Vision ProFiles gang talks about reports that the Vision Pro is a dead product yet with all indications of support.

visionOS 26.5 Beta Release Notes (Apple Developer)

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26_5-release-notes

Is Vision Pro Dead?

Apple Has Given Up on Vision Pro (MacDailyNews)

https://macdailynews.com/2026/04/30/apple-has-given-up-on-tim-cooks-flop-apple-vision-pro/

5 Reasons Why Vision Pro Failed (BGR)

https://www.bgr.com/2161981/why-apple-vision-pro-failed/

Apple Vision Pro: Alive or Dead? (Mac Power Users Forum)

https://talk.macpowerusers.com/t/apple-may-have-pulled-the-plug-on-vision-pro/45394/11

Vision Pro: Still the Coolest Hardware Apple Ever Built (TechRadar)

https://technewstube.com/techradar/1828254/know-vision-pro-alive-dead-still-sophisticated/

Vision Pro Isn't Dead — Ternus Talk, AI Rumors (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/01/apple-vision-pro-isnt-dead-ternus-talk-ai-rumors-on-the-appleinsider-podcast

Apple Execs Echo Oculus Head's Vision Pro Concerns (PhoneArena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/vision-pro-apple-executives-echo-sentiment-by-former-head-of-oculus_id180057

Apple's Generational Fumble with Vision Pro (PhoneArena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/apples-generational-fumble-with-vision-pro-is-one-for-the-history-books_id180074

Mark Gurman on Vision Pro's Status (X)

https://x.com/markgurman/status/2050251764092539362

In Defense of Vision Pro

Why Vision Pro Is Actually Worth It (9to5Mac / YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7mhDp0SDzU

Healthcare

First Cataract Surgery Using Vision Pro (Pulse 2.0)

https://pulse2.com/sightmds-dr-eric-rosenberg-becomes-first-surgeon-to-perform-cataract-surgery-using-apple-vision-pro-mixed-reality/

Vision Pro Used for Hundreds of Cataract Surgeries (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/28/apple-vision-pro-used-for-hundreds-of-cataract-surgeries-in-the-last-year

Vision Pro Cataract Use Growing, Patient Benefits Unproven (VR News)

https://virtual.reality.news/news/apple-vision-pro-cataract-surgery-use-is-growing-but-patient-benefits-unproven/

Apple Glasses

Apple Glasses May Support Vision Pro-Style Gestures (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/30/sketchy-rumor-suggests-apple-glasses-will-support-vision-pro-style-hand-gestures/

Gaming

Tetris on Retrocade for Vision Pro (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/30/tetris-falls-into-place-on-retrocade-for-the-apple-vision-pro

Resolution Games CEO on Vision Pro Gaming (Newsweek)

https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/video-games/interview-resolution-games-ceo-tommy-palm-apple-vision-pro-11894868

Community & Creative

Vision Pro Airline Travel Tips (MacRumors)

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-vision-pro-airline-travel-question.2481838/

Best Vision Pro Accessories Guide (Cult of Mac)

https://www.cultofmac.com/buying-guides/vision-pro-accessories

Vision Pro–Inspired iPhone Lock Screen Wallpapers (iDownloadBlog)

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/04/29/vision-pro-design-ios-lock-screen-wallpaper/

ZOME Spatial Wearable Interface for Vision Pro (EIN Presswire)

https://media.einnews.com/pr_news/909273670/zome-releases-a-full-spatial-wearable-interface-for-apple-vision-pro-designed-by-hussein-chalayan

Blender CloudXR on Apple Vision Pro (BlenderArtists)

https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-cloudxr-capability-showcase-on-apple-vision-pro/1639695

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Marty, Dave and Eric discuss this week's news some Vision Pro apps where you don't want to look down.

Apple Leadership:

Ternus on Apple Vision Pro (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/23/john-ternus-explains-what-he-thinks-of-apple-vision-pro/

New Apple CEO Reportedly Bearish on Vision Pro (Road to VR)

https://www.roadtovr.com/apple-new-ceo-bearish-on-vision-pro/

Vision Pro's Indecisive Leadership — How It Could Change (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/25/vision-pro-improvements-under-new-leadership-john-ternus/

Vision Pro Creator Mike Rockwell Has Considered Leaving Apple (Bloomberg)

https://appleday.org/vision-pro-creator-considered-leaving-apple/

Joseph Simpson on Vision Pro Development (Good VR Podcast)

https://www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/joseph-simpson-steps-into-apple-vision

Hollywood & Filmmaking:

Jon Favreau Used Vision Pro Filming 'The Mandalorian & Grogu'

https://www.roadtovr.com/star-wars-jon-favreau-apple-vision-pro/

Vision Pro Transforms Star Wars Filmmaking Costs (TUAW)

https://onenewspage.com/n/Technology/1ztf28o4ty/Apple-Vision-Pro-Transforms-Star-Wars-Filmmaking-Costs.htm

Apple Smart Glasses

Apple's Smart Glasses Aim at Meta's Ray-Bans (Geeky Gadgets)

https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/apple-glasses-airpods-audio/

Healthcare & Wellness

Siemens Healthineers Launches Cinematic Reality for Vision Pro

https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/press/releases/cinematic-reality-applevisionpro

Vision Pro Mindfulness for Pain and Anxiety in Hospital Patient (Cureus)

https://www.cureus.com/articles/373238-utilizing-apple-vision-pro-for-mindfulness-intervention-to-reduce-pain-and-anxiety-in-a-hospitalized-patient-with-mixed-connective-tissue-disease-a-case-report

