Issue 24: diff visionOS - Celebrating Two Years of Vision Pro!

It's been over two years since the launch of Vision Pro, and we have some exciting news to share with you! If you've missed it, YouTube has finally arrived on Vision Pro, offering a native app experience with unique features. Let's dive into the details.

YouTube on Vision Pro:

I've explored various ways to access YouTube on Vision Pro, from using different apps to browsers like Safari. While the YouTube native app on Vision Pro offers some advantages such as native integration and support for 8K videos and spatial VR content, it lacks some features found in the standard YouTube apps.

One notable limitation is the challenge of "Liking" videos directly within the app, leading me to resort to using other devices to interact with my YouTube account fully. Despite these minor setbacks, the app's ability to display 8K videos and provide a dedicated spatial tab for immersive experiences adds a new dimension to content consumption on Vision Pro. Still there's some work for the developers at Google.

YouTube for Vision Pro

Celebrating Two Years of Vision Pro:

As we mark the two-year anniversary of Vision Pro's launch, I recall the excitement of picking up my device in Victor, New York. The journey to acquire Vision Pro was an adventure, and the community of enthusiasts, developers, and artists at Step Into Vision has made this experience even more rewarding. To celebrate this milestone, we recently gathered on a Zoom call to share our stories and experiences with Vision Pro.

You can catch up on Two Years of Vision Pro Discussions with the Step Into Vision Community on my YouTube channel and audio podcast, More Than Just Code. Tim Chaten of Vision Pros also published the audio version of the show.

We're also working on a spatial documentary app called "Shared Vision" to showcase our collective experiences.

Audio:
Two Years of Apple Vision Pro with the Step Into Vision Community
YouTube:
Two Years of Apple Vision Pro with the Step Into Vision Community
Vision Pros:
Episode 60 – 2 Years of Apple Vision Pro with the Step Into Vision Community

Phantom Pinching with Mike Bundy

In a recent podcast episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Bundy, an experienced visionOS/macOS/iOS developer. Mike shared insights into his development journey and love-hate relationship with Apple tools like Reality Composer Pro. Mike also discusses his Apple featured app Aegis Core and his AVP Export Blender Plugin

Phantom Pinching with Mike Bundy

Apple Immersive Video Has Gone To the Dogs

Apple has introduced an immersive spatial video experience featuring the world-famous Cruft's dog show competition in the UK. Over two episodes you get a first-person view of the competition and the preparation of show dogs in this captivating experience.

Top Dogs

AuraTap - Speed Dating Developer Style

AuraTap is trying to build community for visionOS developers. Login and get connected with random developers from around the world. In a quick two minute chat you can decide to continue the conversation and find someone to collaborate with. Only on Vision Pro currently in TestFlight.

AuraTap.app

AuraTap TestFlight

VisionOS Resources and Updates

Check out the updated VisionOS resources page on GitHub, featuring new apps from Raven.vision and information on upcoming conferences like Let's Vision in March. We've also added a section on Blender tools for your creative projects.

Awesome visionOS Resources

See you in the future!

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