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Apple releases visionOS 27 beta 4 to developers
Apple has seeded the fourth visionOS 27 developer beta, two weeks after beta 3, with Siri AI, curved windows, and new spatial features.
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Apple has seeded the fourth developer beta of visionOS 27, arriving two weeks after the third beta.
Developers can install the update on Vision Pro by opening Settings, going to Software Updates, and opting into Beta Updates.
According to MacRumors, visionOS 27 adds Siri AI, a more capable version of Siri that Apple says is similar to chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude. On Vision Pro, Siri can answer questions about whatever the wearer is looking at, and Apple has added a new Siri orb that can be placed anywhere in a wearer’s virtual space.
The update also expands Vision Pro’s immersive features. Panorama photos can now be turned into spatial environments, and Apple is adding a new Icelandic Thórsmörk environment with mountains, valleys, glaciers, and the northern lights. For the web, Web Environment support lets developers build 360-degree environments in Safari for a more native browsing experience on Vision Pro.
Other changes include curved app windows for a more immersive workspace, a reorganized Control Center, a new smaller widget size, and notifications that automatically expand when the wearer looks at them.
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MacRumors says more details on the release are available in its Vision Pro roundup.
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