As per Bloomberg, users will need to use a browser to view them.
When the first customers of Apple’s Vision Pro headsets receive their devices in February, they will discover that the app store for the system does not include a few of the most popular entertainment applications. However, according to Bloomberg, Google’s YouTube and Spotify do not currently have any plans to develop an application for visionOS, which is the foundation that the device is built on. The magazine was also informed by a representative of YouTube that the company will not be making its iPad app available for download on the headset at this time. As soon as the Vision Pro is released, users of YouTube will be able to access YouTube using Safari on the device, according to the spokeswoman. When it comes to Spotify, a source informed the publication that the company does not expect to make its iPad software available for download on the Vision Pro simultaneously.
This was mentioned by MacStories in a report that listed popular applications that will be compatible with the headset when it is released. The report also mentioned that applications for the iPhone and iPad will automatically appear on the store of the gadget by default. It is necessary for developers to choose not to make their applications available for download on the Vision Pro. Although it is not clear why YouTube and Spotify have decided not to make their applications accessible through the headset, it is important to note that they are not the only examples. According to a recent report by Bloomberg, Netflix will not be creating a specialised app for the Vision Pro either. In addition, Netflix informed the outlet that anyone who subscribe to its service would be required to access it through a browser on the device. This implies that the iPad app will not be available for download. According to a tip by MacStories, it is possible that Meta’s Instagram and Facebook are not already available in the app store for the Vision Pro.
There is a possibility that these companies have decided to wait and see if it is worthwhile to devote resources to the development of a specialised application for the headset that costs $3,500. They might also be concerned about the possibility of having to deal with potential problems that Vision Pro customers might experience if they use the iPad versions of the applications on a device that belongs to a completely other category. Having said that, the initial users of Vision Pro will still have access to a wide variety of entertainment applications, one of which is Disney+, which provides users with access to unique immersive worlds that can be used as backdrops for the shows that it produces.