Apple rolls out developer tools to create apps for its Vision Pro headset
Justin Sullivan
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on Wednesday said new software and developer tools were now available to create apps for its mixed-reality headset Vision Pro.
The tech giant said its visionOS software development kit would enable its developer community to "create an entirely new class of spatial computing apps."
The iPhone maker earlier in June unveiled the Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, marking its biggest new product launch in nearly a decade.
Priced at $3.5K, Apple (AAPL) said the device would be available early next year at stores and on AAPL's website.
Apple (AAPL) stock fell in the days after the product launch as investors and analysts expressed disappointment over the Vision Pro's expensive price tag and raised questions about the revenue possibilities of the headset.
Shares of the iPhone maker have since resumed their climb amid a broader rally in technology stocks, hitting a record high on June 16.
"Next month, Apple (AAPL) will open developer labs in Cupertino, London, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo to provide developers with hands-on experience to test their apps on Apple Vision Pro hardware and get support from Apple engineers," the company said in Wednesday's statement.
"Development teams will also be able to apply for developer kits to help them quickly build, iterate, and test right on Apple Vision Pro," AAPL added.
Apple (AAPL) said developers would be able to use the same foundational networks they already know from other AAPL platforms, including technologies like Xcode, SwiftUI, RealityKit, ARKit and TestFlight.
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