Everything we know about Apple’s Vision Pro
People have been speculating about Apple’s entry into the world of virtual and augmented reality headsets for the better part of a decade. At WWDC 2023, it finally revealed the Vision Pro, which will launch as the first visionOS device on February 2nd. The Vision Pro starts at $3,499 with 256GB of internal storage, while […]


People have been speculating about Apple’s entry into the world of virtual and augmented reality headsets for the better part of a decade. At WWDC 2023, it finally revealed the Vision Pro, which will launch as the first visionOS device on February 2nd.
The Vision Pro starts at $3,499 with 256GB of internal storage, while optional prescription lenses from Zeiss are available for $149.
In our review, we said the Vision Pro’s display is a technical marvel, with hand and eye tracking that’s a leap forward beyond what previously existed, however, those controls can be inconsistent, and in our experience, Apple’s Personas virtual avatars could be “uncanny and somewhat terrifying.”
The new headset uses two Apple Silicon chips (M2 Ultra and R1) and can be used for up to two hours with a tethered battery pack or for as long as you want if it’s plugged in. It also uses “natural control” with hand and eye tracking as well as voice commands. Users can switch between AR and VR using a digital crown-style dial, and depending on what they’re viewing, it displays their eyes on the front so that others know the person wearing it can see them.
Read on for all our coverage so far on Apple’s Vision Pro headset.
- Blackmagic’s Vision Pro immersive camera can be yours for only $29,995
- The Vision Pro’s ultrawide Mac display is very close to being a killer app
- Apple and Sony are working on Vision Pro support for PSVR 2 controllers
- Belkin’s Vision Pro strap should just come with the headset
- Apple’s latest visionOS beta update wraps you in macOS.
- Apple is preparing to sell a Belkin-made Vision Pro head strap.
- Another tiny new reason to use your Vision Pro.
- Apple’s reportedly slowing down Vision Pro production, for now
- Watch this one-minute preview of Apple’s first scripted Vision Pro short
- With visionOS 2, Apple’s Vision Pro comes into focus
- Disney Plus now takes you to Iceland.
- Ladies and gentlemen, The Weeknd (on Apple Vision Pro)
- Apple’s Vision Pro: five months later
- The Vision Pro will get Apple Intelligence and ‘Go Deeper’ in-store demos
- The Vision Pro follow-up may get lower-res displays.
- Apple’s rumored AR glasses are still a long way from reality.
- Apple’s Vision Pro team is reportedly focused on building a cheaper headset
- The visionOS 2 beta enables web-based VR.
- Apple skipped over the best visionOS 2 updates
- Apple is finally launching the Vision Pro outside the US
- Marvel’s What If…? Vision Pro mixed reality story will debut on May 30th.
- The Apple Vision Pro is approved to go on sale in China
- Apple is almost ready to sell the Vision Pro outside the US
- Marvel is bringing a mixed reality edition of What If…? to the Vision Pro
- The best worst way to play Metroid Prime.
- The Apple Vision Pro’s eBay prices are making me sad
- Apple’s next immersive video is another Prehistoric Planet episode.
- Do I feel less lonely in the Vision Pro?
- Robots, virtually in disguise.
- Now Apple Vision Pro Personas can float freely across different apps
- The Apple Vision Pro is $150 off… if you’re feeling lucky.
- Will Apple make a Pencil compatible with the Vision Pro?
- How to make an Apple Vision Pro Persona
- Apple made the Vision Pro blurry… on purpose?!
- Is my Persona better?
- Apple’s visionOS update that could make Persona avatars better-looking is almost here.
- What’s the Vision Pro like after a month?
- The Vision Pro isn’t destroying your eyes, but maybe get some eye drops
- This is why we can’t have nice [360-degree YouTube videos on the Vision Pro].
- You can watch TV on a CRT in the Vision Pro.
- Comfort isn’t just a Vision Pro problem — it’s a wearable one
- This video comparing Apple Vision Pro hand tracking to the Meta Quest 3 is mesmerizing.
- A stand for the Vision Pro.
- My Vision Pro has no idea when I’m talking.
