YouTube Launches Dedicated App For Apple Vision Pro
YouTube released a visionOS app on Feb. 12, 2026, adding 8K playback on M5 Vision Pro and offline downloads previously unavailable via Safari.
Overview
Google announced in the visionOS App Store on Feb. 12, 2026 that a dedicated YouTube app is available for Apple Vision Pro models and supports 8K playback on M5 devices, according to the listing.
The release ends a two-year gap since the Vision Pro's Feb. 2024 launch when users relied on Safari and lost offline downloads, after third-party app Juno was removed in Oct. 2024, records show.
The App Store listing says users receive "the full signed-in experience," with watch history and a Spatial tab for 3D, VR180 and 360 videos, while Apple and Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Industry reports indicate Vision Pro shipments fell to about 45,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2025 and that production was reduced because of weak demand, the Financial Times reported.
The app's gesture controls, Spatial tab and offline-download capability could prompt more native visionOS development, and developers and streamers including Netflix have not announced corresponding visionOS apps, which may shape adoption.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources use enthusiastic, consumer-friendly language, prioritize product benefits over drawbacks, rely on first-person hopes and comparisons, highlight potential Google–Apple cooperation, and structure the piece as forward-looking optimism—omitting competing criticisms like privacy or ecosystem lock-in—thereby framing the YouTube app as a welcome door-opener.
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FAQ
The app offers a full signed-in experience with subscriptions, watch history, playlists, a Spatial tab for 3D, VR180, and 360 videos, gesture controls, offline downloads, and 8K playback on M5 models.
Since the Vision Pro launch in February 2024, users relied on Safari, which lacked offline downloads; third-party apps like Juno were removed in October 2024 for violating YouTube's terms.
8K playback is supported on newer Apple Vision Pro models powered by the M5 chip; the app is compatible with both M2 and M5 models.
Shipments fell to about 45,000 units in Q4 2025, with production reduced due to weak demand, as reported by the Financial Times.
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