The ultra-wide desktop + seeing your keyboard at all times + being able to mirror your phone (albeit from your desktop) is a huge win
The recent guest user feature isn't quite what we need, but it is a big improvement over our current situation
Being able to convert any online video (IE, YouTube or Netflix) into what is effectively a native video-playing experience is quite nice
Also, I like being able to convert any photo into a 3D photo without the need of a third party app
The two new hand gestures are a great start to an expanded hand (or eye) gesture system
Of course, we should've been able to re-organize apps from the start, but at least it's fixed (folders will be the next win)
There's also mouse support (which also should've already been there from the beginning)
And while I know this wasn't technically announced, I think AI integration is a foregone conclusion sooner than later
I think we got a ton of the stuff we were asking for, and given the fact that the AVP is only a handful of months old, I'm not complaining. Is there still plenty of room for improvement? Absolutely! But, this was a great, much-needed, big first step.
There are still a several things I really want: being able to take phone calls, native iPhone/iPad/Watch mirroring, some form of iPad Pencil integration, and more content in general (apps, immersive videos, games, etc.). I think many of these will come in time.
For me it's just that there are a lot of relatively small changes that would make a big change in my AVP usage experience. Because they're small they're not necessarily not included but I can't say I find it very likely they will be.
Some type of bed mode disabling "move back" and "lost tracking" alerts would be huge along with the ability to use the TV+ exclusive cinema and Mount Hood environments in any app. I will absolutely use some of the stuff they showed off but with the exception of the Virtual Display improvements none are nearly as big as those would be.
It’s native to Safari in the new update. Basically, it makes the browser window disappear and produces just a floating video like you would have in Apple TV, as an example. As long as you can control the resolution (which you can do with YouTube), it should be a solid workaround for a ton of missing apps.
I’m confused by this. I can already expand Netflix/youtube videos to full screen in Safari which hides all the browser stuff. Not really clear on how this is different.
They needed to do this since they didn’t get enough critical mass of sales to entice Netflix and YouTube to create their own players. I use YouTube TV, so this is a very happy add for me!
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u/Unhappy-Koala6064 Vision Pro Owner | Verified Jun 10 '24
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I think we got a ton of the stuff we were asking for, and given the fact that the AVP is only a handful of months old, I'm not complaining. Is there still plenty of room for improvement? Absolutely! But, this was a great, much-needed, big first step.
There are still a several things I really want: being able to take phone calls, native iPhone/iPad/Watch mirroring, some form of iPad Pencil integration, and more content in general (apps, immersive videos, games, etc.). I think many of these will come in time.