Apple’s first major update to VisionOS has received positive reviews so far. Mac and I were also able to talk to both developers Media Representative Praise the update to the Vision Pro, which has been available as a developer beta since last week. Although VisionOS 2.0 is not a huge leap forward compared to the current version 1.2, it includes a number of small improvements that make the headset easier to use. Mac and i-Vision Pro expert Mark Zimmerman comments, “It’s going very, very well, although, they may have expected more in some areas.”
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For example, Apple gets praise for the operating improvements implemented in VisionOS 2.0. In the future, you won’t have to constantly press a button with your hand to access the home screen; a simple new hand gesture will suffice. This is now also the case for the time, battery level and calling up the Control Center – for the latter you always have to look up, which can lead to distraction. For the first time, it is also possible to arrange the home screen icons as desired. Apparently there are still no folders and icons cannot be removed from folders with iPad and iOS apps. But the free sorting options alone are a huge advantage.
In the future, Apple keyboards and MacBooks will also be looped into immersive mode (for example with active environments). This means you no longer have to type blindly. It is still unclear whether keyboards from other providers are also supported – Apple could theoretically integrate at least well-known models. When it comes to environments, Apple has finally delivered one of the missing ones: the South Pacific landscape of Bora-Bora. It is unclear when the last missing environment will arrive – apparently it requires a lot of technical effort to create. Improvements to guest mode are also useful. It can now be saved so you don’t have to constantly reset it. Finally, VisionOS 2.0 can calculate spatial photographs from 2D images. It works surprisingly well.
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The new Mac Virtual Display mode cannot be tested yet. It now allows a panorama mode that has the resolution of two 4K screens. The connection speed and stability are also said to have improved. This function makes it possible to operate a Mac through the Vision Pro and thus use all the apps available there. Copy and paste is supported and you can also use a Mac to operate the Vision Pro.
The VisionOS 2.0 beta was also praised for its stability. Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman wrote that the update seemed more stable to him than the current operating system release. “VisionOS 2 beta is in better shape than any previous public VisionOS release.” Vision Pro will be released in Germany next month.
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