Gaming & Mixed Reality

Spatial Ops: Campaign Edition Launches on Vision Pro (GamesBeat)

https://gamesbeat.com/resolution-games-launches-spatial-ops-on-apple-vision-pro/

Spatial Ops on Vision Pro — Developer Details (XR Source)

https://xrsource.net/11872/spatial-ops-campaign-edition-blasts-onto-apple-vision-pro/

Asobi Spatial Edition 2D/3D Update (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1sud7r1/asobi_spatial_edition_2d3d_spatial_update_is_out/

Playing Nintendo Switch on Vision Pro — User Guide (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1svode9/idiots_guide_for_playing_nintendo_switch_on/

PC VR Streaming:

KRVR — Native PCVR Streaming for Vision Pro (krvr.app)

https://krvr.app/

X-Plane 12 on Vision Pro with KRVR Passthrough Demo (YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6eHpBXaNdQ

Foveated Streaming on visionOS 26.4 vs. ALVR (YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EohGugdFyk4

iVRy Beta / AppDriver for Vision Pro Updated (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1sua5t6/ivry_beta_appdriver_for_visionpro_updated/

Tips, Tricks & User Creations

Streamable Volumetric Video on Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1st6oyj/streamable_volumetric_video_is_here_on_apple/

Elevated New York on Vision Pro — Worth $3 (Reddit r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1stp1dx/elevated_new_york_got_me_nostalgicso_i_dropped_3/

WeCrEat Laser Cutter + Vision Pro Passthrough (Reddit r/lasercutting)

https://www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/1swfl7l/wecreat_vision_pro_pass_through_feeder/

360° Spatial Multimodal AI on Vision Pro (Reddit r/ArtificialIntelligence)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialInteligence/comments/1ss4520/worlds_first_ever_full_360_spatial_multimodel_ai/

Developer & Design

Recreating Apple's Vision Pro Animation in CSS (CSS-Tricks)

https://css-tricks.com/recreating-apples-vision-pro-animation-in-css/

Apps

SpaceRay — Convert 3D Video to Spatial Video (jamdillo.com)

https://jamdillo.com/spaceray/

Spatial Film — App Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-film/id6670564820

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The usual Vision ProFiles group celebrate 100 episodes with drop in guests Chuck Joiner, Jeff Gamet, Chris Wesselman, Guy Serle, Brett Canedy, & Cindy Rotz. Oh yeah, was also get to some Apple news.

BREAKING: Apple Leadership Transition

Tim Cook to Become Apple Executive Chairman; John Ternus to Become Apple CEO

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/

BETA VisionOS 26.5 beta 3

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/visionos-26_5-release-notes

Immersive Video — New Content

Apple Takes Vision Pro Users to New York City in New 'Elevated' Immersive Video

https://www.iclarified.com/100588/apple-takes-vision-pro-users-to-new-york-city-in-new-elevated-immersive-video

How Apple Vision Pro Was Used to Help Make the Next Star Wars Movie

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/20/apple-vision-pro-used-to-help-make-next-star-wars-movie-the-mandalorian-grogu/

Cameras & Live Immersive Production

Blackmagic Debuts $29K+ URSA Cine Immersive 100G for Vision Pro

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/14/blackmagic-29k-ursa-cine-immersive-100g-vision-pro/

Vision Pro Could Ramp Up Live Immersive Video Soon as New Camera Arrives

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/14/vision-pro-could-ramp-up-live-immersive-video-soon-as-new-camera-arrives/

Content Production Safety — A Difficult Story

Pilot Killed During Apple Immersive Video Shoot (Cult of Mac)

https://www.cultofmac.com/news/pilot-killed-during-apple-immersive-video-shoot

Safety Concerns Were Reported to Apple Before Pilot Killed During Vision Pro Filming

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/16/safety-concerns-were-reported-to-apple-before-pilot-killed-during-vision-pro-filming/

Apps & Gaming

Valve's Steam Link App Is Coming to Apple Vision Pro

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/13/valve-steam-link-apple-vision-pro/

Apple Releases Revamped Business App with Apple Vision Pro Support

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/14/apple-releases-revamped-business-app-with-apple-vision-pro-support/

I Built a Multimodel AI App and Launched It on Vision Pro (Reddit / r/OpenAI)

https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1skpeem/i_built_a_multimodel_ai_app_and_launched_it_on/

Spatial Station Is Gone (Reddit / r/VisionPro)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1sl6eq0/spatial_station_is_gone/

Vision Pro in the Real World

Sharp HealthCare Launches New Apple Vision Pro Study in Eye Microsurgery

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sharp-healthcare-launches-new-apple-vision-pro-study-in-eye-microsurgery-302742869.html

Lawyer Vision Pro Stories: Edward Fogarty

https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/03/lawyer-vision-pro-stories-edward-fogarty.html

Slopegraide Launches Revolutionary Putting Simulator for Apple Vision Pro: Dream Putt

https://thegolfwire.com/slopegraide-putting-simulator

The Big Picture — Perspectives & What's Next

Apple Targets 2027 Smart Glasses Launch as It Pivots From Vision Pro to AI Wearables

https://www.tekedia.com/apple-targets-2027-smart-glasses-launch-as-it-pivots-from-vision-pro-to-ai-wearables/

The Vision Pro: An Unintentional Trojan Horse for AR

https://allenc.com/the-vision-pro-an-unintentional-trojan-horse-for-ar/

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