What's new in visionOS?

Generated on 7/31/2024

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What's New in visionOS?

Platforms State of the Union

  • Spatial Computing Enhancements: Vision Pro has significantly extended the fidelity of scene understanding capabilities. Planes can now be detected in all orientations, and room anchors consider the user's surroundings on a per-room basis. Additionally, a new object tracking API allows attaching content to individual objects around the user, enhancing interactivity. (Platforms State of the Union)
  • Hand Positioning: Developers can now decide if the user's hands appear in front of or behind the content, offering more creative control over app experiences. (Platforms State of the Union)
  • Developer Tools: VisionOS is built on the foundation of macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, making it easier for developers to create spatial apps using familiar tools like SwiftUI, RealityKit, and ARKit. (Platforms State of the Union)

Get Started with HealthKit in visionOS

  • Immersive Spaces: Vision Pro allows users to enter immersive spaces where other apps are hidden, and the surrounding pass-through dims to provide a sense of separation from the workspace. This is particularly useful for activities like reflecting on calendar events in a distraction-free environment. (Get started with HealthKit in visionOS)
  • Guest User Feature: VisionOS includes a guest user feature that allows others to set up and try out Apple Vision Pro while preserving the owner's data and privacy. (Get started with HealthKit in visionOS)

What’s New in Device Management

  • MDM Support: VisionOS 2.0 extends management for Apple Vision Pro to support most MDM payloads, configurations, and commands, making it as easy to manage as an iPhone or iPad. (What’s new in device management)
  • Enterprise Use Cases: Vision Pro supports various enterprise use cases, including productivity, collaborative design, simulation, and training. (What’s new in device management)

Introducing Enterprise APIs for visionOS

  • New Enterprise APIs: A set of six new APIs has been introduced to unlock capabilities for enterprise environments, enhancing collaboration, communication, and guided work activities. (Introducing enterprise APIs for visionOS)
  • Enhanced Object Tracking: VisionOS 2.0 includes enhanced known object tracking with configurable parameters, allowing for tuning and optimizing object tracking to best suit enterprise use cases. (Introducing enterprise APIs for visionOS)

Relevant Sessions

  1. Platforms State of the Union
  2. Get started with HealthKit in visionOS
  3. What’s new in device management
  4. Introducing enterprise APIs for visionOS