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visionOS 1.1 Beta Adds Option to Reset Vision Pro In Case of Forgotten Passcode

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With today's visionOS 1.1 beta, there appears to be a new hardware-based option to reset the Vision Pro, allowing the device to be wiped and set up fresh should the user forget their passcode.

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As of right now, there is no way to reset a Vision Pro outside of the Settings app, and the Settings app is inaccessible if you happen to forget your passcode. That means anyone that fails to remember their passcode will need to bring their Vision Pro in to Apple to have it wiped.

According to 9to5Mac, there is code in the visionOS 1.1 beta that allows the Vision Pro to be erased without the need to bring it to an Apple retail location.

There is a new system alert that lets the Vision Pro be reset after a certain number of failed attempts to enter a passcode.
This Apple Vision Pro is in security lockout. You can wait and try your passcode again, or you can erase and reset this Apple Vision Pro now.
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Resetting the Vision Pro will wipe all content from the device, but as it has Activation Lock, it will not be able to be used by anyone except for the original owner with the Apple ID password used to set it up. After being wiped, the Vision Pro can be set up as new again with a new passcode added.

Article Link: visionOS 1.1 Beta Adds Option to Reset Vision Pro In Case of Forgotten Passcode
 
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citysnaps said:
Simple. It wasn't ready yet. Expect many more features coming out over the next few months.

Try not to expect 100% perfection 100% of the time. *Especially* on brand new product releases.
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Yes, we're still getting Mac, iDevice, etc updates and bug fixes up to FOUR decades after Version 1 was launched... but some of us seem to be holding this thing up to a demand for perfection on arrival in every way.
 
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citysnaps said:
Simple. It wasn't ready yet. Expect many more features coming out over the next few months.

Try not to expect 100% perfection 100% of the time. *Especially* on brand new product releases involving complex software.
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“It wasn’t ready yet”?

Don’t be ridiculous, this is a trillion dollar company we’re talking about here. Maybe Apple should take a few billion out of R&D and put it into software development?
 
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sc00ba said:
“It wasn’t ready yet”?

Don’t be ridiculous, this is a trillion dollar company we’re talking about here. Maybe Apple should take a few billion out of R&D and put it into software development?
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Not ridiculous at all. Being unaware, you may be shocked learning that even tech companies with trillion $ valuations do not have infinite resources and are not always able to produce 100% perfection on release day for complex products.

Expect more updates over the next few months.
 
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citysnaps said:
Simple. It wasn't ready yet. Expect many more features coming out over the next few months.

Try not to expect 100% perfection 100% of the time. *Especially* on brand new product releases involving complex software.
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People don't understand at some point; you have to ship it. There is always version X.x.

jz0309 said:
didn't take long to add this feature ...
it's just amazing the reaction to the VPro here, this is by far the most complex computing device today and seemingly everyone complains, complains ...
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They didn't just whip up version 1.1 in a couple of days. They most likely have been working on it for several weeks to a few months.

votdfak said:
8 years in development little bit long for an oversight, but ok.
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It is more likely the story to add reset wasn't a priority for version 1.0.
 
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citysnaps said:
Not ridiculous at all. Being unaware, you may be shocked learning that even tech companies with trillion $ valuations do not have infinite resources and are not always able to produce 100% perfection on release day for complex products.

Expect more updates over the next few months.
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Sounds like you’re prepared to die on this hill defending this trillion dollar company which can’t even include a very basic security feature in its new OS for a very special product?
 
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CharlesShaw said:
I guess everyone who tested AVP was clever enough to remember their passcode, or just used the one they use for their iPhone. 😂
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This is why companies try to get some...less technical people in their beta groups. Those people find all kinds of edge cases the developers would never have considered.

My guess is this 'issue' was raised once the Joanna Stern's of the world got their grubby fingers on it and began breaking things, and Apple wasn't going to rush the fix and risk breaking something else.
 
GMShadow said:
This is why companies try to get some...less technical people in their beta groups. Those people find all kinds of edge cases the developers would never have considered.
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Since Apple Watch can be reset with just buttons, I’m surprised that iPhone and iPad still require the use of a Mac or PC to reset when the passcode is forgotten, since I’m thinking that more than a few people own those devices and also do not own a computer.
 
GMShadow said:
This is why companies try to get some...less technical people in their beta groups. Those people find all kinds of edge cases the developers would never have considered.

My guess is this 'issue' was raised once the Joanna Stern's of the world got their grubby fingers on it and began breaking things, and Apple wasn't going to rush the fix and risk breaking something else.
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Sounds like $3.5K isn’t a lot of money for you?
 
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sc00ba said:
Sounds like you’re prepared to die on this hill defending this trillion dollar company which can’t even include a very basic security feature in its new OS for a very special product?
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This is exactly the feature you delay if you have to.

When you're launching a new product line you don't want any feature which has obvious bugs, hasn't been tested enough or you're just not satisfied with the implementation.

If you need to prioritise you cut the features which isn't absolutely necessary to have on day one.

Apple probably planned a long time ago to have a 1.1 version released 1-2 months after the initial release and this feature is a prime candidate to delay for such an .1 version.

Most people buying the AVP will be technical oriented and such people won't forget their passcode the first month they own the device.

Just look at all the stuff missing from iPhone 1.0 and iPad 1.0 version.
 
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