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visionOS 2.0 Public

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The public visionOS 2 release expanded spatial memories, system navigation, app organization, immersive browsing, guest access, and travel use while broadening the spatial-app SDK.

Date
Sep 16, 2024
Availability
available
Revision
No

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  1. visionOS 2 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · App Placement, Media Playback, and Window Resizing

  2. visionOS 2 for Apple Vision Pro is available today

    Apple Newsroom · 2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z · visionOS 2 availability

  3. About visionOS 2 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · visionOS 2.0 — Guest User

  4. About visionOS 2 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · visionOS 2.0 — Home View and Input

  5. About visionOS 2 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · visionOS 2.0 — Photos

  6. About visionOS 2 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · visionOS 2.0 — Safari

  7. About visionOS 2 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · visionOS 2.0 — Travel Mode and Input

  8. About visionOS 2 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · visionOS 2.0

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

enhancement · changed

Train Travel Mode and keyboard awareness

documentedconfirmed

The release made the headset more practical on rail travel and reduced keyboard visibility friction in immersive spaces.

  1. [1] About visionOS 2 Updates · visionOS 2.0 — Travel Mode and Input

developerApi · introduced

Flexible app placement and resizable volumes

documentedconfirmed

Spatial applications gained more flexible placement and volume presentation behavior through system and SDK changes.

  1. [1] visionOS 2 Release Notes · App Placement, Media Playback, and Window Resizing

enhancement · changed

Persistent recent Guest User setup

documentedconfirmed

Repeat guests could avoid the full eye-and-hand setup process during the retention window.

  1. [1] About visionOS 2 Updates · visionOS 2.0 — Guest User

enhancement · changed

Reorderable Home View and system gestures

documentedconfirmed

Application organization became user-controlled and common system functions became faster to access without looking upward.

  1. [1] About visionOS 2 Updates · visionOS 2.0 — Home View and Input

feature · introduced

Spatial-photo conversion and Photos SharePlay

documentedconfirmed

Past photos gained a one-tap spatial treatment, and Photos SharePlay created a shared viewing experience across headsets.

  1. [1] About visionOS 2 Updates · visionOS 2.0 — Photos

feature · introduced

Immersive web video and panoramas

documentedconfirmed

Web media gained spatial presentation modes alongside pinned tabs, profiles, and Siri page reading.

  1. [1] About visionOS 2 Updates · visionOS 2.0 — Safari