YouTube and Spotify Apps Won't Be Available on Vision Pro

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YouTube and Spotify do not plan to offer apps on the Vision Pro headset, according to a new report from Bloomberg. YouTube said that it is not developing a YouTube Vision Pro app, nor will it allow the YouTube iPad app to run on the device.

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Spotify is also not working on an app, and it does not have plans to allow the Spotify ‌iPad‌ app to be available through the Vision Pro App Store. YouTube and Spotify will instead be accessible through Safari, similar to Netflix.

Netflix said earlier this week that Netflix subscribers can watch content through the Vision Pro web browser, and that no dedicated app would be developed.

Given Apple's contentious relationship with Spotify, it is not surprising that Spotify has no intention of creating an Apple Vision Pro app. Many companies may also be taking a wait-and-see approach with the Vision Pro, as the device is expensive and Apple is not expected to sell many units. Far fewer people will be using the Vision Pro compared to the iPhone or the ‌iPad‌, so there could be some hesitation to invest resources in the headset.

At the same time, while ‌iPad‌ apps can run on Vision Pro with little to no effort, YouTube and Netflix customers might be disappointed with the lackluster experience compared to entertainment apps designed specifically for Vision Pro, such as Disney+, which could cause issues for the companies. There are fewer expectations with a web-based experience, so it is likely the safest bet for streaming services not yet ready to build out full Vision Pro experiences.

If the Vision Pro headset is a hit, and apps like Disney+ and Max get a lot of use, companies that are not yet inspired to release apps could debut them in the future.

The Vision Pro App Store launched earlier this week, and visionOS compatibility is listed on ‌App Store‌ pages, giving some insight into which apps will be available on the headset and which apps will not. MacStories did a survey of the ‌App Store‌, and found that there are as of yet no signs of several popular apps like Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Amazon, Google, and Gmail.

While ‌iPad‌ apps are available on Vision Pro by default, developers can opt out of having their apps appear on the device. It is not yet clear if the major apps listed above are opting out of the Vision Pro entirely, but they have turned off ‌iPad‌ app access and have not yet announced dedicated Vision Pro apps.

Pre-orders for the Vision Pro begin tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time, with a launch set to follow on Friday, February 2.

Tags: Spotify, YouTube

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Top Rated Comments

FasterQuieter Avatar
FasterQuieter
25 months ago
Not allowing the iPad apps to run just comes across as spiteful. I hope a third party developer can offer something to circumvent and maybe even improve on their own apps.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Sheepish-Lord Avatar
Sheepish-Lord
25 months ago
You may hate them but no YouTube or Netflix is a big blow for this product.

Watch YouTube in Safari recognize it as a mobile device and only allows 360p ha.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
McWetty Avatar
McWetty
25 months ago
Odd that YT won’t enable the iPad app on AVP. I’d think they would love the extra eyes on for ad revenue. Can YouTube be wrapped inside another app and made for AVP? I almost never go to the YT website because everything plays inside my RSS feeder app.

I get why Spotify won’t be on AVP. They hate Apple enough to screw their customers.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Macalway Avatar
Macalway
25 months ago
Not a big deal. No one expects this to be anything but a niche item for gamers and professionals.

The way these articles are coming out you would think this is surprising.

Click bait more like it. Then again, I've read some pretty strange stuff in the media about expectations. I don't think Apple has tried to mislead the public with this either. Who cares.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
McWetty Avatar
McWetty
25 months ago

I don't get the anger over this, including over Netflix. This product isn't targeted at consumers, stop expecting consumer-targetting companies to built their apps for it. They aren't going to invest on a platform where there is no market.
There is no investment in the platform. It’s just enabling the iPad app. It’s petty. Not that it affects me much, I can’t use VR/AR headsets.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Kylo83 Avatar
Kylo83
25 months ago
It’s getting worse and worse, YouTube needs an app the quest 3 has a great app, this Vision Pro is looking like dead on arrival, people will buy it to play with but the returns will be huge
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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