YouTube finally launches a dedicated app for Apple Vision Pro

YouTube has officially launched a dedicated app for Apple Vision Pro, two years after the headset's initial release. This new app allows users to watch standard YouTube videos and Shorts on a large virtual screen within an immersive environment. Notable features include a Spatial tab for discovering spatial videos such as 3D, VR180, and 360-degree formats, and support for 8K playback on Apple Vision Pro models powered by the M5 chip. The app also supports gesture controls for interacting with video content, such as resizing windows and scrubbing through videos. YouTube’s delayed entry into the visionOS platform is notable, especially since most major streaming services like Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount, and Peacock launched native apps at the headset’s debut. The timing may reflect YouTube’s initial hesitation to invest heavily until the headset’s market traction became clearer. This comes amid reports of declining Apple Vision Pro sales and reduced marketing efforts, with only about 45,000 units shipped in Q4