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visionOS 26 announced with spatial widgets, all-new Personas, more

visionOS 26 is official. Today during WWDC, Apple announced the next major software update for Vision Pro. Here’s a roundup of new features coming to Vision Pro in visionOS 26.

New features visionOS 26 brings to Apple Vision Pro

Over the past year since visionOS 2 was announced, Apple Vision Pro users have received several major software updates—gaining powerful Mac Virtual Display upgrades and the first Apple Intelligence support.

visionOS 26 is Apple’s next big push to grow spatial computing.

Here what’s new in visionOS 26:

  • Spatial widgets, including Clock, Weather, Music, and Photos
  • Brand new Widgets app for finding spatial widgets
  • All-new Personas now have striking expressivity and sharpness, offering a full side profile view, and remarkably accurate hair, lashes, and complexion
  • Spatial scenes powered by AI where users can lean in and look around, which upgrades the current experience for spatial photos and more
  • New support for for 180-degree, 360-degree, and wide field-of-view content from Insta360, GoPro, and Canon
  • Safari adds spatial browsing to “transform articles…hide distractions, and reveal spatial scenes that come alive as they scroll“
  • PlayStation VR2 Sense controller is now supported by visionOS
  • Jupiter immersive environment
  • Logitech Muse is a new spatial accessory built for Apple Vision Pro
  • Folders are available in the Home View
  • Support for unlocking your iPhone while wearing Vision Pro
  • Look to Scroll for hands-free content navigation
  • Redesigned Control Center
  • Answer iPhone phone calls inside visionOS

For all the latest from WWDC, stay tuned to our dedicated WWDC 2025 news hub.

What are your reactions to the new visionOS 26 features? Let us know in the comments.

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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.