- Vision Pro decision time.
- Why does Apple make it so hard to share the Vision Pro?
- Apple recommends some Arcade games for Vision Pro owners.
- Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros
- After trying the Vision Pro, Mark Zuckerberg says Quest 3 ‘is the better product, period’
- The Vision Pro has Thunderbolt and Lightning (very, very frightening).
- The Vision Pro now lets you reset your passcode without a trip to the Apple store.
- Vision Pro app downloads are a mixed bag so far.
- Vision Pro’s big software upgrades will be synced with the iPhone.
- It could be four generations before the Vision Pro is up to snuff.
- How are we feeling about EyeSight on the Vision Pro?
- A new Vision Pro teardown shows Apple’s incredible pixel density
- Apple’s first Vision Pro beta lets you bring virtual items closer
- This healthcare group just bought over $100,000 worth of Vision Pro headsets.
- Could emulators be great in the Vision Pro?
- This is the entire Vision Pro motion sickness label.
- JerryRigEverything got scratchy with the Apple Vision Pro.
- There’s a new Apple Vision Pro ad wandering around Snapchat.
- That’s one fancy SIM tool.
- YouTube says a Vision Pro app is ‘on the roadmap’
- A more detailed look at iFixit’s Vision Pro teardown.
- You can’t walk and Vision Pro at the same time.
- Here’s Marques Brownlee’s Vision Pro review.
- Halide sums up the stereoscopic photography of the Vision Pro.
- iFixit pulls the Vision Pro apart, exposing its connectors, screens, and fans
- This is what happens when you drop an Apple Vision Pro.
- Apple’s $299 Developer Strap dongle adds a USB-C port to your Vision Pro.
- Apple’s Vision Pro headset is hiding yet another XL Lightning plug
- Apple’s $3,499 Vision Pro lacks Find My location tracking, so don’t lose it
- Apple’s “First Timer” Vision Pro ad highlights eye-tracking plus gesture and voice controls.
- You can reserve a Vision Pro demo as soon as Monday, February 5th.
- This is the future of work.
- The Vision Pro cometh.
- “What an odd pillow Apple released.”
- Meta’s Quest headsets add spatial video and pinch controls to compete with Vision Pro
- Even without Netflix and YouTube, Apple’s Vision Pro has over 600 apps at launch
- Here’s Tim Cook wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset.
- Apple’s Vision Pro battery pack is hiding the final boss of Lightning cables
- Another perspective on the Apple Vision Pro.
- How long can one person wear an Apple Vision Pro?
- Today on The Vergecast: the inside story of our Vision Pro review.
- Zoom meetings are about to get weirder thanks to the Vision Pro
- Apple’s new Vision Pro ad is one you might’ve seen before.
- At least one app is preparing to enable HDMI input to Apple’s Vision Pro.
- What’s going on with the Vision Pro’s availability?
- Apple will swap ill-fitting Vision Pro head straps for online orders.
- Vision Pro cover glass repairs will set you back $799 without AppleCare Plus
- You can AirPlay what’s on your Vision Pro to an iPhone.
- In case you were wondering what Vision Pro demos are like…
- Here’s how much the Vision Pro’s accessories cost
- How the Vision Pro is manufactured.
- Netflix’s app won’t work on the Vision Pro
- Here’s what you need to know about preordering the Apple Vision Pro
- Apple employees get a nice Vision Pro discount.
- You won’t be able to use the YouTube app on the Vision Pro
- Here’s Fruit Ninja on the Vision Pro.
- Apple Vision Pro hands-on, again, for the first time
- The Apple Vision Pro has passed through the FCC.
- The Apple Vision Pro has a ‘guest’ mode for your friends to try it
- Apple Vision Pro will launch with 3D movies from Disney Plus
- Vision Pro demos will include scanning your glasses to identify your prescription
- Keep an iPhone or iPad close by if you’re ordering a Vision Pro online.
- Apple won the CES headset game without showing up
- Vision Pro launch prediction: 60k to 80k units.
