Apple VisionPro The hardware, last updated in the fall with an M5 chip, is getting new software upgrades with the latest version of VisionOS announced at WWDC. One of the most important is visual intelligence, finally camera-aware AI. This is exactly the kind of thing Apple offers expected smart glasseswhich will probably arrive next year, will need it.
VisionOS 27 can be previewed right now in a developer beta, and there are a handful of small updates that look set to make the headset work better this year.
However, vision-driven AI tools are what interest me the most. They are part of the new AI updates focused on Siri announced at this year’s WWDC conference. Asking Siri will let you see things about apps you have open on VisionOS, but Siri will also be able to recognize things in the room with you.
This is the same type of camera-enabled AI that Google and Samsung already have in the world. Samsung Galaxy helmet, arrived last fall. But in the case of VisionOS 27, Apple doesn’t offer any live mode for Siri that can constantly see what’s happening like Gemini Live can. Instead, Siri simply visually captures what’s in front of your eyes at that moment by following your gaze.
Siri now lives as an orb in VisionOS 27.
AppleVisionOS 27 has some other nice additions, although they probably won’t be enough to convince newcomers. Personal panoramic photos can be converted into immersive 3D backgrounds. There’s also a new way to preview 3D objects from Mac apps in Vision Pro, a way to virtually extend apps as part of a creative workflow.
Despite this, Apple still hasn’t developed any new core apps for Vision Pro, or made any progress toward allowing the Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad to function as connected Vision accessories, which is what I was hoping for. Apple still relies on Macs as the best computing companions for the $3,500 headset.
Although many people have reported that The life of Vision Pro is coming to an end Faced with the shift to smart glasses in the coming years, Vision Pro’s hardware can clearly do things no glasses could dream of anytime soon. But I’ve been waiting for Apple’s space computer to make the most of its processing power, sensors, and high price, and these additions are welcome, and these updates are mostly incremental, with the exception of Siri.
I’ll try out the developer beta soon and write up some thoughts on it.
