New Apple Pencil Could Give Vision Pro a Sense of Touch

https://www.cultofmac.com/news/apple-pencil-patent-vision-pro-touch

PatentlyApple on X

Evidence Emerges of Apple's Elusive Black Vision Pro

https://www.macworld.com/article/3156706/evidence-emerges-of-apples-elusive-black-vision-pro.html

Let’s Go Fly! — Free Immersive Private Flight App fromCirrus Aircraft

https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/03/apple-vision-pro-gains-a-free-native-app-that-takes-you-on-an-immersive-private-flight/

https://virtual.reality.news/news/cirrus-lets-go-fly-apple-vision-pro-app-turns-headset-into-aircraft-showroom/

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The Vision Pro gang talk about a reborn articles about the death of Vision Pro in the midst of updates and Apple glasses

visionOS 26.6 Developer Beta 1 Released

Apple Releases visionOS 26.6 Developer Beta 1 for Vision Pro (MacObserver)

https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-releases-visionos-26-6-developer-beta-1-for-vision-pro/

VISION PRO 2 & THE FUTURE OF THE PLATFORM

Cheaper, Lighter Apple Vision Pro Successor Could Arrive in Late 2028 (MacRumors)

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/01/slimmer-lighter-apple-vision-pro-late-2028/

No Vision Pro 2 Before 2028 — Apple Focusing on Smart Glasses Instead (Yanko Design)

https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/05/29/no-vision-pro-2-before-2028-apples-focusing-on-smart-glasses-instead-says-gurman/

HARDWARE RUMORS & LEAKS

Black Apple Vision Pro Leaks Explained: Prototype, Not Product (Next Reality)

https://virtual.reality.news/news/black-apple-vision-pro-leaks-explained-prototype-not-product/

Related coverage:

Rumors of an All-Black Apple Vision Pro Are Back (Apple Insider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/27/rumors-of-an-all-black-apple-vision-pro-are-back

Apple's All-Black Vision Pro Parts Look Slick But Don't Expect One Soon (Digital Trends)

https://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/apples-all-black-vision-pro-parts-look-slick-but-dont-expect-one-soon/

Apple May Launch a Stylish New Version of the Vision Pro (Phone Arena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-may-launch-a-stylish-new-version-of-the-Vision-Pro_id180686

PLATFORM HEALTH & OPINION

The Last visionOS 26 Review: Apathy About Apple Vision Pro on Display (Apple Insider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/29/the-last-visionos-26-review-apathy-about-apple-vision-pro-on-display

They Say Vision Pro Is Doomed, But I Just Bought One Anyway (Cult of Mac)

https://www.cultofmac.com/news/they-say-vision-pro-is-doomed-but-i-just-bought-one-anyway

Vision Pro Is Still the Most Sophisticated, Powerful, and Coolest Hardware Apple Ever Built (TechRadar)

https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/i-dont-know-if-vision-pro-is-alive-or-dead-but-it-is-still-the-most-sophisticated-powerful-and-coolest-hardware-apple-ever-built-and-we-can-surely-thank-it-for-the-glasses-that-will-follow

Apple Makes Quiet AI Move That Will Change iPhones and Vision Pro

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/apple-makes-quiet-ai-move-that-will-change-iphones-vision-pro

Mark Zuckerberg's Worst Metaverse Bet Was Always Mark Zuckerberg

https://www.frontrow.co/blog/mark-zuckerbergs-worst-metaverse-bet-was-always-mark-zuckerberg-now-watch-what-his-engineers-build-without-him/

GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT

Apple Vision Pro + PlayStation 5: Perfect Combo with Portal Remote Play (Apple Insider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/27/apple-vision-pro-playstation-5-are-the-perfect-combo-with-portal-remote-play-app

OnStream 2.0 for Vision Pro Now Records in 4K (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1tu3ihp/onstream_20_for_vision_pro_now_records_in_4k_and/

Virtual Reality in 1995 — A Throwback (Reddit r/OldSchoolCool)

https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/1tsiifr/virtual_reality_in_1995/

