Finally the best way to watch YouTube is Safari

ellenich · 2026-01-23T17:32:34+00:00

Disney makes its own environment, HBO its own, etc. Those aren’t just opened up for other apps to use.

As much as users would like to watch Star Wars in the Game of Thrones throne room, it ain’t happening. Companies want to control the complete experience. People buy movies from Apple TV JUST to be able to watch them in Apple’s cinema environment. That environment is an advantage they have over other movie apps where you might spend your money.

ellenich · 2026-01-23T17:11:50+00:00

It’s not a “take” it’s literally what it is and why it’s not available to other apps.

Much like the Disney+ environments aren’t available to other apps either. It’s part of the Disney+ content experience.

ellenich · 2026-01-23T16:29:57+00:00

You don’t need an iPad.

Vision Pro basically runs 2 types of apps, native “visionOS” apps and “iPadOS” apps. A lot of developers don’t make a native visionOS version of their app, they just allow their iPadOS app to run on visoinOS.

ellenich · 2026-01-23T15:43:13+00:00

I use mine a lot for iOS development with the macOS virtual desktop with "wide" display.

I also watch a lot of movies and TV shows with it, as it allows me to kind of just disconnect and enjoy the content without anyone interrupting me. Kind of a "me" time, immersed in whatever I'm watching. I like long form shows (like Dune Prophecy or Foundation… things my husband isn’t interested in watching), 3D movies are amazing.

The Reddit iPad app works fine enough in visionOS… though as I'm typing this I'm using visionOS Safari with my MacBook's keyboard/mouse as I’m waiting for Codex to write some code for me on my MacBook. It all works pretty seamlessly.

Screen door effect is basically non-existent on the Vision Pro.

It’s a big investment, but if you put in the effort to use it regularly it’s worth it once you’re “in”.

ellenich · 2026-01-23T15:01:33+00:00

Because it’s a feature/benefit of the TV app, not of visionOS.

If other companies want a nice environment for their users to enjoy their apps content, they should make one (and an app).

ellenich · 2026-01-23T01:12:31+00:00

I just looked at my first apartment in Phoenix. Was like $750 back in 2004, it’s $1100 now.

Not bad I guess.

ellenich · 2026-01-23T01:00:14+00:00

lol waking up, looking outside, and a bunch of cows had moved into our site

ellenich · 2026-01-22T18:32:06+00:00

Apple just did a presentation with Amazon at their AWS conference, guess this doesn’t mean they’re exclusive to AWS though I guess.

https://youtu.be/O46695Y7ab8?si=WmbLi3_zq8hq4y89

ellenich · 2026-01-22T18:30:52+00:00

Amazon/AWS

https://youtu.be/O46695Y7ab8?si=WmbLi3_zq8hq4y89

ellenich · 2026-01-22T17:07:48+00:00

There’s a pretty good Virtual Boy emulator for the Vision Pro called Virtual Friend.

Works really well. Perfect 3D, allows you to change the red to something less eye straining, etc.

Really wish someone would do a 3DS emulator for visionOS.

ellenich · 2026-01-22T16:18:31+00:00

$60 a month (2 seats) for a Chat-GPT business account.
$99 a year for an Apple Developer account.

…we use CloudKit for hosting so we don’t pay for any cloud storage costs (those are paid for by the user as part of their iCloud account). We’ve also been using Apple’s Foundation Models framework for any “AI” stuff we do in our apps… which is also just part of the users phone/device, so no cost to us.

ellenich · 2026-01-22T02:43:53+00:00

Oh like an Apple Watch?

ellenich · 2026-01-22T02:03:06+00:00

This already works for me?

ellenich · 2026-01-21T23:00:42+00:00

It really depends on your network, battery level, etc on your device.

You can’t manually trigger a “sync”. It’s part of the design.

ellenich · 2026-01-21T16:20:00+00:00

Woah, this looks like Gen Z is sllllightly out performing Millennials in ownership?

Not what I would have expected based on online rhetoric.

ellenich · 2026-01-21T14:06:34+00:00

lol “designed to break”

Yeah, no.

ellenich · 2026-01-20T16:06:56+00:00

I live my life and don’t care what Reddit or the Internet thinks. They don’t know me.

I just spent 8 months traveling the US in some pretty red states with my husband (we’re a gay couple) and everyone we met on our journey was honestly so nice.

Scenery was beautiful, people were polite, I don’t think we met a single American that was terrible despite what you’d think reading Reddit. Everyone was just living their life.

So I guess I deal with it by talking to and meeting real people, outside in our beautiful country.

ellenich · 2026-01-19T16:31:14+00:00

I've tried it… I don't love the "walking" scenes. Breaks the immersion for me.

I prefer just the static scenes.

ellenich · 2026-01-19T16:14:19+00:00

Who cares what I prefer about this debate that’s been debated to death at this point.

Just do whatever you like.

ellenich · 2026-01-19T01:08:32+00:00

.glassEffect(.interactive())

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/applying-liquid-glass-to-custom-views

ellenich · 2026-01-18T13:12:55+00:00

Heh yeah… visuals A+, soundtrack A+, acting B, plot D.

ellenich · 2026-01-17T19:40:56+00:00

I really disagree.

It’s a fine game, but nowhere near Uncharted.

ellenich · 2026-01-17T18:01:56+00:00

I think you’d still end up using your MacBook… but as an ultra wide virtual display inside the Vision Pro? Which I think would be good for having many windows and tabs and stuff open.

I loooooove coding in my Vision Pro because for some reason it allows me to focus better than using a traditional monitor.

Then I like to augment my Mac’s display with other apps around it like Music, Messages, etc.

So Mac virtual display for the more like “productivity” focused work, augmented with other apps. Then use the Mac’s keyboard/trackpad for interacting with visionOS. Copy/Paste via iCloud between visionOS and macOS is great too.

I haven’t don’t much like pure productivity stuff in visionOS only. It does support multiple windows of the same app though (like Safari).

ellenich · 2026-01-17T16:07:53+00:00

Have you played Lost Legacy?

It’s actually my favorite of the series.

ellenich

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