Welcome to the future of computing with Apple Vision Pro.
Apple Vision Pro: A glimpse into the future of mixed reality
Apple Vision Pro is an AR headset and Apple’s first “spatial computer.” Revealed at WWDC23 and released on Feb. 2, 2024, the $3,499 mixed-reality headset wins accolades for its high-end hardware and remarkable user interface. A passthrough video system allows augmented reality applications.
Vision Pro runs on visionOS, Apple’s intuitive new operating system designed to enable immersive virtual reality experiences. (Apple calls it the “ultimate entertainment device.”) Users control the headset with their eyes, thanks to the impressive eye‑tracking system, and a handful of simple gestures.
Below is Cult of Mac’s full coverage, including news, how-tos, reviews and opinions.
Introduction
The Vision Pro headset features a stretchable elastic headband and a separate battery.
Apple unveiled its groundbreaking Apple Vision Pro at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2023, and released it to the public eight months later in February 2024.
The Apple Vision Pro stands is a “mixed reality” headset, capable of showing both virtual and augmented reality content. Unlike typical augmented reality glasses, Apple’s headset fully covers the user’s eyes, completely immersing its wearer by blocking out their surroundings entirely.
However, Vision Pro has six external cameras that show the surrounding space, offering users an accurate depiction of their real-world environment. While not transparent like see-through glasses, it effectively presents a lifelike representation of the user’s surroundings using passthrough video.
Inside the headset, users can interact with 3D windows, objects, and content seamlessly integrated into their physical space. Alternatively, the cameras can be deactivated by turning the device’s Digital Crown, immersing users into a fully virtual environment. Apple emphasizes the headset’s versatility, enabling users to work, consume content, engage in gaming, communication, and more, regardless of their location.
What Is Apple Vision Pro?
The Vision Pro and its connected battery.
Designed to resemble ski goggles, Apple Vision Pro is a high-end headset that blends the digital and physical worlds. Here are some key features:
4K Micro-OLED Displays: Vision Pro is powered by a pair of custom 4K micro-OLED displays — with more than 11 million pixels each — that deliver extremely sharp visuals directly into the wearer’s eyes. Users can browse the web, work in apps, use Mac Virtual Desktop, watch giant TV and movies or chat in Messages — while staying aware of their surroundings.
3D Camera: Its external 3D cameras can capture Spatial photos and videos. When replayed in the headset, these 3D photos and videos have a depth that makes the viewer feel ‘almost there.’ It also supports Spatial Audio, which adds to the illusion of immersion. Spatial videos can also be captured with iPhone 15 Pro to view on Apple Vision Pro.
Spatial Audio: Vision Pro support Spatial Audio: sound that appears to be anchored in a particular location in space. Its high-quality speakers are located on the headset’s arms. The speakers can also combine sounds broadcast by the headset with sound from the environment.
Collaboration and Connection: Apple redesigned the FaceTime video-calling app to work in 3D. During FaceTime calls, speakers appear life-size, while the wearer’s face is depicted via a digital representation called a Persona. On FaceTime calls, users can simultaneously work on shared documents or apps. On conference calls, Spatial Audio helps make it clear which person is speaking.
Design: Apple Vision Pro is distinguished by its high-end materials and clever, thoughtful design.
EyeSight: The front of Vision Pro features an EyeSight screen, made from a single piece of three-dimensionally formed laminated glass, which depicts the wearer’s eyes and facial expressions. This is designed to lessen isolation with people around the wearer; although it’s come in for some early criticism.
Light Seal: The light seal is a soft, cushiony seal to keep out light. It attaches magnetically to the glass-and-aluminum-alloy frame, and comes in a variety of sizes according to the wearer’s face.
Headband Straps: The main headband is made from a soft, 3D knitted fabric, designed it to be stretchy and breathable. It is adjusted by a Fit Dial on the left-hand audio arm that ensures the headset fits closely against the wearer’s head. Apple also includes a dual-band strap that fits over the top of the wearer’s head to alleviate the headset’s weight; and across the back of the head to ensure a tight fit. Apple offers headbands and light seals in a variety of sizes, and the are easily swapped out.
How Does It Work?
Apps in visionOS are floating in your environment.
Apple Vision Pro runs visionOS, a spatial operating system built upon macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Interactions feel intuitive and magical:
Eye Control: Look at an element to select it.
Gesture Interaction: Tap your fingers together to interact.
Voice Commands: Use dictation to type effortlessly.
Applications
Vision Pro will make you feel like you’re right in the middle of your panoramic photos, Apple says.
