Last Week in AVP #61: WWDC25 Announced Where visionOS 3.0 Will be Revealed, China's 'Vivo Vision' Overtly Copies Apple Vision Pro Design, Alibaba Creates A Full-Body Virtual Avatar and more!
WWDC 2025 will kick off with the traditional keynote on June 9, where Apple will unveil iOS 19, iPadOS 19, macOS 16, tvOS 19, watchOS 12, and visionOS 3.
visionOS Persona vs Meta Horizon OS Avatar compared (source)
Apple is so far ahead it’s wild. visionOS Persona vs Meta Horizon OS Avatar.
New app in development that controls homelights by tapping (source)
I am building an Apple Vision Pro app to control my home lights — and it remembers where I placed the controls, even after rebooting. Using ARKit’s World Anchors in a full space, the app persists virtual objects across launches and reboots. Now I just look at a light and toggle it on/off. Set it up once. Feels like the controls are part of my space. Thinking of making a tutorial — would that be helpful?
China's 'Vivo Vision' Overtly Copies Apple Vision Pro Design (source)
In the months following Apple's announcement of the Vision Pro, several companies revealed or teased similar devices, including Samsung, which announced in 2024 that it was working on an Android-based XR headset in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. Now, at the 2025 Boao Forum for Asia, Vivo unveiled its first mixed reality headset, called the "Vivo Vision."
Observers were quick to notice that the device's design closely mirrors that of Apple's Vision Pro, including a gray fabric facial interface, a curved glass front visor, two downward-pointing cameras, a knitted rear tension strap, and an external battery in an aluminum casing connected via a braided cable.
Apple is developing the Apple Watch's 'Fall Detection' Feature for future Vision Pro (source)
Apple's patent application generally relates to systems and methods of tracking biometric data in response to detecting a movement of the electronic device, and more particularly to tracking and recording pupil dilation and/or signs of unconsciousness in response to detecting specific movements of the electronic device.
TaoAvatar - A Full-Body, Photorealistic Virtual Avatar from Alibaba (source)
This is Alibaba's TaoAvatar. A Full-Body, Photorealistic Virtual Avatar for Apple Vision Pro. It's real-time. Spatial Telepresence will be the killer use-case of VR and AR, Period.
STYLY to Provide Creative Platform and Vision Pro Devices at “VisionDevCamp 2025” (source)
STYLY, Inc., the company behind the spatial layer platform “STYLY,” will support “VisionDevCamp Tokyo 2025” and “VisionDevCamp Fukuoka 2025“, a hackathon dedicated to Apple Vision Pro and visionOS development, taking place from April 11-13, 2025. As part of its ongoing efforts to foster a creator-focus and educational community, STYLY will offer participants access to Apple Vision Pro headsets and its development platform, “STYLY for Vision Pro.” Additionally, STYLY’s CTO and Senior XR Specialist will join the event as mentors and judges, providing expert guidance to participants throughout the hackathon.
Mexico Vision - learn about the culture, and chill at the top of the Maya Temple Environment (source)
Hi all! Developer of Museas and Astronoma here. Mexico Vision was the first app I had ever made. Now, one year later as a visionOS developer, I went back to give it some love and a nice refresh. It remains free! I hope you enjoy and please support with a review!
Hi all: I have been using APVP for a month now and without a doubt they are the best technology I have tried. I use them for absolutely everything. However, I had a small personal problem that I couldn't find the best way to solve: playing with my Nintendo Switch on APVPs
Table Space update adds checkers as a free game mode (source)
The latest Table Space update adds checkers as a free game mode! Try it out with friends on Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro now.
Syntech carrying case with automatic cable management (source)
Clean cable management solution spotted for Apple Vision Pro owners! This Syntech carrying case keeps everything organized with a built-in cord winder. Perfect for those on-the-go #AppleVisionPro#TechAccessories
ResMed Kontor Head Strap for Apple Vision Pro review: bring balance to spatial computing (source)
I'm a bit of an oddball in the Apple Vision Pro universe because I happen to love the Solo Knit Band. I've tried the Dual Loop Band, but it proved too uncomfortable to use. On the other hand, my Managing Editor Mike Wuerthele hates the Solo Knit Band and tolerates the Dual Loop Band.
The Kontor Head Strap might as well be an Apple-made Tri Loop Band, but it is thicker and provides more surface area to distribute the weight. It's not a bad band, and honestly, counterweights may solve your comfort issues.
Cancun Mexico 180 3D Immersive Experience, Preview now available (source)
8 minute preview cut now available for Apple Vision Pro Patreon members!
After that epic 1.2 hour immersive experience enjoying all the temples and deer of Nara up close and personal in Nara, Japan , we head down to Cancun Mexico to experience college spring break with instagram Lauren Gabby.
Join Lauren and I as we see all that Cancun has to offer. We join in on all the partying at the Grand Oasis - Known for its massive MTV spring break parties of past. Manatees, flamingos, and swimming with the stingrays awaits us at Xcaret by Mexico. And some tasty food awaits as we explore fifth avenue Playa Del Carmen.
Full length 1.5 hour Dolby vision 8k 3D 180 immersive experience premieres in under 2 weeks!
Apple Vision Pro imagined as a Ghibli studio style image (source)
Wow! ChatGPT’s new image model is wild.
If we have real-time style transfer on Apple Vision Pro (source)
The year is 2032. Everyone is using ChatGPT’s new real-time style transfer on their headsets to post videos of their living rooms in Studio Ghibli style.
