YouTube Follows In Netflix’s Footsteps By Not Releasing An App For Apple Vision Pro – News18

Google-owned YouTube has now adopted the footsteps of streaming big Netflix, because it determined to not launch a devoted app for Apple’s highly-anticipated blended actuality (MR) headset ‘Vision Pro’.

Similar to Netflix, viewers might want to go to the net browser model to look at YouTube content material, reviews TechCrunch.

“We’re excited to see Vision Pro launch, and we’re supporting it by ensuring YouTube users have a great experience in Safari,” a YouTube spokesperson was quoted as saying.

However, YouTube didn’t reveal the explanation behind this determination and it’s additionally unclear if the corporate plans to help Vision Pro sooner or later.

Notably, YouTube gives an app for the rival headset Meta Quest. Netflix has confirmed that it’s going to not create a separate app for the machine, nor will or not it’s modifying its current iPad model, the report mentioned.

As per MacStories, quite a few different corporations, like Meta-owned Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and WhatsApp, may additionally be holding off on releasing appropriate apps. Among the opposite apps which are lacking embody — Bumble, Snapchat, Roku, YouTube Music, Lyft, and many others.

However, some corporations are keen to take part.

A complete of twenty apps, together with TikTok, Disney+, Max, Discovery+, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+, and Peacock, amongst others, would be the first to supply leisure experiences on the headset. Apple to launch Vision Pro within the US on February 2.

Apple Vision Pro shall be accessible beginning at $3,499 with 256GB of storage. Pre-orders for Apple Vision Pro have now begun.

The headset shall be accessible in any respect US Apple Store places and the US Apple Store on-line, the corporate mentioned.

(This story has been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated news company feed – IANS)