INDUSTRY & ENTERPRISE

Apple Vision Pro Is Kia's Secret Weapon to Speed Up Design (Autoblog)

https://www.autoblog.com/news/apple-vision-pro-is-kias-secret-weapon-to-speed-up-design-process

COMMUNITY

New Owner: The One Thing No Reviewer Mentions (Reddit r/AppleVisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleVisionPro/comments/1ttucv3/new_owner_here_and_the_one_thing_no_reviewer/

Avoid VRRock — Community Warning (Reddit r/AppleVisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleVisionPro/comments/1tr30nn/avoid_vrrock/

LIGHTER SIDE

Gym Meets Apple Vision Pro (FunnyJunk)

https://funnyjunk.com/Gym+meets+apple+vision+pro/RdBvTEq/

APPS

Pulse of Time (App Store)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pulse-of-time/id6770068403

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The Vision ProFiles gang talks about iRacing on AVP, this week's news, and some fun new apps.

FEATURED TOPIC: iRacing Comes to Apple Vision Pro

iRacing for Apple Vision Pro Now Available

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-for-apple-vision-pro-now-available/

iRacing Arrives on Vision Pro with 'Immersion and Fidelity Never Before Seen in Sim Racing' (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/12/iracing-on-vision-pro-bringing-immersion-and-fidelity-never-before-seen-in-sim-racing/

iRacing Apple Vision Pro App: Requirements, Features, and Limitations (Virtual Reality News)

https://virtual.reality.news/news/iracing-apple-vision-pro-app-requirements-features-and-limitations/

iRacing Is Now on Vision Pro, But You'll Need a Hefty PC to Play It (Engadget)

https://www.engadget.com/2171489/iracing-is-now-on-vision-pro-but-youll-need-a-hefty-pc-to-play-it/

Apple Vision Pro's Killer Gaming App Is Here — It's Just Too Bad Barely Anyone Will Get to Play It (The Shortcut)

https://www.theshortcut.com/p/apple-vision-pros-killer-gaming-app-is-here-its-just-too-bad-barely-anyone-will-get-to-play-it

Apple Vision Pro in iRacing: Is It Worth $3,500 for Sim Racing? (BoxThisLap)

https://boxthislap.org/apple-vision-pro-in-iracing-is-it-worth-3500-for-sim-racing/

iRacing Is Now Available on Apple Vision Pro (iRacerHUB.com)

https://iracerhub.com/iracing-apple-vision-pro-available/

AVP on iRacing — Review Thread (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1tb3bdg/avp_on_iracing_review/

iRacing on Apple Vision Pro — Video Demo (YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enqdM07RP4Y

WWDC JUNE 8th

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/05/apple-kicks-off-worldwide-developers-conference-on-june-8/

SNL SET 360 video - Godzilla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enqdM07RP4Y

visionOS 26.5 Bug Fix Update Is Here for Apple Vision Pro Users (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/11/visionos-265-bug-fix-update-is-here-for-apple-vision-pro-users

visionOS 27 Vision Pro Upgrades: 4 Key Areas to Watch (Virtual Reality News)

https://virtual.reality.news/news/visionos-27-vision-pro-upgrades-4-key-areas-to-watch/

Apple Will Delay Next Vision Pro Headset Release by Years (TweakTown)

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111567/apple-will-delay-next-vision-pro-headset-release-by-years/index.html

Apple Vision Pro Future Explained: Platform Pivot or Slow Exit? (Virtual Reality News)

https://virtual.reality.news/news/apple-vision-pro-future-explained-platform-pivot-or-slow-exit/

Streamable 4D Gaussian Splatting Brings Life-Sized Volumetric Performers to Apple Vision Pro (VP-Land)

https://www.vp-land.com/p/streamable-4d-gaussian-splatting-brings-life-sized-volumetric-performers-to-apple-vision-pro

Any Freight Brokers Actually Using the Apple Vision Pro? (Reddit r/FreightBrokers)

https://www.reddit.com/r/FreightBrokers/comments/1te6w43/any_freight_brokers_actually_using_the_apple/

