visionOS 27 Hits Monday. Back Up on iCloud First.
visionOS 27 arrives free on Apple Vision Pro Monday, September 14. Apple’s own docs: iCloud-only backup, Guest User saves elsewhere, charge and Wi-Fi before install.
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Empire at Sea Closes Venice Immersive. Ten Vision Pros Around One Table.
Peter Flaherty’s solarpunk AR drama ends Venice Immersive with ten Vision Pros around an LED table — and a Lincoln Center run dated for January 2027.
visionOS 27 Beyond Siri: Thórsmörk, Curved Windows, Spatial Mac Preview
Mac Observer’s Sept 12 corrective: Monday’s free visionOS 27 drop is also Thórsmörk, curved windows, Web Environments, and Spatial Mac previewing — not just Siri AI.
visionOS 27 on M2: Two Features Stay on the M5 Headset
Mac Observer’s September 12 checklist: M2 Vision Pro gets Siri AI beta and nearly all of visionOS 27 on Monday. Only Siri voice customization and improved on-device Dictation stay M5-only.
Optima Moves Its Immersive School Library to Arthur After ENGAGE’s Collapse
Optima finished migrating its VR education library to Arthur on September 4, keeping IP ownership as ENGAGE XR heads into liquidation and remaining customers scramble for an exit.
iPhone Duo Skips Native Spatial Photos and Video. Vision Pro Still Gets the Pro Path.
Apple’s $1,999 foldable lists Dual Fusion Main and Ultra Wide cameras but omits spatial photo and spatial video capture that iPhone 18 Pro still advertises for Vision Pro.
Naver Labs Opens a VR Twin of Kansong Art Museum. Bohwagak Goes Year-Round.
Naver Labs and the Kansong Foundation launched a PC/mobile digital-twin VR tour of Bohwagak on September 11, keeping Korea’s first private museum open beyond spring and fall shows.
FORVIA HELLA Backs Distance Technologies for a Mirrorless 3D AR Windshield HUD
FORVIA HELLA and Helsinki’s Distance Technologies pair a HELLA Ventures check with a joint push to industrialize a mirrorless 3D light-field AR head-up display — navigation and hazards anchored to the road, without the mirror stack that bloats today’s HUDs.
Siri AI Stays Beta on visionOS 27. Daily Caps Now. Paid Access Later.
Siri AI remains in beta when visionOS 27 ships September 14, with daily usage caps on server features, English-only launch, and a future paid tier for expanded access. Vision Pro still gets EU access ahead of iPhone.
visionOS 27 Locks September 14. Siri AI Still Rolls Out in English.
Apple confirmed visionOS 27 ships Monday, September 14 for all Vision Pro users. The OS lands with curved windows and spatial panoramas; Siri AI remains an English rollout on top of that date.