{"id":51071,"date":"2026-02-23T16:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=51071"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:45:45","slug":"youtube-for-visionos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/23\/youtube-for-visionos\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube for visionOS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samuel Axon<\/a> (MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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When Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset launched in February 2024, users were frustrated at the lack of a proper YouTube app—a significant disappointment given the device’s focus on video content consumption<\/a>, and YouTube’s strong library of immersive VR and 360 videos. That complaint continued through the release of the second-generation Vision Pro last year, including in our review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, two years later, an official YouTube app from Google has launched on the Vision Pro’s app store. It’s not just a port of the iPad app, either—it has panels arranged spatially in front of the user as you’d expect, and it supports 3D videos, as well as 360- and 180-degree ones.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Jason Anthony Guy<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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It’s been an embarrassment on both sides: for Apple, which couldn’t muster sufficient enthusiasm for its first new platform in a decade; and for Google, which actively opted out<\/a> of allowing its iPad app on the Vision Pro two years ago—and then blocked third-party apps<\/a> hoping to fill the void.<\/p>\n

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While I haven’t yet fired it up on my Apple Vision Pro (it needs to be charged, lol), I’ll give this release a qualified finally<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Alex Rosenberg<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Cynical take: they only made an official YouTube app for Vision Pro to make sure that those users aren’t actively bypassing their low-grade poorly-targeted inserted advertising.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Devon Dundee<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Now, it’s Netflix’s turn.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n