Introduce Vision OS 26 today, a major update with new spatial experiences and features for Apple Vision Pro. Every day use feels increasingly immersive and personal, thanks to:
- Widgets that fit into your space
- AI-powered spatial scenes that add life-like depth to photos
- Improve personas and look more natural.
- Mutual experiences for Vision Pro users in the same room
Vision OS 26 also adds support for 180-degree, 360-degree, and wide-field-of-view content from Insta360, GoPro, and Canon. While new enterprise APIs enable organizations to create unique experiences on Vision OS, with support for PlayStation VR 2 Sense controllers, players can enjoy a new class of games on Apple Vision Pro 1.
Apple Vision Pro has set the standard for spatial computing, and with Vision OS 26, we are taking it even further, said Mike Rockwell, Apple’s Vice President of Vision Products Group. We are thrilled for users to try new ways to connect, explore, work together, and enjoy, including customizable apps and widgets, new spatial scenes for photos, and improved personas on Apple Vision Pro.
Widgets Become Spatial
Widgets on Apple devices give users personalized information at a glance. With Vision OS 26, widgets become spatial, fitting right into your space and showing up each time you use Apple Vision Pro. You can customize widgets with different frame widths, colors, and depths. New widgets, such as clock, weather, music, and photos, offer unique ways to interact.
Users can decorate their spaces with favorite widgets, including:
- stunning panoramas and special photos of their beloved memories
- clocks with distinctive face designs and quick access to their go-to playlists and songs on Apple Music
The widgets app helps users find widgets, including those from compatible iOS and iPadOS apps. Developers can also create their own widgets using WidgetKit.
Enhanced Shared Spiritual Experiences
Users love how Vision OS lets them connect with family, friends, and colleagues remotely. With Vision OS 26, they can share spatial experiences with fellow Apple Vision Pro users in the same room. They can come together to watch the latest 3D blockbuster, play a spatial game, or collaborate with coworkers. Users can also add remote participants from across the world via FaceTime, enabling connection with people near and far.
Dassault Systèmes, a leading provider of engineering and 3D design software, is exploiting this capability with its 3D Live app, enabling the visualization of 3D designs both in person and with remote colleagues.
With Vision OS 26, personas feel more natural and familiar thanks to industry-leading volumetric rendering and machine learning. The all-new personas are now striking in their expressiveness and sharpness, offering a full-size profile view and remarkably accurate hair, lashes, and complexion. Personas are still created on the device in a matter of seconds, and new improvements to the setup process allow users to adjust and preview how their persona looks spatially and even pick glasses from over 1,000 variations.
Introducing Spatial Scenes
Noise makes photos look more realistic by using a new generative AI algorithm and computational depth. This creates spatial change with multiple perspectives, so users feel like they can lean in and look around.
Users can view spatial scenes in photos, the spatial gallery, and Safari apps. Developers can use the Spatial Scene API to make their apps increasingly immersive. Zillow uses this API in their Zillow Immersive App, letting users view homes and apartments with added depth and dimension.
New Ways To Browse, Play, And Watch
With spatial browsing in Safari, users can transform articles, remove distractions, and see spatial scenes that come to life as they scroll. Web developers can embed 3D models in web pages so users can shop, browse, and interact with 3D objects directly in Safari.
Ryzen OS 26 supports native playback of 180-degree, 360-degree, and wide-field-of-view content from Insta360, GoPro, and Canon. Users may enjoy their exciting 2D action footage the way it was meant to be seen. Developers can incorporate this new playback capability into their apps and websites.
Vision OS 26 now supports the PlayStation VR 2 Sense controller. Developers can create highly engaging games for Apple Vision Pro using features such as advanced motion tracking, finger touch detection, and vibration feedback.
Enterprise APIs and Tools
Businesses worldwide are using Spatial Computing on the Apple Vision Pro to improve their processes across design, training, sales, and education. With new team device sharing, organizations can easily set up and manage shared devices. Users can save their eye and hand data, vision description, and access settings to their phone with iPhone iOS 26, then use them on another Vision Pro. This makes sharing devices much simpler.
The OS 26 now supports Logitech Muse, a spatial accessory made for Apple Vision Pro. It allows for more accurate input and new ways to use collaboration apps like Spatial Analogue.
Enterprise APIs, such as the new Protected Content API, ensure that only authorized users can view confidential materials, including medical records and business forecasts. These tools also block copying screenshots and screen sharing.
Source: visionOS 26 introduces powerful new spatial experiences for Apple Vision Pro
