Spatial Photos on Vision Pro Receive a Volumetric Enhancement for Enhanced Immersion

Alright, so let’s dive into the whirlwind of tech updates. Picture this: I’m sipping my coffee, minding my own business, and bam! Apple’s doing its thing again at WWDC. They’re rolling out visionOS 26 for Vision Pro. Honestly, I barely scratched the surface of visionOS 25, but whatever, here we go again.

So what’s the big whoop this time? Apparently, they’ve jazzed up the spatial photos feature. More immersive, they say. Remember those first spatial photos? Captured with that fancy hardware like Vision Pro and those iPhone 16, 15 Pro gizmos. They gave this sense of depth—like staring into a painting that wants you to touch it. Weird, right?

Now Apple’s throwing in some generative AI magic. It’s like this little AI artist filling in gaps, letting you lean in, peek around corners. Creepy but cool? I dunno. It “guesses” what’s missing. Feels a bit like peering through a looking glass, hoping it doesn’t shatter.

Where do these spatial scenes pop up? Well, they’re planted all over visionOS 26 in Photos, Spatial Gallery, and even Safari. Developers can put them in their apps too. Can you imagine scrolling through real-estate pics like you’re there? Zillow’s jumping on board with this nifty feature for their Immersive app. They probably thought, “Why rent a place when you can roam a 3D version first?”

And yeah, the OS is coming out this year… supposedly. They love dangling this “coming soon” carrot. Testing? They say that’s happening, but who knows if that just means someone’s fiddling with it in a lab somewhere.

So there you have it. Is it groundbreaking? Maybe. Is it another thing I have to wrap my head around? Definitely. Now, where did I leave that coffee?