TechVRApple wants you to wear a Vision Pro while flyingNow that’s what I call Airplane ModeWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechVRApple wants you to wear a Vision Pro while flyingNow that’s what I call Airplane ModeWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Now that’s what I call Airplane Mode
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
I’m channeling Crocodile Dundee here: that’s not an airplane mode… THIS is an airplane mode!Applehas released developer tools for itsVision ProAR/VR headset, and there’s a new Travel Mode designed specifically for in-flight use - although given that the Vision Pro battery life is reportedly around two hours, you’ll need to pack an extra battery if you’re travelling long haul.
The Mac experts atMacRumors.comhave gone into the first developer beta for visionOS, the operating system that the Vision Pro uses, and they found multiple text strings that make it pretty clear what Apple’s thinking about in-flight operation.
The text in the visionOS beta includes the following prompts:
What can we learn from Vision Pro’s Travel Mode text?
Looking at these prompts, it’s possible to draw some informed conclusions. For example, “some awareness features will be off” makes sense because the 3D awareness of things and movement around you that’s useful in a large room or on the street isn’t so good when you’re sandwiched between two burly businessmen in cattle class.
Other prompts are just about being a good traveller, so “remain stationary in Travel Mode” is a nice way of saying “don’t play SuperHOT and start punching your fellow passengers”.
As ever with leaks and beta software, there’s no guarantee that Travel Mode will make it into the final release of visionOS. But, given that the high-flying, early-adopting people likely to buy into Vision Pro at its three-and-a-half grand price tag are likely to be frequent fliers too, I’ll be surprised if Apple drops it.
For Vision Pro wearers at least, Airplane Mode is going to get a whole new meaning.
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