YouTube said in a statement Thursday that it isn’t planning to launch a new app for the Apple Vision Pro, nor will it allow its longstanding iPad application to work on the device. YouTube, like Netflix, is recommending that customers use a web browser if they want to see its content: “YouTube users will be able to use YouTube in Safari on the Vision Pro at launch.”

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    10 months ago

    This is the sort of sentiment that shows how misunderstood this device is. No shade intended.

    It’s not just a VR headset you play games in and watch movies in.

    They are saying spatial computing because it’s a computer. Listening to music while you do other things is normal on a computer.

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      10 months ago

      Fair point, but what would be beneficial about having an app vs just using the web browser?

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        10 months ago

        Why do we ever want apps for anything? Because they are better integrated into the system, can offer more functionality and are just more convenient.

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          10 months ago

          On a phone maybe. But on a computer what more functionality do you really get, since this is more like a computer?

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            10 months ago

            Why is it so different on a „computer“? Sure, Spotify specifically is probably not a big deal and the only extra functionality for it are widgets and proper integration into Now Playing. Other apps benefit a lot more.