In addition to the official announcement of the Apple Vision Pro headset’s release in the United States, Apple has also updated Xcode for developers to support the submission of visionOS apps to the App Store. Furthermore, Apple has provided additional guidelines for submitting apps specifically for visionOS.
These guidelines, specified by Apple, include app testing, creating screen shots, making 3D icons, and ensuring proper spelling of the terms visionOS or Apple Vision Pro. While these are all normal procedures, there is one interesting aspect.
Apple states that the app description must not use the terms AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality), XR (extended reality), or MR (mixed reality), but instead refer to it as spatial computing.
This reiteration emphasizes Apple’s desire to position Vision Pro as a spatial computing platform rather than an AR/VR product, as showcased during the WWDC event. Apple intentionally uses only the term spatial computing and no other.
TLDR: Apple has released the Vision Pro headset in the United States and updated Xcode for developers to support visionOS app submissions. The guidelines provided emphasize the use of spatial computing rather than AR/VR terminology.
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