Namaste friends, Darius Patel here from The Church Of Apple. Please come, sit comfortably, take one chai, and let us discuss a small but actually very meaningful update in the Apple world. Sometimes the biggest changes are not flashy hardware launches, but one “missing app” finally arriving, and that too after a proper long wait only.
So what is happening? YouTube is officially launching a native visionOS app for the Apple Vision Pro. Yes, finally. The Verge is reporting that the app is arriving on Thursday, and it will support the full YouTube buffet, standard videos, Shorts, plus immersive formats like 3D, 360, and VR180 content. This is being a great move because, honestly speaking, a premium headset without a native YouTube app was always feeling a little incomplete, no?
Now, let us give some context. Vision Pro launched more than two years back, and still there was no official YouTube app. Google had earlier said they were not planning a native app, then they changed their mind and said it is on the roadmap. In between, many users were managing with browser use or unofficial options. For a product that is selling the dream of “spatial computing”, video experiences are central, and YouTube is not a small player, it is the big temple itself for online video.
Why this matters for Apple, and for us also. First, it strengthens Vision Pro’s everyday value. A headset can have the best displays, best hand tracking, best everything, but if daily entertainment and creator content is not smooth, people will hesitate to make it their routine device. When YouTube comes natively, more users will start thinking, “Ok, I can actually spend time here.” That habit is what makes platforms win.
Second, it is a nice signal for the overall visionOS ecosystem. When a major service like YouTube shows up with proper support for immersive formats, it tells other big apps to take Vision Pro seriously. This is how ecosystems become healthier, slowly, steadily, and then suddenly everyone is there.
Now, India angle. Vision Pro is still a very premium product, and for most of us, the pricing in rupees will be in lakhs, so it stays aspirational for now. But the software ecosystem that is being built today will decide how strong Apple’s spatial computing story becomes tomorrow, including when more affordable headsets eventually come. Also, Indian creators and audiences are huge on YouTube, so having YouTube leaning into Apple’s spatial format support is a positive sign. Imagine watching a travel vlog, a cricket analysis, or a music concert in 3D or 360 properly, it can be simply superb.
Of course, practical question remains, will the app feel truly “Vision Pro-native”, or will it be just a basic player? We will have to see. But still, native support itself is a big deal. What to do, sometimes we have to celebrate these sensible steps.
Over to you now. If you are a Vision Pro user, what is the first thing you will watch in the native YouTube app, Shorts, long videos, or the immersive VR content itself?