1. Entertainment
Apple Vision Pro won early praise as a private cinema. Movies and TV shows appear in the headset to be projected onto a giant, 100-foot or larger screen. And with great speakers that support Spatial Audio, the experience is like being inside a private IMAX theater.
2. Photos and Videos
Spatial Photos and videos also received high praise. Thanks to the 3D effect, spatial videos and photos enhance the illusion of reliving the moment captured in them. Vision Pro is compatible with iPhone Panoramas, which wrap around the viewer in 180 degrees.
3. Collaboration
Using FaceTime, participants can collaborate on documents or other work files, bridging the gap between physical and virtual spaces.
Vision Pro on display at an Apple retail store.
Apple Vision Pro price
Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499. It’s available for purchase in the United States, with a worldwide launch on the horizon.
Cost depends on storage capacity, plus the optional lens inserts (which are usually necessary if you wear glasses).
256GB: From $3,499
512GB: From $3699
1TB: From $3899
Cost of Apple Vision Pro Zeiss lens inserts: From $99
Apple Vision Pro release date
United States: Apple Vision Pro first went on sale to the public on February 2, 2024, in the United States.
Worldwide: Availability in other countries has not yet been scheduled.
Based on the language support, it appears Apple will launch the AR/VR headset in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the UK. It might also release the headset in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Apple Vision Pro specs
The centerpiece of Vision Pro are its amazing display screens.
Weight: 600–650g / 21.2–22.9ozs (Weight depends on Light Seal and head band configuration) External battery weight: 353g Interpupillary Distance (IPD): 51–75 mm Storage capacity:
256GB
512GB
1TB
Displays:
Micro‑OLED
23 million pixels
3D display system
Refresh rates: 90Hz, 96Hz, 100Hz
Video Mirroring: Up to 720p any AirPlay‑enabled device, such as iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV (2nd generation or later), or smart TV with AirPlay support.
Chips:
Main CPU: Apple silicon M2 chip with 8‑cores (4 performance cores / 4
Main communication chip: Apple R1 with 256GB/s memory bandwidth
Camera:
Main camera system: Stereoscopic 3D for spatial photos and videos; 18 mm, ƒ/2.00 aperture; 6.5 stereo megapixels
Sensors:
Two high‑resolution main cameras
Six exterior tracking cameras
Four internal eye‑tracking cameras
TrueDepth camera
LiDAR Scanner
Four inertial measurement units (IMUs)
Flicker sensor
Ambient light sensor
Optic ID: Biometric authentication based on your iris; encrypted and accessible only to Secure Enclave processor; secures and unlocks device; authenticates purchases from iTunes and App Stores.
Audio:
Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking
Personalized Spatial Audio and audio ray tracing
Six‑mic array with directional beamforming
Supports H2‑to‑H2 ultra‑low‑latency connection to AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C)
Audio Playback:
Supported formats: AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
Video Playback: Supported formats: HEVC, MV‑HEVC, H.264, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG
Battery life:
Watching video: up to 2.5 hours
General use: up to 2 hours
Apple Vision Pro can be used while charging battery
The demo lasts 20 to 30 minutes. The demos are guided by an Apple Store employee, who uses an iPad mini to see what you see inside the headset.
If you wear glasses, your demo will began with an Apple staffer scanning your eyeglasses in a special machine that measures the lenses. The machine selects the appropriate corrective lenses to allow you to see properly inside the headset.
The store demo of Apple Vision Pro is wonderful. I urge you to get one.
The demo is a quick, easy way to experience the Vision Pro and what Apple calls “spatial computing.”
The Apple employees who walk you through the process won’t pressure you to buy a Vision Pro. And you’ll get a fantastic look at Apple’s big bet on the future of computing.
How to set up a store demo: To sign up for a demo, head to Apple’s Vision Pro product page and click the “Book a demo” button. Alternatively, you can use the Apple Store app.
If you don’t want to book ahead, you can take your chances by going to an Apple Store and trying to get a same-day demo.
Apple Vision Pro reviews
Apple Vision Pro has gotten rave reviews for its mind-blowing peek into the future of computing, but almost all reviewers balked at the $3,500 price tag. For that price, many reviewers suggested waiting until later versions, which would likely see price reductions.
“Apple Vision Pro is the most amazing technology I’ve experienced in my life,” we said Cult of Mac’s review:
Like all Apple products, it is subject to Apple’s Standard Return Policy, which allows you to start a return within 14 days from the date it was received from Apple. You then have another seven days to mail it back or take it in to an Apple Store.
