visionOS 27 marks the fourth major Vision Pro update, expanding features like object tracking, IR LED accessories, unfoveated recording, and more, and is compatible with M2 and M5 models.

Privacy controls ensure gaze data is processed at the system level and not shared with apps or websites unless the user opts in, with ATT applying to the headset and new privacy labels detailing head, hand, and surroundings data.

Spatial panorama environments extend the spatial scene concept to iPhone-captured panoramas, usable as home environments in Shared Space.

visionOS App Store launches with native apps (around 600 at release) and compatibility with iPad apps in floating windows; the headset weighs over 1.3 pounds and uses an external battery.

There is no dedicated advertising format; advertising reaches Vision Pro through in-app visionOS ads, Apple’s own ads (e.g., personalized ads in Apple News), and web ads via a Mac-like Safari user agent.

Control Center receives a redesigned three-panel layout for quicker access to status, connectivity, and environment controls.

Access features include curved windows in Safari, Freeform, and Multiview; accessory widgets offer quick actions like battery, timers, and smart-home controls, with a first-party Mac Virtual Display widget and limited third-party access in Shared Space.

There are ongoing production, pricing, and privacy concerns, including disputes over sales figures and a gaze-tracking attack (GAZEploit) mitigated by Apple.

The headset combines an M2 and an R1 chip, two micro-OLED panels, external room-pass-through cameras, eye-tracking, infrared sensors, and Iris-based login via Optic ID, with input using gaze and pinch gestures.

Mac 3D Object Preview API enables spawning and editing 3D objects on visionOS from macOS through a two-way API for easier cross-platform development.

Leadership changes at Apple and ongoing visionOS updates accompany competition from lighter AR glasses like Snap’s SPECS, as ad-focused wearables shift attention away from Vision Pro.

High-frame-rate object tracking advances to around 30Hz via Extended Training mode for moving and held objects.