Apple Releases visionOS 1.0.1 Ahead of Vision Pro Launch

[AdonisSMU]

My question is will you be able to drive a car while wearing this? It seems like it wouldn’t really be the same as being distracted by holding a phone and looking down at it while driving. If it works ok while driving I think a lot more people will be interested in it. Will you have to cheat the settings somehow to be able to do this?

Ewww no. Please dont do this. People are destracted with just phones and its deadly.

 

[Polinsky]

I've never seen so much hate in any thread about the AVP. What in the world do you guys want to do with all your hate? You don't like the AVP. You criticize every single aspect of it, even though you've never seen it in person or even tried it.. No one cares except for the rest of the haters. It really seems like you want the product to fail. Stop already and leave the thread for people sincerely interested in the product.

 

[AdonisSMU]

Or, more likely, it's a decision that they don't like how the current app runs on the Vision Pro and will develop a native app in the future.

Also YT and Netflix dont have MacOS apps.🤷🏾‍♂️ So there’s that.

 

[AdonisSMU]

I genuinely do hope developers go through the trouble of making a VP native app, but between now & then, there's no harm done in letting users run the iPad version of the app.

You havent tested these apps in the device or run that code yet… it could absolutely be a “show” and cause more problems. It also might not make business sense yet either… especially when people can just use their browser like they do on MacOS.

 

[ThatGuyInLa]

Many of the comments seem to have redefined the meaning of AVP.

Anger
Versus
Potential

 

[Macalway]

My question is will you be able to drive a car while wearing this? It seems like it wouldn’t really be the same as being distracted by holding a phone and looking down at it while driving. If it works ok while driving I think a lot more people will be interested in it. Will you have to cheat the settings somehow to be able to do this?

You would be the distraction, for other drivers.

 

[Kissmo1980]

It now supports a third eye.

Aaaaa... so this might have some crutch band....🤔

 

[xizdun]

Tell me you know nothing about software development (programming) without telling me. 🤦‍♂️

Everybody whining about visionOS 1.0.1 has never written a line of code in their life. 😂

 

[Ghost31]

Imagine getting a brand new headset, you put it on, and then...

...you have to sit through a "downloading update" and "preparing update" screen, followed by 15 minutes of pitch black nothing broken up only by a spinning circle and the words "installing."

Truly the magical high-tech future has arrived.

“Imagine your devices get updates”

Oh yeah man. The horror

 

[platinumaqua]

Same build number designation as iOS. Just confirms visionOS is a variant of iOS and not macOS.

of course. Apple considers macOS as a legacy product and would love to get rid of it if they can. The focus is obviously on iOS at this point.

 

[JamieLannister]

#1 rule of Apple Cult: you never buy anything Apple 1.0

 

[Alpha Centauri]

Netflix hasn’t released anything good lately. It’s been a year since I watched anything on it, if it wasn’t that I get it for free from T-Mobile I would have already cancelled it.

True, except one limited Series from Australia this year. Check out "The Boy Who Swallowed The Universe". It's seriously brilliant.

 

[svish]

Being a first gen product, will not be surprising to see multiple software updates being rolled out across the next several months.

 

[HDFan]

That seems like a really bad idea. Don't do safety-critical things (like driving) while wearing a device that would leave you temporarily blind if it fails (like VR glasses with passthrough video).

My best guess is that this WILL get the same classification as cellphones... meaning don't do it or get ticketed. While it conceptually offers the potential for an exceptional turn-by-turn mapping app, there are pads designed to block off all peripheral vision beyond a point. A driver needs to be able to turn that head to the left & right mirror and their further left peripheral and further right peripheral will get a peek over their immediate shoulders.

Unlike many so pessimistic on here, I lean positive on this product... but I doubt I would EVER wear it while driving and hope I would never see anyone else daring to do that too. Perhaps the actual views while wearing it is enhanced such that wearer has up to better vision "around there" than a mask-less driver, but I see no camera over at the temples, so I'm not sure HOW it could match or exceed unencumbered human eye peripheral.

