The Vision Pro is getting a major boost with the addition of Apple Intelligence, along with a few other eagerly awaited features.
Coming as part of the VisionOS2.4 software update, Apple’s home-grown AI could drastically improve both the capabilities and the overall user experience of its beleaguered mixed reality headset.
What can Apple Intelligence do on the Vision Pro?
The new features we can expect include a lot of the things already available in Apple Intelligence on compatible iPhones and Mac computers, such as Writing Tools, summarised notifications and automated replies. The Vision Pro will also get AI-generated Genmojis as well as the Vision Playground app for creating (or generating) art.
While the tools will look and operate in a similar way, there are some enhancements, such as the new Image Playground app has a nice floating view.
Apple’s smart reply feature, which can read your messages and suggest replies that sound like you, means for much easier ‘hands free’ replies in text messages.
Apple Intelligence also introduces a smarter Siri, with more natural, context based conversations, and it can connect to ChatGPT for more in-depth answers.
The Vision Pro now gets AI-generated movies from your photo and video gallery. Similar to the Memories feature on iPhones, this will create a custom movie including a storyline, chapters, and themes. Best of all, if you have spatial videos and photos, you can see it all in 3D!
The VisionOS 2.4 update with Apple Intelligence features the same privacy protections as on other devices.
Easier to find spatial content
The Vision Pro will gain a new Spatial Gallery app so you can unearth more 3D content to explore. Apple describes this as a: “curated collection of spatial photos, spatial videos, and panoramas from artists, filmmakers, photographers, and more”. The gallery is expected to be updated regularly, and includes sports, entertainment and travel content.
A new app to manage your Vision Pro
Vision Pro owners will be able to manage their headsets using an app on their iPhones. This is similar the Watch app for Apple Watches, and is a new way to access settings and browse Vision Pro apps and games. You can find your device details, serial number, software info, Zeiss optical details or even choose apps and remotely launch them or download to your headset.
The latest Apple Immersive Videos can be found on the Discover page, or you can visit the Spatial Gallery, as well as access hints and tips about how to use and set up your device.
You can also create Watch Lists to view later on your Vision Pro.
Guest mode just got way better
Thankfully, for those that want to share their Vision Pros with another person, the revamped Guest User make this much easier. The Guest User prompts will appear on an external device like an iPhone and iPad, so you can set which apps are available and kick start the sharing process.
Best of all, once your guest puts on the Vision Pro, you’ll be able to see what they see on your iPhone or iPad’s screen. This means you can teach them how to use the interface while actually seeing what they are doing, avoiding needing them to describe what they see.
When, where?
VisionProOS 2.4 will be coming to the Vision Pro in April, starting in US English first, then rolling out to other languages throughout the year. The Developer Beta is now available for download.
Is the Vision Pro better with Apple Intelligence?
While we’ve seen already some impressive improvements to the Vision Pro in software version 2.0, such as a huge wrap around virtual display and refinements to the interface, Apple Intelligence should deliver some genuine improvements.
Considering that the Vision Pro relies on your voice as well as eye and hand tracking, being able to talk to a more capable and conversational assistant, who just so happens to have access to incredible amounts of information, along with context based reasoning capabilities (ChatGPT), will probably be the biggest quality of life improvement.
Also, the ability to share your headset with others with the ability to set it up on an external device as well as automatically see what they’re seeing should address some of the criticisms about the Vision Pro being a strictly one-person device.
While these improvements are very welcome, they’re not going to erase the Vision Pro’s criticisms, including the high price, weight and battery limitations, but it does set an intriguing vision of what we can expect for this device type, it’s competitors, and where’s Apple is heading with next version of the Vision Pro.
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