The headset must be in good original condition with all the parts, accessories and packaging intact. If the headset is purchased through a third-party retailer, it must be returned to that retailer (and is subject to that retailer’s returns policy).
Returning Zeiss Optical Inserts: Even though they are custom made, Zeiss lens inserts can also be retuned within 14 days. Although the Zeiss Optical Inserts are sold separately by Zeiss, Apple is accepting returns on behalf of Zeiss within the 14-day return window.
AppleCare+, Apple’s optional insurance program for its products, can be added for $499.
The standard warranty is one year for hardware repair coverage (and up to 90 days of technical support).
AppleCare+ extends hardware coverage for an additional two years. It covers unlimited incidents of accidental damage protection. But each incident is subject to a service fee, which ranges from $29 for damaged accessories to $299 to damage to the headset, including the front glass.
Seeing as Apple charges $799 for glass repair without AppleCare+, getting the extra coverage is worth considering.
AppleCare+ coverage also includes 24/7 priority access to Apple tech experts via phone, mail-in repair with a prepaid shipping box, and Express Replacement Service (Apple ships a replacement Vision Pro while the original is in the shop).
The battery is covered if it retains less than 80% of its original capacity.
AppleCare+ can be added at the time of purchase, or within 60 days.
To buy coverage later, go to Settings > General > About and choose Add AppleCare+ Coverage. AppleCare+ can also be purchased online or at an Apple Store.
In a pinch yes, you can wear your glasses inside the headset. However, the headset isn’t designed to be used with glasses. If you wear your glasses, the fit is likely to be uncomfortable, and possibly dangerous if you trip or bump your head. However, if you want to try it out with glasses, it does work.
If you wear glasses to correct your vision, you may need Zeiss Optical Inserts, which are sold as an optional accessory starting at $99. The Zeiss lens inserts are necessary for most people who need glasses for vision correction. Even if you’re nearsighted, and the screens are just an inch from your eyes, you will need lenses for it to look clear as it simulates a focal distance of four feet (1.3 meters). Without inserts, images inside the headset will not appear sharp and in-focus. The imge inserts attach to the inside lenses with magnets.
If you wear soft contact lenses to correct your distance vision, you likely won’t need lens inserts: the headset works with most soft contact lenses.
To determine if you need lens inserts, during the online buying process, Apple’s website asks buyers a couple of questions about their vision.
If you need lens inserts, you must upload a current optical prescription to Zeiss, which makes custom inserts to match your prescription.
Can you share Apple Vision Pro with someone else?
Let a friend try your fancy new headset.
Yes, the headset can be shared with someone else via Guest Mode. You need to enable it from Control Center. Then, you have five minutes to remove the lens inserts (if you have them) and hand it to someone else to put it on.
I recommend you use screen mirroring to an iPhone or iPad, so that you can see what your guest is doing and help them if they get lost.
Guest Mode starts with a hand and eye setup process. Guest Mode is disabled as soon as the headset is taken off. Unfortunately, there’s no memory, so the hand and eye setup will need to be done again if they want to try it a second or third time.
Apple Vision Pro developer kit
Apple is offering free loans of the device as part of its Apple Vision Pro developer kit. Apple is loaning headsets to qualified developers who apply. It’s open to developers registered with Apple’s Developer Program or Developer Enterprise Program. Applicants must provide details of their team and current apps. Loaned headsets must be returned to Apple on request.
Apple Vision Pro FaceTime
FaceTime in visionOS puts people around the room in your space.
Apple Vision Pro is a great way to make FaceTime calls using the Persona created when setting up the headset. The Persona is a digital recreation of the person’s face that’s animated to show facial expressions and reactions. They range from remarkable to creepy.
Making a FaceTime call is as easy as tapping the FaceTime button in the Messages app. From the Home View, you can also tap the People tab and tap on a contact to start a call. Here’s how to place a FaceTime call.
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With Apple’s M5 chip appearing in more devices, it’s time for an M5 vs. M4 chip smackdown. Apple unveiled its new M5 chip in October, marking a significant leap forward in on-device artificial intelligence performance over its predecessor. So let’s compare the M5 chip to the M4 chip.
While maintaining the same core architecture as the M4 chip, the M5 delivers dramatic improvements in AI processing, graphics capabilities and memory bandwidth that position it as Apple’s most AI-focused silicon to date. But it enough to temp would-be upgraders?
Apple now directly sells Sony's PSVR2 controllers for the Vision Pro. Photo: Apple/Sony/CultOfMac
Apple just started selling PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers on its website, offering Vision Pro gamers a route to a whole new level of interaction. The accessories, which Sony does not sell separately, should arrive in Apple Stores on November 17.
