I received’t go into element about what Apple introduced relating to testing visionOS apps on Imaginative and prescient Professional {hardware} this week, as I’m certain you’ve already examine it in their announcement article. You’ve additionally virtually definitely already utilized for a lab, a developer equipment, a compatibility analysis, or all three!
Labs and developer kits are nice however not notably shocking as we’ve seen programmes like this from Apple alongside different platform launches. Compatibility evaluations are fascinating, although. Right me if I’m unsuitable, however I feel it’s the primary time we’ve seen these publicly obtainable for a brand new platform. Really, I feel that is the primary time we’ve ever seen any type of pre-actual-review app evaluate!
There are complete particulars on what the evaluate will examine within the announcement. visionOS is so drastically totally different to each different iOS-based platform it’s virtually unfair to count on folks to develop an app with out with the ability to take a look at it, and I count on these critiques to avoid wasting many tons of of hours in forwards and backwards with app evaluate as we get near “day one”. It additionally probably advantages Apple in coaching reviewers on what builders plan to do with the machine.
It doesn’t sound such as you’ll get opinion-based feedback from the reviewers such as you would at a WWDC design lab. It’s extra of a “Does the app work?”, “Does it violate the rules?” and “Does it behave nicely in AR”? You would possibly get extra opinion-based suggestions within the in-person labs.
For those who’re creating one thing for visionOS, I want you nice luck getting a spot in no matter you utilized for, and when you’re not, nicely, Pleased Friday anyway! 😂
Dave Verwer 
