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Apple Seeds Seventh visionOS 27 Beta to Developers

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Apple today provided developers with the seventh beta of an upcoming visionOS 27 update for testing purposes. The beta comes a week after Apple released the fifth beta.

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visionOS 27 can be installed by opening the Settings app, going to Software Updates, and opting into Beta Updates.

visionOS 27 introduces Siri AI, the smarter and more capable version of Siri that's similar in capability to chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. On the Vision Pro, Siri can answer questions about anything the wearer is looking at, and there's a new Siri orb that can be placed anywhere in wearer's virtual space.

Panorama photos can be turned into spatial environments, and there's a new Icelandic Thórsmörk environment that features dramatic mountains, valleys, and glaciers, along with the northern lights. Web Environment support allows developers to create 360-degree environments in Safari for a more native Vision Pro browsing experience.

App windows are now curved to provide a more immersive workspace, and Control Center has been reorganized to make system controls easier to find. Apple added a smaller widget size, and notifications automatically expand when the wearer looks at them.

More on what's new in visionOS 27 is listed in our Vision Pro roundup.

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BeatsByTim said:
They may as well just kill this OS now, given they ****-canned the whole team behind vision pro.
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That’s not going to happen, because they keep working and improving the API and Dev Tools.

Consider the possibility that AI is speeding up development to the point where a large workforce is no longer required. Sad but true. And even more sad are the rumors and negativity floating around.
 
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Amazing Iceman said:
That’s not going to happen, because they keep working and improving the API and Dev Tools.

Consider the possibility that AI is speeding up development to the point where a large workforce is no longer required. Sad but true. And even more sad are the rumors and negativity floating around.
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It sucks that your vision pro is on borrowed time, but you had to have known it was a risky purchase.
 
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BeatsByTim said:
It sucks that your vision pro is on borrowed time, but you had to have known it was a risky purchase.
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I don’t consider it risky at all. It was the best Tech Tool purchase I have made in a very long time.
I didn’t buy it primarily to watch immersive videos or play games. It’s a business tool that generates money, not just another toy.

Immersive computing is here to stay, whether it is VR or AR. The APIs and tools apply to the whole Apple Ecosystem. But if you are hooked on click-bait news, then it will feel risky.
 
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Don't get me wrong. I love an occasional VR sesh, but spatial computing or whatever certainly doesn't seem to be taking off in any meaningful way. Even Zuck seems to be pivoting away from it.
 
Regarding the AVP as a business tool: Using a Wide or Ultra Wide virtual display of my Mac on my AVP to see and work with large visual graphs and layouts is now my preferred interface. Better (for this use) than my two Apple Displays. I can put my entire office (minus printers) into my backpack - MacBook Pro, Apple Vision Pro, mouse (optional), so I can be productive anywhere. I use this to do real work for real clients for real revenue. Luckily, I have no problems with wearing the AVP for long sessions. Weight will come down in the future. I have seen the future, and I like it.
 
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ryanmp said:
Finally decided to install the dev beta... the spatial panoramas are something else! I'd kind of written off taking panoramas, but really going to need to take more now!
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How stable/reliable is it? I'm tempted to install given my AVP is really just a tech toy rather than something I rely on for serious work, but then again - I've experienced buggy/laggy software in VR and I'm not keen to repeat the experience 🤢.
 
CalMin said:
How stable/reliable is it? I'm tempted to install given my AVP is really just a tech toy rather than something I rely on for serious work, but then again - I've experienced buggy/laggy software in VR and I'm not keen to repeat the experience 🤢.
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I have installed it starting Beta 2 and while it had some bugs, it has been improving after each beta.
And these bugs have not been showstoppers. And I use my AVP for work (not just for MVD).
Performance on the M2 has improved a lot. Very responsive.
So yes, it is very stable. The Release Notes show minimal issues, most have already been fixed.
 
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I don’t consider it risky at all. It was the best Tech Tool purchase I have made in a very long time.
I didn’t buy it primarily to watch immersive videos or play games. It’s a business tool that generates money, not just another toy.

Immersive computing is here to stay, whether it is VR or AR. The APIs and tools apply to the whole Apple Ecosystem. But if you are hooked on click-bait news, then it will feel risky.
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It is an incredible device. Its a privilege to own a device that gives an experience that pthers wont enjoy fir many more years. Look forward tonthe new visionOS updatec
 
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CalMin said:
How stable/reliable is it? I'm tempted to install given my AVP is really just a tech toy rather than something I rely on for serious work, but then again - I've experienced buggy/laggy software in VR and I'm not keen to repeat the experience 🤢.
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I’ve only been running it a short time now but yet to experience any bug, seems really stable. I guess that is expected given how much closer we are to a RC now.
 
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BeatsByTim said:
It sucks that your vision pro is on borrowed time, but you had to have known it was a risky purchase.
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It sucks that we’re ALL on borrowed time, but only some of us had the disposable income to explore the future the AVP represents. It really is the most exciting tech I’ve had the fun of playing with since the original 128 k Mac. Talk about risky! You had to swap floppy disk all the time just to write anything.
 
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G5isAlive said:
It sucks that we’re ALL on borrowed time, but only some of us had the disposable income to explore the future the AVP represents. It really is the most exciting tech I’ve had the fun of playing with since the original 128 k Mac. Talk about risky! You had to swap floppy disk all the time just to write anything.
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the one I used as a kid had a external disk drive. And that product line is still going
 
BeatsByTim said:
the one I used as a kid had a external disk drive. And that product line is still going
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Can you still get an external floppy disk drive from Apple? Nope. Does that mean it didn't have a role in your Mac product line continuing? Nope.

Is the Newton product line still going on? Do you think iPhone would've been a product line without the Newton first?

Point is you judge people's purchases as risky, maybe for you, but not for everyone. Some of us are fine with our purchases. And have enjoyed them. I dare say I got more out of my AVP then just another Mac would have given me.
 
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