The Apple Vision Pro debuted earlier this year and features a powerful combination of the M2 chip and the R1 chip with it running Apple’s new operating system built for the device – visionOS. Apple has started rolling out visionOS 2.0 to the public with meaningful new features and changes.
According to Apple’s Release Notes, visionOS 2.0 includes the following:
“Photos
– Create a spatial photo from past memories with just the tap of a button
– Share your favorite moments over FaceTime with others who use an Apple Vision Pro with SharePlay for Photos
– Find and enjoy your most precious memories in the redesigned Photos app with Collections, including Featured Spatial Photos
– Trim videos in your Photos library
Home View
– Personalize your Home View by rearranging apps, including those from the Compatible Apps folder
– Start a FaceTime call, send texts, or look up contact information easier with improved People View
Input
– Use new hand gestures for easy access to Home View, see the time, control volume, check the battery level, and open Control Center
– Input text quickly in Messages with Look to Dictate by simply looking at the microphone icon
– Navigate Apple Vision Pro using your favorite Bluetooth mouse
– See your Magic Keyboard or MacBook keyboard in an immersive experience with Keyboard Awareness
Safari
– Immerse yourself in panoramas that wrap around you just like in the Photos app
– Watch web videos from sites such as YouTube.com, Netflix.com and more with a massive screen, including glow and reflection
– Ask Siri to read content on Safari web pages
– Access your most important information quickly with pinned tabs
– Separate browsing topics like work, personal, or school using Profiles
Guest User
– Save your most recent guest’s eye and hand data up to 30 days so they can skip setup and get right back into Apple Vision Pro
Travel Mode
– Use Travel Mode on trains to work privately, multitask with multiple apps, and watch your favorite shows on your long commute
Environments
– Explore a new beach Environment, Bora Bora
Persona
– Create Personas with more accurate skin tones, fluid and natural hand movements with effects, improved vibrant clothing colors, and more eyewear choices
– Choose from a variety of backgrounds including your own photos during FaceTime or third”‘party video calls
Mindfulness
– Meditate to visual animations that follow your breathing
Privacy
– Turn on Communication Safety which includes protections for sensitive videos and photos that children may receive or attempt to send
– Blur sensitive photos and videos you’ve received with Sensitive Content Warning
Accessibility
– Use Live Captions for real”‘time transcriptions of speech, audio, and video content including FaceTime calls
– Anchor Apple Immersive Video closed captions wherever you like in your space
– Pair Made for iPhone cochlear implant devices
– Invert colors to easily see what’s in your view by changing how content is displayed
– Automatically dim video content that depicts flashing or strobing lights
– Reduce the transparency of an object to make it easier to see or read
This release also includes other features and improvements:
– Use Apple Vision Pro as an AirPlay receiver to mirror content from any nearby iPhone or iPad on the same wireless network
– Watch Apple Immersive Video in a new windowed view alongside other apps
– Edit playlists together and join the ultimate sing-along sessions using Sing in Apple Music
– Use Quick Look to anchor objects to a horizontal surface and preview them
Some features may not be available for all regions. For more information, please visit this website:
https://www.apple.com/visionos/visionos-2
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:
https://support.apple.com/100100”
Users can update their Apple Vision Pro by navigating to Settings>General>Software Update.
It is highly recommended to update your Apple Vision Pro to the latest software for these new features. Will you be updating? Let us know down in the comments or tweet to us on @appleosophy! Be sure to download the Appleosophy App from the App Store or visit our website to stay updated with the latest Apple news!
