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Apple Releases visionOS 26.1 With Vision Pro App for iPad

Apple today released visionOS 26.1, the first big update to the visionOS 26 operating system that came out in September.

visionOS 26 Feature
visionOS 26.1 adds a Vision Pro app for the iPad, allowing users to discover Vision Pro content and spatial experiences. The app also now supports AirPlay for viewing experiences from the Vision Pro on both iPhone and ‌iPad‌.

Apple's release notes for the update are below.

This release includes improvements and bug fixes, including the expansion of the Apple Vision Pro app to iPad, and updates to Spatial Gallery.

  • Discover new content, spatial experiences, and quickly access information about your device using Apple Vision Pro app for iPad when you upgrade to iPadOS 26.1
  • Apple Vision Pro app on iPhone and iPad now allows you to turn on AirPlay to view experiences from Apple Vision Pro
  • Videos in Spatial Gallery will show playback controls and video length while in immersive view

Additional information on the new M5 Apple Vision Pro and visionOS 26 can be found in our roundup.

Related Roundup: Apple Vision Pro
Buyer's Guide: Vision Pro (Neutral)
Related Forum: Apple Vision Pro

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9 months ago

Steve, who I respect immensely, has been quite over the moon about AVP in the last few days.



Here's a full thread link if interested (too much to post here)

https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/115457836427571654
I am a new AVP user and have the same sentiments. Every day I find it more and more enjoyable to use. I'm getting used to it as an extension of my computer use. I'm starting to put it on at my desk as my preferred work environment. I've had it on for a couple of hours and really don't notice any significant discomfort. The Meta quest three I can wear for maybe 10 minutes before I have to take it off. But it's the operating system and the quality of the pass-through and how easy it is to look at my Mac screens in a virtual environment. This thing is just so much better than I thought it was going to be. When I first started using it, I did think that the field of view felt that it was going to affect my experience. But I don't even think of it now.
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9 months ago

AirPlay seems good, no?

I didn't realize you couldn't yet do that on the VP.
AirPlay was always available. Seems this feature is to mirror the view to your iPhone specifically.

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9 months ago
Updating my M5 hope it fixes some of the bugs with widgets.
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9 months ago
Is this the same build as the beta?
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F23 Avatar
9 months ago
wheres the Apple Vision standard model Timmy, where’s the new AirPods Max also, feed us
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