- Apple’s first Vision Pro ad echoes the original iPhone commercial
- Apple doesn’t want developers making apps for its VR headset to call those apps VR apps.
- Apple is going to offer Vision Pro demos at its retail stores
- Sounds like the Vision Pro’s battery won’t last through Oppenheimer.
- So, what can you do with a Vision Pro?
- Deal Alert: free polishing cloth with Vision Pro purchase.
- Apple Vision Pro prescription lenses will cost $149 extra
- The Apple Vision Pro will launch in February
- Apple will probably try to steal some CES thunder with a Vision Pro announcement.
- Jony Ive imagined the Vision Pro giving you Zoom eyes and sunglasses
- Apple reportedly plans Vision Pro launch by February
- Here’s what it’s like to watch a personal spatial video in a Vision Pro headset.
- The Pico 5 headset might be canceled, but ByteDance isn’t done with VR.
- iOS 17.2 arrives with new Journal app and spatial video capture support
- Setting up your Apple Vision Pro Persona looks kind of like setting up Face ID on an iPhone.
- The iPhone 15 Pro is getting spatial video capture in iOS 17.2
- It looks like 3D movies are coming to the Apple TV app.
- The Samsung / Qualcomm / Google mixed reality headset might be at least a year away.
- Apple’s cheaper Vision Pro follow-up still won’t be cheap
- Apple’s next Vision headset might ship from the factory with prescription lenses
- Apple’s headset will support screen mirroring to other devices.
- Apple Vision Pro shipments could be lower than expected.
- Explaining the lossless, low-latency audio link between the USB-C AirPods Pro and Apple Vision Pro.
- Apple’s USB-C AirPods Pro will support lossless audio with the Vision Pro
- Apple’s Vision Pro headset is on track to ship early next year
- iPhone and iPad apps will be available in the Vision Pro App Store by default
- Listen to the sounds of the Vision Pro.
- Apple’s future plans for a cheaper Vision Pro could rely on new Chinese display suppliers.
- Confirmed: The Vision Pro’s front-facing display doesn’t work yet.
- Apple says developers love the Vision Pro.
- The Vision Pro is out there.
- Several “Reality” trademarks are officially Apple’s now.
- Apple’s Vision Pro developer labs are only in one place so far.
- Apple and its Vision Pro platform join Pixar’s push to standardize 3D content
- Apple is taking applications for Vision Pro developer kits
- Netflix isn’t planning to make a native Vision Pro app yet
- Buying Apple’s Vision Pro headset could require an appointment and a face scan
- Apple might start shipping out Vision Pro dev kits soon.
- Apple considered a finger-worn controller for the Vision Pro
- UWB, Wi-Fi 7 upgrades for future iPhones could help them work with the Vision Pro.
- When will Apple make a better (or at least cheaper) Vision Pro?
- One more time on the Vision Pro.
- Even Apple’s Vision Pro can’t escape dongle life.
- Watch the Vergecast crew talk about Apple’s Vision Pro — and the best of WWDC.
- Apple’s Vision Pro displays run at 90Hz with HDR support
- A closer look at Apple’s Vision Pro keyboard and other controls
- Apple’s Vision Pro is the Retina display moment for headsets
- “Vision Pro outclassed Meta Quest Pro and every other headset I’ve ever tried to a degree that is utterly show-stopping.”
- Apple’s view of the future is a lonely one
- Apple finally made a TV
- Apple has bought an AR headset startup called Mira
- Everywhere Apple imagines you’ll use its $3,499 headset
- Here’s our first look at Apple’s Vision Pro headset.
- Apple’s Vision Pro headset uses iris scanning for logins with Optic ID
- Apple’s Vision Pro headset will turn you into a digital avatar when FaceTiming
- I would love to see a single confirmed screenshot through the Vision Pro’s lenses.
- Apple’s introduction to mixed reality has a price, and it’s $3,499.
- Apple announces visionOS, the operating system for its Vision Pro headset
- Ok, so the front-facing eye display rumor was real.
- Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset
- Kuo: Investors are taking a wait-and-see approach to Apple’s AR headset.
