Apple’s Vision Pro has arrived. The devices launches on Feb. 2 and whether you’ve already ponied up for the mixed-reality headset or plan to order one, you’re probably wondering which applications will be available when you finally get the Vision Pro in your hands. (If you want to be one of the first to take Apple’s headset for a demo run, here’s how.)
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Interested companies are already lining up: On Jan. 16, Disney announced it will have Disney Plus for the Apple Vision Pro, which will bring 3D movies to Vision Pro users at launch, including Avatar: The Way of Water and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well as hyperrealistic Disney environments that allow you to watch movies and TV shows in places like Star Wars’ Tatooine and Marvel’s Avengers Tower.
However, not every app you might be hoping for will be accessible on the Vision Pro on Day 1.
In fact, several major companies are choosing to not build exclusive Vision Pro apps for their services, nor make their existing apps compatible, most notably Netflix, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Instead, if you want to use Netflix on the Vision Pro, you’ll have to access it through your web browser, just as you would on your computer.
Not sure if your favorite application will work on the Vision Pro? Here’s a list of which services will and will not work at launch on Apple’s long-awaited headset.
While you’re here, check out everything that the Vision Pro will come with.
What kind of applications are there on the Vision Pro?
On your iPhone, you can really only download one kind of application, and that’s any app in the App Store that’s designed to run specifically on iOS.
With the Vision Pro, it’s a little different. Two types of apps can run on the Apple headset:
- Compatible apps: These are iOS/iPadOS apps that are not optimized for the headset but will still work on the Vision Pro when it launches. These apps will appear in a window on…
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