visionOS 26 RC Features New Jupiter Environment for Vision Pro

[MacRumors]

Apple made the visionOS 26 release candidate available to Vision Pro developers on Tuesday, and one of the more interesting additions in this version is a new Jupiter environment.

Apple previewed the Jupiter environment for WWDC attendees in June, but this is the first time that Vision Pro owners have been able to try it out for themselves in the comfort of their own home.

In visionOS 26, the Morning Light environment has made way for Jupiter, which needs to be downloaded first to experience it.

Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet in our solar system, with a day that is only 10 hours long, and Apple gives you a taste of it thanks to a new "Explore Jupiter" option that makes this Environment more interactive than others.

Your actual perspective in the environment is from one of Jupiter's inner moons called Amalthea, and you can speed up time to watch the sunlight break across Jupiter as enormous storms swirl across its surface.

A new interface lets you select from the times of day to see how lighting and moon alignments shift over time. Options include Dawn, Sunrise, Afternoon, Sunset, and Night. There's also a slider that you can use to cycle through the time of day.

However, if you just sit and watch the scene at normal pace, you can actually see Jupiter's Great Red Spot – the largest and longest-lasting storm in our solar system – ever-so-gradually swirling in the distance. It's pretty spectacular.

In case you were wondering how realistic the planet is portrayed, the imagery Apple has used is from NASA, so it's as authentic as one can hope for. It's an interesting new take on the Environment concept, and one that Apple is likely to explore further in future updates.

visionOS 26 is scheduled to be released to the public on Monday, September 15.

Article Link: visionOS 26 RC Features New Jupiter Environment for Vision Pro

 

[thewebb]

Would love to borrow/rent a Vision Pro to try this out. Hopefully they release some more space themed environments.

 

[titanium69]

Finally... money well spent!

 

[MrMacintoshIII]

Oh my God this is very, very cool. I tried and returned my Vision Pro but these virtual spaces were the most fun and awe-inspiring part of the experience. Megalophobia activated and wow I can’t wait for an actually affordable VP now!

 

[acblue94]

Apple made the visionOS 26 release candidate available to Vision Pro developers on Tuesday, and one of the more interesting additions in this version is a new Jupiter environment.

Apple previewed the Jupiter environment for WWDC attendees in June, but this is the first time that Vision Pro owners have been able to try it out for themselves in the comfort of their own home.

In visionOS 26, the Morning Light environment has made way for Jupiter, which needs to be downloaded first to experience it.

Jupiter is the fastest rotating planet in our solar system, with a day that is only 10 hours long, and Apple gives you a taste of it thanks to a new "Explore Jupiter" option that makes this Environment more interactive than others.

Your actual perspective in the environment is from one of Jupiter's inner moons called Amalthea, and you can speed up time to watch the sunlight break across Jupiter as enormous storms swirl across its surface.

A new interface lets you select from the times of day to see how lighting and moon alignments shift over time. Options include Dawn, Sunrise, Afternoon, Sunset, and Night. There's also a slider that you can use to cycle through the time of day.

However, if you just sit and watch the scene at normal pace, you can actually see Jupiter's Great Red Spot – the largest and longest-lasting storm in our solar system – ever-so-gradually swirling in the distance. It's pretty spectacular.

In case you were wondering how realistic the planet is portrayed, the imagery Apple has used is from NASA, so it's as authentic as one can hope for. It's an interesting new take on the Environment concept, and one that Apple is likely to explore further in future updates.

visionOS 26 is scheduled to be released to the public on Monday, September 15.

Article Link: visionOS 26 RC Features New Jupiter Environment for Vision Pro

lol. Ok then, I’ll go spend $3500 because of this.

 

[JosephAW]

Thought this was showcasing the new zoom feature on the iPhone 17 🪐✨🛰️🔭

 

[nfl46]

Thanks, I'll have to try it out.

