Why I Stopped Building for visionOS (And What Could Bring Me Back) – A Developers Perspective

[Jeehut]

Indie Apple Platforms Developer here, and I've come to realize I'm not building for visionOS anymore. 😞

I wrote an article that explores why this happened and highlights how the lack of essential APIs hinders development.

Check it out to learn how Apple could turn things around! 👇
https://www.fline.dev/why-i-stopped-building-for-visionos-and-what-could-bring-me-back/

 

[Timo_Existencia]

Reasonable requests which I suspect will come in the near future

 

[AdonisSMU]

I think Vision Pro should have more computer features rather than being an Eye-Pad strapped to your face. For me that's my primary grump with it. I want to use it as a full computer rather than a hobbled computer.

 

[Timo_Existencia]

I think Vision Pro should have more computer features rather than being an Eye-Pad strapped to your face. For me that's my primary grump with it. I want to use it as a full computer rather than a hobbled computer.

I guess I'd say that the Vision Pro is the most capable VR headset relative to being a computer. And I have no doubt that its capabilities in this regard will grow relatively quickly over time.

As it stands now, for the work I do, I can do it all within the Vision Pro.

 

[Piggie]

Let's please not forget Tim's exact words about the Vision Pro when he was showing it off:

"It'll do anything you Mac or iPhone can do and more"

 

[Rychiar]

I guess I'd say that the Vision Pro is the most capable VR headset relative to being a computer. And I have no doubt that its capabilities in this regard will grow relatively quickly over time.

As it stands now, for the work I do, I can do it all within the Vision Pro.

if it can't run the full adobe creative suite and have normal file management it's not gonna work for the designers and photographers who are a big part of apples clientele

 

[Timo_Existencia]

if it can't run the full adobe creative suite and have normal file management it's not gonna work for the designers and photographers who are a big part of apples clientele

Well, of course there is the new ultra wide display option for mirroring and working in Mac apps

 

[HDFan]

if it can't run the full adobe creative suite and have normal file management it's not gonna work for the designers and photographers who are a big part of apples clientele

Lightroom runs just fine.

 

[Rychiar]

Lightroom runs just fine.

I’ve never used Lightroom. I just use Photoshop and the raw editor.