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YouTube’s bare-minimum app for Apple Vision Pro is better than nothing — hands on

There’s a native YouTube app for Apple Vision Pro that’s great for user-uploaded VR180 and 3D 360 content, but 2D video is better watched in Safari or third-party apps.

The Home View on Apple Vision Pro with the Mount Hood environment in the background, the YouTube app prominent in the center of other apps
YouTube has a native app on Apple Vision Pro

When Apple Vision Pro launched in February 2024, there was a host of popular apps missing from it, including YouTube. While many apps still aren’t on the platform or native, including Apple’s, Google has finally brought its app to the platform.

The app itself is straightforward and functions identically to the YouTube app on iPad. There are some spatial components to it, like the floating sidebar and the video controls at the bottom.

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