A few days ago, in January 2024, YouTube stated that it had no plans to launch a native application for the first spatial computer of the fruit company Apple.
Although within no time things take a U-turn, YouTube officially confirmed to the Verge that currently the brand is developing a native YouTube application for Vision Pro. Plus, it has also optimized YouTube on Safari to enhance the experience.
The report is unveiling an official statement from YouTube: “We’re excited to see Vision Pro launch, and we’re supporting it by ensuring YouTube users have a great experience in Safari. We do not have any specific plans to share at this time, but we can confirm that a Vision Pro app is on our roadmap.”
YouTube, Spotify, and Netflix are all declining to permit their iPad applications to run on the Vision Pro even before launch. Also, at the moment, Gibby has not announced any date for this roadmap, so it is not clear yet what YouTube does here, and it could just tweak the iPad app or do more.
One noticeable thing YouTube as well as Apple have not done yet is figure out support for the large library of 360 and VR video on YouTube right now, which YouTube has had 3D support and 360 support since 2011 and 2016, respectively. The fact is, none of it works on the Vision Pro.
Apart from all that, WebXR in the future could also be a pathway to YouTube VR support on the web, but at the moment, it does not seem to work right now. Basically, a YouTube application for Vision Pro is on the way, but the exact time to reach it is not clear yet.
