YouTube takes quick U-turn, plans to launch official Apple Vision Pro app: Report

According to the company, YouTube is working on a native app for Apple Vision Pro. A month after YouTube, Spotify and Netflix reportedly said they would not allow their apps to run on Apple’s first ‘native computer’, the Alphabet-owned video streaming platform has announced its intention to launch a native YouTube app. The plan has been revealed. The company has not provided any timeline for the launch of its VisionOS app. Owners of Apple’s expensive Vision Pro headset can currently stream YouTube videos through Safari or a third-party app.

Making a U-turn from its previous decision to now allow its iPad apps to run on Vision Pro, YouTube confirmed to The Verge that “[…]A Vision Pro app is on our roadmap.” The streaming platform told the publication it had no specific plans to share regarding its VisionOS app, and confirmed that Vision Pro owners can access YouTube videos through Safari. Are.

The decision to announce that a YouTube app for the Apple Vision Pro is in the works comes on the heels of a third-party app launching for the headset last week. Created by Apollo for Reddit developer Christian Selig, Juno is a $5 (roughly Rs. 410) unofficial YouTube client that works with or without a Google account — you can even watch videos without ads with a YouTube Premium subscription. .

While we can only speculate whether Juno’s popularity in the App Store has led to YouTube’s decision to develop an official VisionOS application, customers who want to stream videos on a mixed reality headset can expect a better experience in the future. Can do. Juno currently allows viewers to use gestures to resize the video, dim the area around the video, or control speed, captions, and other settings.

Apple Vision Pro currently provides access to over 600 apps across a variety of categories. These include streaming apps and services like Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, ESPN, and Apple TV+. According to the company, Disney+ subscribers in the US can also watch 3D movies on the headset, while other movies and TV shows that are part of the streaming platform’s catalog will also be accessible on the headset.