APPS

iVRy

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivry/id1210129937

Arluma

https://arlumastudios.com/

Socially Spatial

https://www.sociallyspatial.com/

TiiHub

https://tiihub.com/

Horizon 360° v2.0 now supports SharePlay!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9CmRpNEM3A

Image View 360

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/image-view-360/id6768980652

Spatial Ops

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-ops-campaign-edition/id6742558471

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Marty, Eric and Dave talk about how the tables have turned on the early death stories on the Apple Vision Pro.

visionOS 27 — A WWDC Preview

visionOS 27 Will Bring These New Vision Pro Upgrades — Report (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/11/visionos-27-will-bring-these-new-vision-pro-upgrades-report/

NEWS

Daring Fireball: Tahoe's UI Issues Have Nothing to Do With Display Technology, and Maybe, Just Maybe, We Should Stop Assuming Gurman Knows Anything About Apple's Vision Hardware Roadmap

The Big Debate: Vision Pro — Paused, Pivoting, or Persisting?

Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop (MacRumors)

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-vision-pro-m5-flop/

Apple 'Halts' Work on Apple Vision Pro as Teams Shift Focus (The Apple Post)

https://www.theapplepost.com/2026/05/06/70641/apple-halts-work-on-apple-vision-pro-as-teams-shift-focus-report-claims/

Apple's Lack of a Cheaper Headset May Be Behind the Reported Vision Pro Pause (The Apple Post)

https://www.theapplepost.com/2026/05/06/70644/apples-lack-of-a-cheaper-headset-may-be-behind-reported-apple-vision-pro-pause/

Gurman: New Apple Vision Pro Won't Arrive for at Least Two Years (MacRumors)

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/11/new-vision-pro-wont-arrive-at-least-two-years/

New Apple Vision Pro Release Date: Why a True Successor Is Years Away (Virtual Reality News)

https://virtual.reality.news/news/new-apple-vision-pro-release-date-why-a-true-successor-is-years-away/

Pushing Back: Defending Vision Pro's Future

Not Dead Yet: Apple Vision Still Has a Future (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/10/not-dead-yet-apple-vision-still-has-a-future

Mark Gurman Has Been Burying the Apple Vision Pro Since Before It Shipped — I'm Out of Patience (Front Row)

https://www.frontrow.co/blog/mark-gurman-has-been-burying-the-apple-vision-pro-since-before-it-shipped-im-out-of-patience

Mark Gurman: I'm Right and Horace Dediu Is Wrong About Apple Vision Pro (Philip Elmer-DeWitt / ped30)

https://www.ped30.com/2026/05/10/apple-vision-gurman-dediu/

Interesting Piece on Vision Pro Reportage — Community Discussion (Reddit r/virtualreality)

https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1t645lc/interesting_piece_on_vision_pro_reportage_arguing/

Community: Living With Vision Pro

Honestly, Apple Vision Pro Environments Make [Reality] Better (Reddit r/AR_MR_XR)

https://www.reddit.com/r/AR_MR_XR/comments/1t7zn7e/honestly_apple_vision_pro_environments_make/

I Spent a Month Filming Europe in 8K VR180 Just for Apple Vision Pro (Reddit r/virtualreality)

https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1t88stj/i_spent_a_month_filming_europe_in_8k_vr180_just/

Sim Racing Meets Spatial Computing

Apple Vision Pro Enters the Mixed-Reality Racing Arena (Reddit r/simracing)

https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/comments/1t92qn6/apple_vision_pro_enters_the_mixedrealityracing/

Competitor Watch: Samsung's Adaptive AR Patent

Samsung Patents an AR Feature That Fixes the Apple Vision Pro Isolation Problem (SammyGuru)

https://sammyguru.com/samsung-patents-ar-feature-that-fixes-apple-vision-pro-problem/

PatentlyApple: New Apple Spatial Computing Patent Filing (X / PatentlyApple)

https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2052407338318086506

Healthcare: Apple Vision Pro Enters a Formal Clinical Trial

Clinical Study: Evaluation of Head Mounted Spatial Computing in Ocular Microsurgery (ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07573748)

https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07573748

Apps

Retrocade — Tetris and 12 Classic Arcade Games Now on Apple Vision Pro (Apple Arcade / BleedingCool)

https://bleedingcool.com/games/tetris-classic-arcade-games-added-to-apple-vision-pro-retrocade/

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Vision ProFiles gang talks about reports that the Vision Pro is a dead product yet with all indications of support.

visionOS 26.5 Beta Release Notes (Apple Developer)

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26_5-release-notes

Is Vision Pro Dead?

