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by johaugum 867 days ago
This is a strange take given that the headset supports iPad apps (like the Netflix iPad app) by default, no “bothering with it” necessary.
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Netflix specifically opt out of Vision Pro. Their iPad app won’t be available:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-18/youtube-a...

iPads run iPhone apps by default, but it's terrible. How does Vision Pro running iPad apps compare?
On another hand, ARM Macs can run some iOS/iPad apps, and plenty of them work great and with zero issues. Not all, ofc, but many do. I think it’s because of zero expectations of them having to fill the entirety of your screen, so you just have it running in a window on your desktop, and it is quite good.

I would assume the situation with Vision Pro would be closer to Macs running iPhone/iPad apps, as opposed to iPads running iPhone apps. Mostly because of a similar “desktop with windows” feel I get from visionOS videos I’ve seen, as opposed to the “smartphone experience” feel i get on both iPadOS and iOS. Until I get my own hands on a VisionPro unit next week, this is just pure speculation though.

John Gruber says they work great. I guess we will see.
I believe it’s up to developers whether iPad apps work on Vision, and Netflix isn’t even doing that.