 

[spaxxedout]

Would love to borrow/rent a Vision Pro to try this out. Hopefully they release some more space themed environments.

Can confirm it’s not that great. The low-red ground mesh always gives these away. But definitely check it out if you’re into space.

 

[spaxxedout]

Does anyone miss morning light? To be fair, the accessibility options are way more interesting. Black and white filter is like living in a classic movie.

 

[Baseiseough]

Can confirm it’s not that great. The low-red ground mesh always gives these away. But definitely check it out if you’re into space.

Unfortunately, I'm home now, so my choice is pretty limited. I guess I would have no other choice than to buy the vision pro to watch Jupiter from its moon. If I ever go into space then, I'll probably go take a look!

 

[ginkobiloba]

I don’t understand what Apple is doing here. I have a Quest 3 , and the environments , while inferior in resolution to the VP, are just much more creative and lovely to be in. i Would really like to get a VP some day, but I can’t see myself working for hours in a dark Jupiter or any of those hostile environments of the VP.

 

[musicmonkey34b]

I wish they would do more beautiful, realistic work environments. like a high end living room, a NYC apartment overlooking Central Park, a classic home in Japan, a log cabin in Yosemite, an old library, etc.

 

[JOLoughlin]

Watched Weapons last night on Vision Pro on Jupiter with a friend wearing a Vision Pro. Better experience than the movie theater I saw it in. Also best display I have.

 

[d-klumpp]

more interesting additions in this version is a new Jupiter environment.

Don't have VP, so I'm only guessing... But isn't that a Jupiter's moon environment??

 

[TVreporter]

For a quick second scrolling I thought this was Samsung rolling out its new zoom features - move over AI moon shots!!

 

[klasma]

No monolith?

 

[svish]

Will be nice to try it out. Unfortunately Vision Pro is not available in my country. But that being said there is no reason to get one to just try it out. Don't think I have much use for Vision Pro

 

[lotones]

No monolith?

You'll have to wait for the Saturn environment.

 

[lovehateapple]

It would be cool if the environment was on the surface of Jupiter.

 

[samlikesmac]

It would be cool if the environment was on the surface of Jupiter.

…Jupiter does not have a “surface.” It’s a gas giant so not sure how that would work or what you’d be looking at.

 

[G5isAlive]

i Would really like to get a VP some day, but I can’t see myself working for hours in a dark Jupiter or any of those hostile environments of the VP.

I hear ya... Yosemite is pretty harsh, and Haleakalā is downright brutal!

 

[lovehateapple]

…Jupiter does not have a “surface.” It’s a gas giant so not sure how that would work or what you’d be looking at.

I stand corrected. I knew one of the planets was that. Probably just a lot of psychedelic colors then, lol

 

[spaxxedout]

Unfortunately, I'm home now, so my choice is pretty limited. I guess I would have no other choice than to buy the vision pro to watch Jupiter from its moon. If I ever go into space then, I'll probably go take a look!

I’m about to put mine on eBay, and I’m pricing in the high potential that we get the m5 next month.

 

[risenphoenixkai]

…Jupiter does not have a “surface.” It’s a gas giant so not sure how that would work or what you’d be looking at.

If by "surface" they mean "reach something traditionally solid instead of gaseous or liquid" then Jupiter does have a solid, rocky core… eventually, once you descend through tens of thousands of kilometres of metallic hydrogen.

Assuming you survived the trip (you definitely would not), once at the "surface" all you would see is a diffuse white glow in every direction from the gigapressure, extremely high temperature metallic hydrogen surrounding you.

Another fun fact: if you were actually standing on Amalthea (the spot depicted in this Vision Pro environment), Jupiter's magnetic field would give you a lethal dose of radiation within minutes.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I’m about to put mine on eBay, and I’m pricing in the high potential that we get the m5 next month.

Wow, really?
This is saying something if you are considering selling your AVP.

You've been a huge fan! Just not enough content?
Going to get the M5 version?