Apple Has Given Up on Vision Pro (MacDailyNews)

https://macdailynews.com/2026/04/30/apple-has-given-up-on-tim-cooks-flop-apple-vision-pro/

5 Reasons Why Vision Pro Failed (BGR)

https://www.bgr.com/2161981/why-apple-vision-pro-failed/

Apple Vision Pro: Alive or Dead? (Mac Power Users Forum)

https://talk.macpowerusers.com/t/apple-may-have-pulled-the-plug-on-vision-pro/45394/11

Vision Pro: Still the Coolest Hardware Apple Ever Built (TechRadar)

https://technewstube.com/techradar/1828254/know-vision-pro-alive-dead-still-sophisticated/

Vision Pro Isn't Dead — Ternus Talk, AI Rumors (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/01/apple-vision-pro-isnt-dead-ternus-talk-ai-rumors-on-the-appleinsider-podcast

Apple Execs Echo Oculus Head's Vision Pro Concerns (PhoneArena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/vision-pro-apple-executives-echo-sentiment-by-former-head-of-oculus_id180057

Apple's Generational Fumble with Vision Pro (PhoneArena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/apples-generational-fumble-with-vision-pro-is-one-for-the-history-books_id180074

Mark Gurman on Vision Pro's Status (X)

https://x.com/markgurman/status/2050251764092539362

In Defense of Vision Pro

Why Vision Pro Is Actually Worth It (9to5Mac / YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7mhDp0SDzU

Healthcare

First Cataract Surgery Using Vision Pro (Pulse 2.0)

https://pulse2.com/sightmds-dr-eric-rosenberg-becomes-first-surgeon-to-perform-cataract-surgery-using-apple-vision-pro-mixed-reality/

Vision Pro Used for Hundreds of Cataract Surgeries (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/28/apple-vision-pro-used-for-hundreds-of-cataract-surgeries-in-the-last-year

Vision Pro Cataract Use Growing, Patient Benefits Unproven (VR News)

https://virtual.reality.news/news/apple-vision-pro-cataract-surgery-use-is-growing-but-patient-benefits-unproven/

Apple Glasses

Apple Glasses May Support Vision Pro-Style Gestures (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/30/sketchy-rumor-suggests-apple-glasses-will-support-vision-pro-style-hand-gestures/

Gaming

Tetris on Retrocade for Vision Pro (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/30/tetris-falls-into-place-on-retrocade-for-the-apple-vision-pro

Resolution Games CEO on Vision Pro Gaming (Newsweek)

https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/video-games/interview-resolution-games-ceo-tommy-palm-apple-vision-pro-11894868

Community & Creative

Vision Pro Airline Travel Tips (MacRumors)

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-vision-pro-airline-travel-question.2481838/

Best Vision Pro Accessories Guide (Cult of Mac)

https://www.cultofmac.com/buying-guides/vision-pro-accessories

Vision Pro–Inspired iPhone Lock Screen Wallpapers (iDownloadBlog)

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/04/29/vision-pro-design-ios-lock-screen-wallpaper/

ZOME Spatial Wearable Interface for Vision Pro (EIN Presswire)

https://media.einnews.com/pr_news/909273670/zome-releases-a-full-spatial-wearable-interface-for-apple-vision-pro-designed-by-hussein-chalayan

Blender CloudXR on Apple Vision Pro (BlenderArtists)

https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-cloudxr-capability-showcase-on-apple-vision-pro/1639695

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