The Apple Vision Pro hasn’t been a smash hit, but Apple is steadily improving its $3,500 spatial computer. And the new visionOS 2.4 update, which is coming in April, brings the most significant upgrades yet. One of the big changes is the introduction of Apple Intelligence and the new Spatial Gallery app for checking out all sorts of 3D content. Hopefully, one of the significant changes to drive adoption is an improved guest experience, which gives people flexibility on what content to show a guest while controlling their experience with an iPhone.
With Writing Tools, users can refine their words by rewriting, proofreading, and summarizing text nearly everywhere they write, including Mail, Notes, and third-party apps. With Rewrite, users can adjust the tone of their text to make it more friendly, professional, or concise or specify the change they’d like to make using Describe Your Change. Proofread checks grammar, word choice, and sentence structure with suggested edits. Users can also select text and have it recapped in several formats with Summarize. With Compose, users can ask ChatGPT to generate content for anything they write about.
Image Playground allows users to easily create fun and unique images from themes, costumes, accessories, and places. Users can add their text descriptions and even create images in the likeness of a family member or friend using photos from their photo library. The experience is integrated directly into apps like Messages and Freeform and is also available as a dedicated app for Apple Vision Pro. Users can create a Genmoji by simply typing or speaking a description into the emoji keyboard. Genmoji can be added inline to messages, shared as a sticker, or sent as a Tapback.
Thoughtful Reply in Messages and Mail identifies questions and suggests relevant replies, so Apple Vision Pro users can quickly respond to texts and emails with just a few taps.
With Create a Memory Movie in Photos, users can type a description. Apple Intelligence will pick out the best photos and videos, craft a storyline with chapters based on themes identified from the images, and arrange them into a movie with its narrative arc and soundtrack. As with all Apple Intelligence features, user photos and videos are kept private and are not shared with Apple or anyone else.
visionOS 2.4 introduces Spatial Gallery, a new app that features a selection of spatial photos, spatial videos, and panoramas curated by Apple for Apple Vision Pro. With Spatial Gallery, users will enjoy breathtaking and intimate moments spanning art, culture, entertainment, lifestyle, nature, sports, and travel, with new content released regularly. At launch, users can discover remarkable perspectives from photographers like Jonpaul Douglass and Samba Diop; new stories and experiences from iconic brands including Cirque du Soleil, Red Bull, and Porsche; behind-the-scenes moments from Apple Originals like Disclaimer, Severance, and Shrinking; and memorable moments from top artists.
Starting in April, Apple Vision Pro users can queue apps and games to download, discover new spatial content and experiences, easily find helpful tips, and quickly access information about their devices from their iPhones with the latest Apple Vision Pro app. The app will appear for Vision Pro users when they update their iPhone to iOS 18.4, and it can also be downloaded from the App Store.
The Discover page offers curated recommendations for new and noteworthy experiences on Apple Vision Pro. Users can quickly see popular apps and games on the App Store; nearly 300 3D movies, Apple Immersive titles, and more video content on the Apple TV app; and the latest spatial photos, spatial videos, and panoramas featured in the Spatial Gallery.1 New Apple Immersive titles include “Ice Dive” from the Adventure series, “Sharks” from the Wild Life series, and Man vs. Beast. “Arctic Surfing” — the latest episode of Boundless — debuts worldwide today, while the next episode of Adventure, “Deep Water Solo,” debuts next Friday, February 28.
Apple Vision Pro users worldwide have loved sharing the magic of spatial computing with family, friends, and colleagues through Guest User. From the Control Center, users can choose which apps their guests can see, and guests can save their eye and hand setup for up to 30 days after their last use. With new enhancements to Guest User in visionOS 2.4, users can start a Guest User session with their nearby iPhone or iPad. When their device is unlocked, they can choose which apps are accessible to their guest and start View Mirroring with AirPlay, making it easy to guide a guest through their Vision Pro experience.
Michael Kozlowski has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past twelve years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.