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VisionOS is a platform designed by Apple to create immersive and spatial computing experiences. It places people at the center of the experience, ensuring interactions are comfortable and apps are delightful with a high bar of quality and attention to detail. VisionOS opens a world of possibilities for developers, encouraging them to find their app's "key moment" that is optimized for this platform.
Some key features and capabilities of VisionOS include:
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Immersive Spaces: VisionOS 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 apps like mindfulness or reflection, as seen in the HealthKit integration on VisionOS.
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Spatial Computing: Developers can recompile their existing iOS or iPadOS apps to run on VisionOS and extend them for spatial computing. This provides incredible opportunities for creating spatial apps that leverage the unique capabilities of VisionOS.
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Interactive Experiences: VisionOS supports interactive experiences where windows and volumes are automatically positioned in space. Developers can use features like scene understanding, head position, and room anchors to create engaging and interactive content.
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Rendering Technologies: VisionOS supports 3D rendering with frameworks like RealityKit and Metal, allowing developers to create volumetric content and enhance the visual experience with stereoscopy and other advanced rendering techniques.
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Device Management: VisionOS 1.1 supports device enrollment and user enrollment, making it easier for IT teams to manage Vision Pro devices using familiar device management infrastructure.
For more detailed insights, you can explore sessions like Design great visionOS apps and Get started with HealthKit in visionOS.
Bring your iOS or iPadOS game to visionOS
Discover how to transform your iOS or iPadOS game into a uniquely visionOS experience. Increase the immersion (and fun factor!) with a 3D frame or an immersive background. And invite players further into your world by adding depth to the window with stereoscopy or head tracking.
What’s new in device management
Learn about the latest management capabilities for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS, then discover the latest changes to Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager. We’ll also share updates to Activation Lock, SoftwareUpdate, and Safari management.
Get started with HealthKit in visionOS
Discover how to use HealthKit to create experiences that take full advantage of the spatial canvas. Learn the capabilities of HealthKit on the platform, find out how to bring an existing iPadOS app to visionOS, and explore the special considerations governing HealthKit during a Guest User session. You’ll also learn ways to use SwiftUI, Swift Charts, and Swift concurrency to craft innovative experiences with HealthKit.
Design great visionOS apps
Find out how to create compelling spatial computing apps by embracing immersion, designing for eyes and hands, and taking advantage of depth, scale, and space. We’ll share several examples of great visionOS apps and explore how their designers approached creating new experiences for the platform.
Platforms State of the Union 5-Minute Recap
Watch a quick recap of the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
Design interactive experiences for visionOS
Learn how you can design a compelling interactive narrative experience for Apple Vision Pro from the designers of Encounter Dinosaurs. Discover how these types of experiences differ from existing apps, media, and games, and explore how to design narratives that bring audiences into new worlds. Find out how you can create stories that adapt to any space and size, provide multiple levels of interaction to make them accessible to all, and use animation, spatial audio, and custom gestures to further immerse people in your experience.
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
Optimize for the spatial web
Discover how to make the most of visionOS capabilities on the web. Explore recent updates like improvements to selection highlighting, and the ability to present spatial photos and panorama images in fullscreen. Learn to take advantage of existing web standards for dictation and text-to-speech with WebSpeech, spatial soundscapes with WebAudio, and immersive experiences with WebXR.