Today at its annual WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) in Cupertino, Apple announced updates to VisionOS, the operating system running on the Visio

Apple debuts VisionOS 2 at WWDC 2024

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2024-06-10 17:30:06

Today at its annual WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) in Cupertino, Apple announced updates to VisionOS, the operating system running on the Vision Pro.

The upgraded VisionOS — VisionOS 2 — brings with it productivity enhancements and “new immersive experiences,” as Apple describes them. One lets you “spatialize” photos from regular photos, leveraging AI and machine learning tech to turn photos into interactive experiences. Another is a new navigation option: VisionOS 2 lets you switch to the home screen by just tapping, or flip your hand over to pull up the control center with access to notifications, shortcuts and more.

VisionOS 2 adds train support to the travel mode feature on the Vision Pro. And Apple says that, later this year, it’ll deliver higher display resolution and sizes for the Mac virtual display capability, which lets Vision Pro users see the content on a connected Mac within an immersive desktop view.

VisionOS 2 will also make it easier for developers to make apps for the Vision Pro, which Apple says has around 2,000 native apps so far. There’s new volumetric APIs that allow for two apps at once, a new developer kit called TableTopKit for games and new enterprise APIs.