Apple today released the second beta of its upcoming visionOS 2.4 update to developers for testing. The second visionOS 2.4 beta comes two weeks after the initial beta.
The visionOS 2.3 beta can be downloaded by developers by going to the Settings app on the device and toggling on the developer betas switch. Access to the beta requires a registered developer account. Apple recommends that developers make a backup before installing the new beta.
visionOS 2.4 brings Apple Intelligence to the Vision Pro for the first time, making it a notable update.
“Apple Vision Pro is helping users communicate, collaborate, and experience entertainment in entirely new ways — and we’re continuing to push the boundaries of what’s possible in spatial computing with visionOS 2.4,” said Mike Rockwell, Apple’s vice president of the Vision Products Group. “With Apple Intelligence, Vision Pro users will be able to take their productivity and creativity to new heights using features like Writing Tools, Image Playground, and Genmoji. And we’re excited for users to discover and share incredible new experiences with Spatial Gallery.”
Apple Intelligence features ton the Vision Pro include Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground app, Memory Movie, smart reply for generating quick responses to texts and emails, Priority Notifications and Notification Summaries, ChatGPT Siri integration and new Siri features, and Image Wand for adding images to the Notes app.
Apple is also debuting a dedicated Spatial Gallery app for the Vision Pro, which includes a curated selection of spatial videos, spatial photos, and panorama images from artists, filmmakers, and photographers.
In related news, a new Vision Pro app is available on the iPhone. The app helps Vision Pro users discover new content, offers Vision Pro support and feature help, the ability to download apps to the Vision Pro, add content to a watch list, and get device info.
The app also has a discover page providing curated recommendations for new and noteworthy experiences.
An iPhone can now also be used to set up the Guest Mode on the Vision Pro. When a guest is ready to use the Vision Pro, a prompt will appear on the iPhone, and the Vision Pro user can select what the guest can access and see what the guest is doing using AirPlay to provide navigation guidance and content suggestions.
Guests are able to save their eye and hand setup for up to 30 days after their last use.
Apple plans to release visionOS 2.4 to the public in April.
As usual, both MacTrast and Apple warn users to not install any betas on their daily driver Apple Vision Pro, instead users should only install betas on devices set aside for testing purposes.