- A short history of every time Apple CEO Tim Cook praised augmented reality
- Augmented reality needs an iPhone moment
- Apple’s VR/AR goggles might come with some important warning labels.
- Ten years later, here’s the second-generation Leap gesture controller.
- Apple’s rumored VR headset could have ridiculously high-end screens
- Grab your iPhone or iPad and check out Apple’s “AR Experience” teaser ahead of WWDC.
- Look who got an invite to WWDC this year.
- Is this Apple’s sneaky way of teasing an AR headset at WWDC 2023?
- Apple registers “xrOS” wordmark ahead of headset launch.
- Oculus co-founder likes Apple’s mixed reality headset.
- WSJ agrees Apple’s ski-goggles + battery-pack mixed reality headset is nigh.
- What do Apple’s mixed reality headset and smartwatch have in common?
- Apple’s VR headset might run tweaked versions of iPad apps
- Here’s our best look yet at what Apple’s announcing in June
- Apple might be getting into VR at the worst possible time
- Apple’s Tim Cook says AR and VR are for ‘connection’ and ‘communication’
- Apple staff reportedly express doubts about mixed-reality headset months ahead of launch
- These parts could be the first leak of Apple’s mixed-reality headset
- Apple’s mixed reality headset will reportedly debut at WWDC
- Apple is reportedly working on a way to make AR apps that’s as simple as talking to Siri
- Apple’s ‘Reality Pro’ VR headset sure sounds like a monster device
- Apple reportedly shelved its plans to release AR glasses anytime soon
- Apple may finally debut its mixed reality headset this spring
- Apple’s mixed reality headset might let you switch out of VR with a digital crown
- Apple’s mixed reality headset reportedly lets you make payments with your eyes
- Trademark filings point to ‘Reality’ branding for Apple’s mixed reality headset
- Apple’s mixed reality headset will reportedly come with an M2 chip
- Apple’s AR / VR headset could release in January, analyst predicts
- Tim Cook is getting a lot less coy about Apple’s AR headset
- Apple’s mixed reality headset will reportedly feature content created by Hollywood directors
- Glasses or no glasses, this year’s WWDC is all about AR
- Apple’s RealityOS for rumored headset appears in trademark application
- Apple reportedly chose a standalone AR / VR headset over a more powerful tethered design
- Apple’s board of directors reportedly tried out its upcoming AR / VR headset
- Is ‘realityOS’ Apple’s newest operating system?
- Apple’s long-in-the-works VR / AR headset may not launch until 2023
- Apple reportedly hires away Meta’s AR public relations head
- Apple’s AR headset reportedly uses 3D sensors for hand tracking
- Apple’s rumored AR/VR headset might rely on a nearby iPhone or Mac for processing
- Tim Cook says Apple wants to use AR to make conversations better
- Apple’s upcoming mixed reality headset will reportedly weigh less than an iPhone
- Apple mixed-reality headset likely coming sometime in 2022, analyst predicts
- Apple’s former hardware leader reportedly now overseeing AR and VR devices
- Apple’s rumored VR headset could cost $3,000, feature 8K displays and over a dozen cameras
- Apple’s first VR headset reportedly includes a fabric design, a fan, and expensive price tag
- Go read this detailed look at Apple’s AR and VR headset development
- Ming-Chi Kuo updates 2020 Apple predictions for AR glasses, iPhone SE 2, iPad Pro, and MacBook
- This screenshot might be the first implicit confirmation of Apple’s AR headset
- New Apple patent filing shows a mixed reality headset that tracks your whole face
- Leap Motion, the gesture startup reportedly almost acquired by Apple, sells to UK haptics company
- Report claims that Apple could begin production of iPhone-powered AR glasses this year
- Apple bought a company that makes lenses for AR smart glasses
- Apple reportedly readying standalone AR headset for 2019
- Apple might be right to undersell augmented reality
- Apple imagines AR glasses that fulfill the dream of Google Glass
- Apple working on Google Glass-style AR glasses, says report
- Apple continues hiring augmented and virtual reality experts
- Tim Cook says augmented reality will be bigger than virtual reality