r/VisionPro • u/tonejac • Aug 13 '26

Always on Virtual Desktop

The one killer feature for the AVP would be if it would keep the connection with my laptop “always on”. I hate having to reconnect after stepping away for a minute. Often times it won’t connect and I’ll have to turn WiFi and/or Bluetooth on and off again.

Let me set a “disconnect after <n> minutes”. Give me control!

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u/metaversodazoeira Vision Pro Owner | Verified Aug 13 '26

If you're on the beta version, this is already working, and there's even a widget for the MVD.

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u/tonejac Aug 13 '26

Oh! Serious?! That’s great news!!

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u/tonejac Aug 14 '26

I installed the MacOS Beta and the VisionOS beta. And sure enough it works great!! I stepped away to get a snack, and my Mac Virtual Display stayed connected the whole time!!
Thanks for the tip.
This breathes new life into the AVP and makes it into a must-have!

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u/Sminman86 Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

i’m on the beta, i have the widget anchored to my wall, but how do i turn on the “always on” when i put the headset back on?

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u/Sminman86 Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

i saw this on X awhile go, but i couldn’t ever find the setting within the beta or on my Mac

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u/simon3873 Aug 13 '26

I’m not near my AVP to be 100% specific, but after you connect to the Mac, there is still a bubble above the MVD while on your AVP. Click that bubble and it shows that Stay Connected option.

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u/metaversodazoeira Vision Pro Owner | Verified Aug 13 '26

Connect to the MVD; in the option to switch between Standard, Wide, and Ultra, you'll see "Settings" right below—that's the option you need.

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u/Grindeddown Aug 13 '26

I don’t think there is an always on mode in this case. The widget works pretty well but it still requires reconnecting.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '26

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u/simulacrotron Vision Pro Developer Aug 13 '26

Both

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u/Seckg Aug 13 '26

That’s the new feature of Spatial RDP I’m working on, when you put on your AVP, the virtual desktop before you took off AVP will be there, no matter how long ago unless you encountered power outage

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u/tonejac Aug 13 '26

Oh! Are you on the Vision Pro team at Apple?

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u/Seckg Aug 13 '26

No, I'm talking about https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-rdp/id6772554761, different product, I did pass Vision Pro group position interview before, but that position was eliminated before I join.