YouTube will not launch a dedicated app for Apple Vision Pro. Users will have to use their browsers to access the platform.
After Netflix chose not to launch a dedicated Apple Vision Pro app, YouTube too has decided to follow suit.
A number of other app makers seem to be doing the same, or at least debating whether it’s worth releasing a native app for Apple’s new $3,500 mixed-reality headset.
While users can still watch both YouTube and Netflix on the Apple Vision Pro, they would have to do so using the respective web browser versions of the streaming services.Which Apps Will Be Available on Vision Pro and Which Won’t? – All You Need to Know
With YouTube being the world’s most popular app for video sharing, it’s obvious that millions of users would be disappointed about having to use the Safari browser to access YouTube on their Vision Pro headsets.
The lack of an app would prevent users from accessing YouTube’s download component– a feature popularly used by flyers while traveling on planes.
It’s worth noting that YouTube was one of the hand-picked apps that came pre-installed on Apple’s iPad.
