Apple Vision Pro developer kits will be available

Developers will be able to apply for an Apple Vision Pro developer kit, but no details are available yet.

Apple's next platform is spatial computing, and the Apple Vision Pro is the first step into that future. Developers will need to prepare their apps for the new product line, but the headset won't be available until early 2024.

Without access to the hardware, developers will have a hard time building and testing their apps for the visionOS platform. Apple plans to help solve this problem with an Apple Vision Pro developer kit.

However, it isn't clear what shape this developer kit will take. In 2020, when Apple began its transition to Apple Silicon, a Developer Transition Kit was available in a Mac mini case.

Apple hasn't provided details beyond the developer kits' existence. The developer website suggests applications for the developer kit will appear soon, maybe in July.

Developers will also be able to request App review to perform an Apple Vision Pro compatibility evaluation. Apple will also provide developer labs for in-person instruction across six locations worldwide: Cupertino, London, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo.

The Apple Vision Pro headset won't be available to purchase until early 2024. It starts at $3,499 and has options for accessories.

12 Comments

xixo 451 comments · 10 Years

About 1 year ago

this device will revolutionize pronography

OnlyFans, VR edition

beta (male) testers will be lining up around the blcck

entropys 4305 comments · 13 Years

Maybe this will convince major CAD design software makers other than Autodesk to support macs , and the vision pro by extension for AR of imagery.

Another fantastic opportunity is remote healthcare. A community nurse could wear this and directly consult with a speech pathologist back in the office, for example. The Royal Flying Doctor Service integrated with Starlink would have an immediate demand for this.

mattinoz 2474 comments · 9 Years

entropys said:

Maybe this will convince major CAD design software makers other than Autodesk to support macs , and the vision pro by extension for AR of imagery.

Another fantastic opportunity is remote healthcare. A community nurse could wear this and directly consult with a speech pathologist back in the office, for example. The Royal Flying Doctor Service integrated with Starlink would have an immediate demand for this.

problem is the same as games they rely too much on internal custom scripting and even more so for Pro apps like CAD user generated custom scripting that is basically unshipable under appstore rules. So no access to anything but Mac itself.

Apple needs to work out how to sandbox or be comfortable with those environments in the security model for CAD/BIM and other workflows and fun flows to be on these devices.

Really surprised no word this year on a move.

thethirdshoe 29 comments · 16 Years

Liked the message the keynote ended on.

The adult in the room was the Vision Pro.
The other person was just a little kid, the Other wannabes.
The actions came across as:
You've been served.

Your (really you are) toast.
Then Apple stuck their collective tongue back out at them.
:p

StrangeDays 12966 comments · 8 Years

It’s an intriguing device, to be sure. The animated virtual image for video apps like Teams is intriguing.