VisionOS

visionOS
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Developer	Apple Inc.
OS family	Unix-like, based on Darwin (BSD), iOS, mostly based on iPadOS
Working state	Current
Initial release	January 23, 2024
Latest release	2.4 (March 31, 2025) [±]
Latest preview	2.5 beta 2 (April 14, 2025) [±]
Marketing target	Mixed reality headsets, Apple Vision Pro
Platforms	ARMv8-A
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
License	Proprietary software with open-source components
Official website	developer.apple.com/visionos/
Support status
	Supported

visionOS is a mixed reality operating system derived primarily from iPadOS and its core frameworks (including UIKit, SwiftUI, ARKit and RealityKit), and MR-specific frameworks for foveated rendering and real-time interaction.^[3]^[4] It was developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. It was unveiled on June 5, 2023, at Apple's WWDC23 event alongside the reveal of the Apple Vision Pro.^[5] The software released on February 2, 2024, shipping with the Apple Vision Pro.^[6]

^ Clover, Juli (March 31, 2025). "Apple Releases visionOS 2.4 With Apple Intelligence, Spatial Gallery and New iPhone Integration". MacRumors. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
^ Clover, Juli (April 14, 2025). "Apple Seeds Second Betas of visionOS 2.5, tvOS 18.5, and watchOS 11.5". MacRumors. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
^ Wiggers, Kyle (June 5, 2023). "visionOS is Apple's latest operating system". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
^ "WWDC 2023 Biggest Reveals: Vision Pro Headset, iOS 17, MacBook Air and More". CNET. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
^ "Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2023". Wired. June 5, 2023.
^ Samantha Murphy Kelly (February 2, 2024). "Apple's Vision Pro headset hits US stores today. Here's what you need to know". CNN.

[1] Clover, Juli (March 31, 2025). "Apple Releases visionOS 2.4 With Apple Intelligence, Spatial Gallery and New iPhone Integration". MacRumors. Retrieved March 31, 2025.

[2] Clover, Juli (April 14, 2025). "Apple Seeds Second Betas of visionOS 2.5, tvOS 18.5, and watchOS 11.5". MacRumors. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[vos-3] Wiggers, Kyle (June 5, 2023). "visionOS is Apple's latest operating system". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

[4] "WWDC 2023 Biggest Reveals: Vision Pro Headset, iOS 17, MacBook Air and More". CNET. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

[5] "Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2023". Wired. June 5, 2023.

[6] Samantha Murphy Kelly (February 2, 2024). "Apple's Vision Pro headset hits US stores today. Here's what you need to know". CNN.

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