Even with the updates,Apples $3,500 Vision Prostill feels like a tech demo for something greater.
If anything, the current beta for the upcoming visionOS 2 shows us Apple is still in uncharted territory.
Its a better headset with the beta update.
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New gestures make it more responsive and far easier to navigate.
Im tired of the talk that killer apps sell hardware.
Cool applications might sell a product, but versatility preventsusers from abandoning it.
Apple Vision Pro’s new gesture navigation is easy and seamless. It should have been there from the start. Gif: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Its still the same headset.
Were not in the AR promised land, not by a mile.
Well see what may change with a full release.
Screenshot: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
The visionOS 2 update is set for release later this year.
All you do is hold open your hand, then look and tap on the icon that pops up.
Flip your hand over, and you might reach the control center.
Screenshot: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
This feature is similar to oneMeta Quest 3has had with recent updates.
Many of the quality-of-life improvements help ease pain points when looking through a narrowed headsets field of view.
Its now easier to spot your keyboard if your hands hover near it when working in a spatial environment.
you’re able to also connect a firstor third-party mouse to Vision Pro for easier navigation.
Just with a Mac trackpad, its pretty easy to navigate without gestures in most apps.
If Im sitting at a desk, I occasionally prefer it to tapping or swiping.
The next big change important for any household is treating the Vision Pro as a computer.
Now, the Vision Pro saves that guest profile to unlock with just their eyes.
Does visionOS 2 Truly Change How or Why You Use the Vision Pro?
The small touches make a big difference when you want to use such a big, expensive AR headset.
The Vision Pro now lets users rearrange their apps in the Home View.
it’s possible for you to add non-AVP native apps to the Home View for easier access.
Its something that should have been there to begin with.
The increased usability is one thing, but Apples been pushing spatial photos more with the new update.
The effect is especially good when theres a photo with depth of field.
Remus passed away a few months ago.
There are alimited number of passive viewing experiences on AVP, and the headset has beengetting moresince its release.
Apple obviously invested a lot of money in 180-degree productions like the immersiveWild Lifeseries.
Once youre done with them, you probably wont go back.
Reviewers made a big deal out ofthelack of Netflix or YouTube native appson Vision Pro at launch.
The new beta introduces a big picture mode for streamingon either app full screen through Safari.
So, we inevitably come back to base utility.
Apple is marketing this gear as a computer, and thats clearly how its meant to be used.
Standing up or sitting down doesnt matter.
MacOS Sequoialets users mirror their iPhone on the screenand allows you to control it with the Mac cursor.
This works so well already for quickly accessing restricted apps or manipulating your phone, even in beta form.
Macs have gotten easier to use on AVP.
The same cant be said for iPhones.
Im desperate to try the wraparound Mac mirror display on AVP.
Imagine, then, if Apple did the same thing with iPhone or iPad.
What if it magnified the usability of your other Apple devices?
That sounds like something an Apple fan could get behind, though perhaps at amuch more sensible price point.
Update 08/19/24 at 3:21 p.m.
ET:This post was updated to correct the nature of Apple Immersive Video.
The video is 180 degrees of vision.
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