YouTube launches an app for the Apple Vision Pro, with standard videos, 180° and 360° videos, and YouTube Shorts; the M5-powered Vision Pro can play 8K videos

Starting today, an official YouTube app is available on the Apple Vision Pro, allowing you to watch videos on a theater-sized screen …

MacRumors 2026-02-13 Joe Rossignol

Context & Ripple Effects

YouTube had previously said a Vision Pro app was on its roadmap while visionOS Safari could not access its 360-degree and VR library; the official release closes that specific gap through native access to YouTube’s immersive-video catalog. It also puts YouTube alongside services that were available at launch and TikTok’s native Vision Pro experience.

First-order effects

Vision Pro users can now use YouTube in a native app for standard video, Shorts, and 180° and 360° formats rather than relying on a browser path that lacked immersive-video support.
The M5-powered Vision Pro gains a clearer high-resolution video use case, with 8K playback supported in the YouTube app.

Second-order effects

YouTube creators with 180° or 360° uploads gain a direct distribution surface on Vision Pro, making immersive formats more accessible to the headset’s users.
The arrival raises the baseline for other major video platforms on visionOS: a native app can combine conventional video, short-form feeds, and immersive media in one service.

Third-order effects

If major video libraries continue to add native visionOS support, headset value will depend less on launch-day streaming partnerships and more on whether platform apps expose their full video catalogs and formats.
Support for 8K and immersive playback points toward a tighter link between headset hardware capability and the long-running evolution of YouTube’s mobile VR support, though creator supply and user adoption will determine its scale.

The trend: Spatial-computing platforms are moving from curated launch-app lineups toward broader native access to established video ecosystems and immersive catalogs.

Discussion

@justinryanio Justin Ryan on x
It's finally here! YouTube is officially on Apple Vision Pro. [video]
@parkerortolani Parker Ortolani on x
wow never thought it would really happen
@dylanmcd8 Dylan on x
This app is pretty disappointing. It's like some strange combo of a web wrapper and an Android app. It uses nothing native and is strange to navigate.
@samsheffer Sam Sheffer on x
okay it may be time to buy a vision pro just kidding it's still $3500
@andruedwards Andru Edwards on x
After 2 years, @YouTube is finally available for @Apple Vision Pro! 🙌🏽 [image]
@spatiallyme Phil Traut on x
They finally did it! YouTube is now an official app for Apple Vision Pro and can be downloaded from the App Store. It features 3D, 180 and 360-degree content and an optimised user interface. So far I really like it. Still, it feels surreal that this is actually happening. [video]
@mgsiegler M.G. Siegler on x
Was this a stipulation of the Apple/Gemini deal? I kid, I kid. Maybe!
@zollotech Aaron Zollo on x
Never thought I would see that.
@reneritchie Rene Ritchie on x
Creators are the new TV stars, YouTube is the new TV, so great to see @YouTubeCreators shine so immersively, expansively on the @Apple Vision Pro
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