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visionOS 2.2

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
7
Beta cycle
37d
Average interval
6d
Public release
Dec 11, 2024

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

Release overview

visionOS 2.2 made Mac Virtual Display available in wide and ultrawide aspect ratios, added Mac audio routing to Apple Vision Pro, and expanded Apple TV sports viewing with Multiview and SharePlay. [1]Safari also gained support for spatial photos and videos embedded on compatible web pages.[2]

Developer and security changes

Developer notes document Mac Virtual Display compatibility fixes and new direct-manipulation and local-handoff behavior in TabletopKit. [3]The security advisory records fixes across storage, images, credentials, kernel memory, passwords, and WebKit.[4]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About visionOS 2 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · visionOS 2.2 — Mac Virtual Display and Apple TV

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  2. About visionOS 2 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · visionOS 2.2 — Safari

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  3. visionOS 2.2 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Mac Virtual Display and TabletopKit

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  4. About the security content of visionOS 2.2

    Apple Support · 2024-12-11T00:00:00.000Z · visionOS 2.2 security content

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Documented & observed

Changes in this version

Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

feature · introduced

Spatial media embedded on the web

documentedconfirmed

Web publishers gained a route for delivering spatial media that users could enter from Safari.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About visionOS 2 Updates · visionOS 2.2 — Safari

feature · introduced

Wide and ultrawide Mac Virtual Display

documentedconfirmed

Users could expand a connected Mac workspace far beyond the earlier single-display proportions.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About visionOS 2 Updates · visionOS 2.2 — Mac Virtual Display

feature · introduced

Mac audio routed to Apple Vision Pro

documentedconfirmed

The virtual-display workflow gained headset audio output instead of limiting sound to the Mac or another device.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About visionOS 2 Updates · visionOS 2.2 — Mac Virtual Display

developerApi · introduced

TabletopKit direct manipulation and handoff

documentedconfirmed

Spatial tabletop apps gained system-supported close manipulation and local hand-to-hand transfer behavior.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] visionOS 2.2 Release Notes · TabletopKit — New Features

feature · introduced

Sports Multiview and live-event SharePlay

documentedconfirmed

Sports viewing expanded to multi-game layouts and shared live-event sessions with other viewers.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About visionOS 2 Updates · visionOS 2.2 — Apple TV

bugFix · fixed

Mac Virtual Display compatibility fixes

documentedconfirmed

Two documented failures involving browser video and custom display resolution were resolved.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] visionOS 2.2 Release Notes · Mac Virtual Display — Resolved Issues

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  2. +8 days
  3. +6 days
  4. +15 days
  5. +2 days
  6. +4 days
  7. +2 days

    Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public visionOS 2.2 release centered on wide and ultrawide Mac Virtual Display, spatial web media, sports viewing, TabletopKit interaction, compatibility fixes, and security hardening.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    7 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .2 releases

54 days, 5.5 milestones

Based on 2 previous visionOS .2 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

37d (avg: 68d)

31 days shorter than the visionOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

15 days

Between Beta 3 and Beta 4

Previous .2 releases (visionOS)

Previous comparable visionOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
visionOS 26.2202538d510d
visionOS 1.2202469d614d

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Official release notes