Eric, Dave, and Marty speak about the new VisionOS 26 developer beta, talk about a potential YouTube app, and review Gurman’s AVP/Meta comparison.
NEWS this week
Beta 8 came out today:
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26-release-notes
What’s new from beta 7 → beta 8
Release/build only: Beta 8 arrived Aug 25, 2025 as 23M5332a (beta 7 was Aug 18 as 23M5328a). Apple doesn’t list any additional new features, APIs, or headline-level changes for beta 8 beyond the build bump.
Tooling: The latest posted tools are still Xcode 26 beta 6 (17A5305f) from Aug 18; no newer Xcode dropped alongside beta 8.
Practical take
For users: Treat beta 8 as a stability/bug-fix pass—no Apple-documented user-facing additions over beta 7.
For developers: Re-run regressions on areas you touched for beta 7 (e.g., CompositorServices hover/immersion behavior, ARKit Accessory Tracking, RealityKit popover/presentation components, RemoteImmersiveSpace stability, StoreKit’s new promo-offer APIs). Those were the substantive changes in beta 7 and remain the focus with beta 8.
Dave looks at F1
https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/f1-the-movie/umc.cmc.3t6dvnnr87zwd4wmvpdx5came
Vivo's Vision Pro clone costs $1,400 and weighs 398g
https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/21/vivos-vision-pro-clone-costs-1400-and-weighs-398g/
Vivo's $1,400 Apple Vision Pro Clone Launches Across China
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/vivos-1-400-apple-vision-pro-clone-launches-across-china.2463751/
Vivo Vision Mixed-Reality Headset Steps Up to Apple, but Still a Tough Sell
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/vivo-vision-mixed-reality-headset-steps-up-to-apple-but-still-a-tough-sell/#ftag=CAD590a51e
Don't count out an M4-powered Apple Vision Pro just yet
https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/17/apple-vision-pro-upgrade/
Apple Vision Pro 2: The M5 Chip & Al Make It A MUST-BUY
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/apple-vision-pro-2-2/
Mark Gurman: Q&A on Apple's smart glasses and the Vision Pro
https://www.reddit.com/r/augmentedreality/comments/1mz4zp2/mark_gurman_qa_on_apples_smart_glasses_and_the/
Full Article: https://archive.is/u7oJX
Apple is Exploring the use of Intuitive Interfaces for a future Vision Pro device with Ul Controls embedded in a Touch-Sensitive side surface
https://www.patentlyapple.com/2025/08/apple-is-exploring-the-use-of-intuitive-interfaces-for-a-future-vision-pro-device-with-ui-controls-embedded-in-a-touch-sensit.html
Hands on with Apple Vision Pro in the wild
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/08/18/hands-on-with-apple-vision-pro-in-the-wild
Meta Has Already Won the Smart Glasses Race
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-has-already-won-the-smart-glasses-race/
HBO launches Hogwarts Great Hall immersive environment for Apple Vision Pro
https://www.ithinkdiff.com/apple-vision-pro-hogwarts-great-hall/
Hogwarts Great Hall Opens To HBO Max Subscribers On Apple Vision Pro
https://www.uploadvr.com/hogwarts-great-hall-hbo-max/
ABO MAYS VISIONOS APP ON APPLE VISION PRO NOW FEATURES A 'HOGWARTS GREAT HALL' IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT
https://www.mactech.com/2025/08/21/hbo-maxs-visionos-app-on-apple-vision-pro-now-features-a-hogwarts-great-hall-immersive-environment/
Is a Native Vision Pro YouTube App Coming Soon? Exploring the Options
https://techannouncer.com/is-a-native-vision-pro-youtube-app-coming-soon-exploring-the-options/
Project Graveyard On Apple Vision Pro Is A Free Place For Dead Ideas
https://www.uploadvr.com/project-graveyard-apple-vision-pro-dead-things/
APPS
What the car?
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/what-the-car/id1534708672
PhotoDome
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/photodome/id6748567431?uo=2
PhotoDome Immersive Photo Viewer tor Vision Pro
https://www.iphoneness.com/apple-vision-pro-apps/photodome/
MacStock
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