The PSV R2 Sense controllers wrap around each hand and feature a three-axis gyroscope, a three-axis accelerometer, and built-in buttons, triggers and analog sticks for enhanced VR gaming. Adding them to your Vision Pro setup should take gaming to a whole new level.
Apple — finally — put the App Store on the web. Screenshot: Lewis Wallace /Cult of Mac
The iPhone App Store is now accessible on a Mac. And iPad users can research what macOS applications are available. Anyone can see what Apple Watch apps are available. All of these are possible now that Apple finally put the App Store on the web Monday.
It’s long overdue, and still missing a feature many users would like.
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The internet is going crazy over the Apple Vision Pro’s new Dual Knit Band, with AI users creating increasingly fantastical mutant versions of the distinctive-looking strap.
The craze started with people turning the white knit headband into a head-covering hat, but kicked into overdrive after X.com user John Dagdelen posted an image Sunday of a samurai warrior dressed head-to-toe in Vision Pro-inspired armor.
“We are not thinking big enough,” Dagdelen said in his X.com post. Dagdelen, founder of the Fluid operating system for VR headsets, who said he used ChatGPT to create the Vision Pro samurai image.
His AI creation clearly inspired others to think bigger … or at least weirder.
A wild array of AI creations followed, including some that animated Dagdelen’s samurai. The jokesters envisioned all sorts of bizarre designs and uses, from Star Wars characters to high-fashion gowns and handbags. There’s even an automotive design where the lenses make up a car’s front grill and headlights.
“There are some pretty creative ones,” Dagdelen told Cult of Mac.
★★★★☆
The box makes for a good display stand. Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
The new M5 Vision Pro brings a huge leap in compute power and graphics performance to Apple’s novel mixed-reality platform. The tweaks to the formula deliver better graphics and passthrough video, and longer battery life — plus a more comfortable head band in the box. Unfortunately, it doesn’t include more storage or a lower price.
Apple doesn’t appear to be pushing M2 Vision Pro owners to upgrade. I wouldn’t, either. Rather, if you’re still Vision Pro-curious — and you’ve been pinching your pennies for the past year and a half — the Vision Pro you buy today will be a bit better.
I quickly fell in love with the original Vision Pro. Here’s what I think of the new one.
The new Vision Pro is definitely more powerful, but the Dual Knit Band's the real upgrade. Image: Cult of Mac
This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: Griffin gets his hands on the new M5 Vision Pro, and he’s all too happy to share his first impressions about the upgraded headset.
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Apple’s new M5-powered MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Vision Pro hit store shelves Wednesday, and shoppers who preordered the devices began receiving them as well.
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We discuss all the lustworthy new hardware that the M5 powers: MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Vision Pro.
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The Dual Knit Band introduced Wednesday with the new M5-powered Vision Pro is compatible with Apple’s original headset, too. You don’t need to shell out another $3,499 — the extra comfort can be had for a fraction of the price.
Other improvements to the new headset are somewhat minor, with nothing else standing out as a must-have for current Vision Pro owners (all 12 of them lol). The Dual Knit Band might be all you need to spice up life in your spatial computer.
The new Apple Vision Pro is mostly change on the inside. Image: Apple
Apple launched the M5 Vision Pro on Wednesday, bumping the impressive headset up from the years-old M2 processor. The punchier M5 processor boosts the headset’s video resolution and refresh rate for a clearer, sharper image.
The updated Vision Pro is “setting a new standard for what’s possible in spatial computing,” said Apple Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Bob Borchers in Apple’s press release. “Spatial computing is even more capable, entertaining, and magical with the new Vision Pro.”
The M5 isn’t the only upgrade, either. A new Dual Knit Band elegantly adds comfort and style to the headset. And as icing on the cake, the M5 Vision Pro boasts noticeably improved battery life.
The M5 Vision Pro starts at the same high price of $3,499 with 256GB of storage. It’s available for preorder today, with deliveries and in-store availability beginning on October 22.
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The rumored cheaper version of the Vision Pro headset is reportedly on hold. Photo: Ali Colak/Unsplash License/Modified by Cult of Mac
That cheaper Vision Pro you were waiting for? Don’t hold your breath. Apple reportedly shelved the project to redirect its focus on creating smart glasses to compete with Meta’s popular products.
Previous rumors indicated Apple would release a stripped-down version of its $3,499 Vision Pro headset by 2027. But Apple execs reportedly told employees last week that it’s putting the lighter, cheaper headset on the back burner.
