macOS Tahoe 26 apps will be able to render 3D immersive content directly on Apple Vision Pro, using a brand-new scene type called RemoteImmersiveSpace, reports 9to5Mac.
This was mentioned during a developer session at this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference. This new capability was mentioned as part of SwiftUI’s evolving support for spatial computing, and it takes advantage of the fact that Apple is bringing the CompositorServices framework to macOS Tahoe 26. Writing for 9to5Mac, Marcus Mendes says this could hint at a Vision Pro tethered to a Mac.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman discussed a tethered Vision Pro in an April “Power On” newsletter. He that by connecting the spatial computer to a Mac (or iPhone or iPad) the Vision Pro could use those devices’ processing power.
This should reduce weight and cost. With the ultra-low latency of a wired connection, the headset would be useful for viewing images during surgery or for flight simulators, according to Gurman.
When might such a device arrive, assuming it ever does? That’s unclear, though 2026 seems like the earliest it might arrive. Gurman also thinks that a further lighter and less expensive version of the Vision Pro is in the planning stages. He notes that, at US$3,499, the current Vision Pro is seven times the price of Meta Quest 3, and that a future Apple spatial computer will “seek to address” both of these issues
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