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

Macstockconferenceandexpo.com

Digital Pass https://macstockconferenceandexpo.com/product/macstock-ix-digital-pass/

Email: [email protected]

Website: ThePodTalk.Net

YouTube.com/@VisionProFiles