Apple Vision Pro will soon be able to see spatial content in Safari
Safari will soon be able to show spatial photos and videos to Apple Vision Pro users, so this content captured on iPhone can now be shared beyond the Photos and third-party apps.
Spatial photos and videos can be captured on iPhone 15 Pro and any iPhone 16 model, but viewing that media has mostly been limited to the Photos app on Apple Vision Pro. Third-party apps have tried making sharing spatial media easier, but they further complicate the process.
According to information shared with PetaPixel during a conversation with Apple’s Product Manager Della Huff and design team member Billy Sorrentino, spatial media is coming to Safari. Website designers will be able to implement the ability to show spatial media to Apple Vision Pro users and 2D media to everyone else.
“And at the same time, you can create all sorts of photos into spatial photos [in Vision Pro] including old historical photos,” Sorrentino shared in the report. “You could do this to all your old product reviews, you could do it to World War II photos, video game screenshots I mean, what’s so cool about this technology is it gives us the ability to take things into that next dimension.”
For example, social media networks could allow users to share spatial photos or videos to timelines. Or, websites like AppleInsider could include spatial photos in reviews.
Since the update is additive, users don’t need to worry about exclusive content or missing out without an Apple Vision Pro. Such a change will be important once more people own Apple Vision products in the coming years.