That shared though, the good old motorcycle helmet can also block off some peripheral vision, which can set up a much more dangerous scenario for that kind of rider, that will typically be much more likely to be life threatening for them. So one might be able to make some kind of "fair" case that if motorcycle helmets are OK, why not Vpro.

I won't. Best guess is that this reduces vision while driving, endangering drivers, passengers and anyone in other vehicles too. Item #461 to put to some range of vision tests when these are actually "in the wild" so people can see what they can and cannot do.

Even in some scenario where one could argue how some kind of mapping help is justifying it, how would the police know wearer is not engaged in some intense game with slight transparency on to see through so they can (try to) drive and play at the same time. Think "texting & driving" is dangerous? Imagine the fool trying to be a Fruit Ninja while driving.

Interesting idea for the future. The ultimate head-up-display which would likely be much better than those provided by manufacturers.

 

[flofixer]

Ewww no. Please dont do this. People are destracted with just phones and its deadly.

I suppose I could use the Tesla FSD and AVP at the same time but still not a good idea.

 

[Fuzzball84]

We have spent years developing AVP… it contains some of our most advanced IP and we are so excited so see what you can do with AVP…

While running a varient of iOS

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

My question is will you be able to drive a car while wearing this? It seems like it wouldn’t really be the same as being distracted by holding a phone and looking down at it while driving. If it works ok while driving I think a lot more people will be interested in it. Will you have to cheat the settings somehow to be able to do this?

Who cares if it’s possible. Why would you even want or need to wear it while driving? To watch movies, use Safari, answer messages and emails while your eyes are on the road?

The UI and apps have nothing designed for driving. You’d have app windows blocking your view that either sit in your peripheral vision or outright block your view.

And with the app windows closed, you’d just be using the pass through to look at the road like you would without wearing AVP.

Sadly, I fully expect someone to do this and get in a major accident.

I hope Apple has built in some kind of car blocking algorithm that recognizes you sitting behind the wheel and disables AVP instantly.

 

[miiwtoo]

Same build number designation as iOS. Just confirms visionOS is a variant of iOS and not macOS.

OF COURSE sir, it's iOS on XR,

 

[RodThePlod]

Interesting idea for the future. The ultimate head-up-display which would likely be much better than those provided by manufacturers.

And this is already happening to some degree - at this year's CES, BMW showed their Augmented Reality Glasses aimed at "enriching the driving experience..."

 

[Alpha Centauri]

I hope Apple has built in some kind of car blocking algorithm that recognizes you sitting behind the wheel and disables AVP instantly.

That's what I was immediately thinking, much like an iP attached to CP will have limitations. That would however also mean that passengers cannot use the AVP when the accelerometer picks up on this. Come to think of it, I wonder if there's then a differentiation between car and train or flight even. There would have to be.

 

[tobyringle69]

Any guesses as how how large Vision OS is? Larger than Mac OS?

 

[ke-iron]

My question is will you be able to drive a car while wearing this? It seems like it wouldn’t really be the same as being distracted by holding a phone and looking down at it while driving. If it works ok while driving I think a lot more people will be interested in it. Will you have to cheat the settings somehow to be able to do this?

People shouldn’t have to tell a grown adult not to do this, but then again look at all the misuse cases with people driving Teslas. We live in a society where we expect people to do sensible things, but you know the saying that common sense isn’t common.

 

[tomtad]

My question is will you be able to drive a car while wearing this? It seems like it wouldn’t really be the same as being distracted by holding a phone and looking down at it while driving. If it works ok while driving I think a lot more people will be interested in it. Will you have to cheat the settings somehow to be able to do this?

No. In law it is the same as driving with a blindfold on

 

[tomtad]

No YouTube, No Spotify, No Netflix……I planned on buying Vision Pro w my tax refund now having second thoughts, Tim Cook and his greedy $3,500 pricing is beginning to irritate me

This is why they had to make Safari snappier as you'll only be able to access these services via browser

 

[Populus]

Although I’m not getting one, I’m really curious about wether you can install the update connecting the headset to a Mac, or even perform a clean install, instead of an OTA.