FCC's wireless certification test result documents show a familiar-looking diagram. Photo: FCC
The Federal Communications Commission accidentally exposed Apple’s plans for several unreleased products, including an updated Vision Pro headset, new MacBook Pro models and refreshed iPad Pro tablets, on Tuesday. The FCC leaks of Apple products mark the latest in a series of premature disclosures from the regulatory agency that have frustrated Apple’s typically secretive product launch strategy.
You can watch Tour De Force from CANAL+ and MotoGP for free on the Apple TV app for Apple Vision Pro. Photo: Apple
Apple expanded its Apple Immersive Video catalog Monday with a slate of new films from major global publishers, broadcasters and brands, marking a major milestone for the Vision Pro platform.
The new content comes from partners including Audi, the BBC, CANAL+, CNN, HYBE, MotoGP and Red Bull. Releases are planned over the coming months.
Spatial Widgets are a highlight of visionOS 26. Image: Apple
visionOS 26 is a modest update, but you’ll want to check out the game-changing features it includes. Widgets come to the Vision Pro in a clever way; you can freely arrange them in space or pin them to a wall. Personas are much improved, making your virtual FaceTime calls less creepy. And there are about a dozen other excellent quality-of-life features that’ll draw you back in, like app folders, a Jupiter environment, automatic iPhone unlocking and more.
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You might actually be able to afford Apple’s Vision Air. Photo: Apple/ChatGPT/Cult of Mac
Apple must have heard the complaints about the cost and weight of the Vision Pro AR headset, because it’s reportedly working on a Vision Air that will be half as expensive and almost half the weight. That’s the word coming Tuesday from a source who’s built a reputation by often being accurate in predictions about future Apple products.
It’ll take Apple a while to develop the new product, though.
A tiny implant in a brain blood vessel can lead to thought control of Vision Pro. Photo: Synchron
In a groundbreaking development, a brain-computer interface (BCI) company successfully demonstrated the first-ever use of Apple’s Vision Pro AR/VR headset — and later an iPad — controlled directly by thought, according to Synchron. The innovation opens up exciting possibilities, perhaps even beyond helping individuals with severe mobility limitations engage with cutting-edge technology. Innovations like thought control of Vision Pro and iPad could lead to big things for both hands-free and voice-free use of devices.
August 4 update: In a new video, Synchron released proof of the first-ever public demonstration of an individual using an iPad controlled entirely by thought, leveraging Apple’s built-in accessibility features and new Brain-Computer Interface Human Interface Device (BCI HID) protocol, the company said. Watch the video below.
May 13 update: Synchron said it would be the first brain-computer interface (BCI) company to achieve native integration with a new BCI Human Interface Device (BCI HID) profile Apple just rolled out among various accessibility upgrades.
An update on the original Vision Pro headset will boost processing power and improve comfort. Photo: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac
Apple prepares to launch its first major update to the Vision Pro AR/VR headset as early as this year, featuring a faster M4 processor and a redesigned strap aimed at addressing comfort complaints that have plagued the $3,499 device since its launch, according to a new report.
Before they ship, Apple products survive tough durability tests. Photo: AppleTrack
Despite their sleek designs, Apple products boast impressive durability. And now, for the first time, the company has provided a look into one of its 200 durability labs, where it rigorously torture tests its products.
Apple conducts several types of trials on its devices, including environmental, liquid, drop and vibration stress tests.
Yet another case of an Apple insider stealing trade secrets. Photo: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac
Apple accused a former Vision Pro engineer of stealing confidential documents related to the headset. In a lawsuit filed on June 24, Apple alleges Di Liu, a senior design engineer at the company, stole a “massive volume” of trade secrets.
Liu joined Snap soon after leaving Apple in a similar role.
Apple is hard at work on a more affordable Vision Air headset. Photo: Apple/ChatGPT/Cult of Mac
The Vision Air is on the drawing board at Apple, according to a trusted analyst. This more consumer-friendly version of the Vision Pro AR headset reportedly will weigh less and cost less. But it won’t be out soon.
At the same time, Apple is also working on its first foray into smart glasses. These are also supposedly still years away, though.
You can get the "overview effect," which is what astronauts experience seeing Earth from afar. Photo: Vast
The new Haven-1 VR app brings the Haven-1 commercial space station directly to Apple Vision Pro headsets, offering users an unprecedented, virtual-reality look inside humanity’s next frontier in space exploration, space technology company Vast said Wednesday.
So users of Vision Pro and other AR/VR headsets can now explore the world’s first commercial space station in VR.
