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Learning, sharing, and teaching visionOS development at Step Into Vision
https://stepinto.vision
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Check out the 2025 Yearbook from Step Into Vision. We snapped a few screenshots throughout the month of December. See anyone you know?
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Wasn't sure when this would happen, but glad to see Google has visionOS on their radar.

apps.apple.com/us/app/youtu...
YouTube for visionOS App - App Store
Download YouTube for visionOS by Google on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like YouTube for visionOS.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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I’ll be speaking and leading a workshop on visionOS at Swift Rockies 2026 in July.

Swift Rockies tickets are LIVE. With only 180 spots total, this is the most exclusive spatial computing event of the summer. swiftrockies.com/tim-visionos...

#SwiftRockies #visionOS #SpatialComputing #iOSDev
Hands-On with visionOS Workshop | Swift Rockies 2026
Join Timothy Mitra for a hands-on visionOS workshop at Swift Rockies 2026. Learn spatial computing, SwiftUI, and RealityKit. July 21st, 2026.
swiftrockies.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM
It’s been a real roller coaster over here
February 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
It has been a year since I got rid of my remaining Oculus / Meta devices. I wondered at the time if I would regret this decision, but I don't. These days I use Apple Vision Pro for work and creativity. I occasionally use my PS VR 2 for a bit of gaming or cardio.
February 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
You know I live volumetric apps so I was glad when my friend @jaytwob.bsky.social launched Patito last week. Now I can do rubber ducky development whenever I'm in my headset.

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February 11, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Trying to go to sleep when I found out Apple hid my favorite game inside virtual reality. goodvr.substack.com/p/apple-hid-...
Apple Hid Tetris In A Back Room Of Resolution Game's Retrocade
Apple is playing a familiar game with Vision Pro.
goodvr.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Just open sourced the agent skills that enabled this demo at github.com/IvanCampos/a...

⚠️ WARNING: Skills have only been certified on MacOS (full access) running Codex. YMMV ⚠️
February 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Sometimes we want to keep an existing window open, but hide it while presenting an immersive space. This is a bit of a hack, but it lets us restore the window in the original location when leaving the space.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Prototyped a little VisionOS game based on the previous RealityKit experiment.

I plan to juice it (or lose it) and release it on the App Store. Stay tuned!

#swiftui #realitykit #visionpro #spatialcomputing
February 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I started the free trial for Whisper Flow. I've been using it for the last couple of hours on my Mac. So far, it is way better than the built in dictation.

Referral link if you want to try it out
wisprflow.ai/r?JOSEPH2181
You have been invited to Flow | Wispr Flow
Flow makes writing quick and clear with seamless voice dictation. It is the fastest, smartest way to type with your voice.
wisprflow.ai
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
We can specify supported volume viewpoints when using onVolumeViewpointChange. This example supports front, left, right, but not back.
stepinto.vision/example-code...
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Slow down and read this:
The importance of human touch in AI-driven development
www.donnywals.com/the-importan...
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Another content for the Shared Visions UX workshop tomorrow. This one is a simple auto-advancing radial layout in a volume.
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I'm working on a few UX concepts to share with the Shared Visions team tomorrow. Here is one based on Lab 004 on Step Into Vision, which in turn is based on an example by Paul Hudson. Rotation and opacity are used here to deemphasize content outside of the center.
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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AI lets you ship faster than ever. But shipping fast isn't the goal—shipping something good is. The developers who stand out will be the ones who actually use their own apps.

https://www.donnywals.com/the-importance-of-human-touch-in-ai-driven-development/
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
If lembas bread doesn't taste like scandinavian almond cake then I'm not going on that walk
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
If you appreciate the work we do at Step Into Vision, please consider supporting us on Ko-fi. We use this money to pay for infrastructure and fund our community work. Any amount helps!
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February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I participated in the national day of hubris known as Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. I had a Buckeye Breakfast Sundae with a doughnut and a cup of coffee.

I need to lie down
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Does anyone else have an irrational fear of SwiftData migrations?
February 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Our little YouTube channel recently reached 100 subscribers. We haven't used this channel much yet but hope to change that soon.
www.youtube.com/@stepinto.vi...
February 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
After our previously announced January hiatus, we're back with Step Into Newsletter
stepinto.vision/articles/ste...
Step Into Newsletter – February 6, 2026
Two Years of Apple Vision Pro.
stepinto.vision
February 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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📬 Issue 78 is out!

Fresh insights
🤖 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑈𝐼 𝐴𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑆𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙
🤖 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝐿𝐿𝑀 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝐽𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒
🌙 𝐷𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒
✨ 𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝐼𝐷 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑈𝐼
🧪 𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑈𝐼 𝑁𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
📦 𝑂𝑛-𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠
🎥 𝑆𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒
📊 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠

#Swift #SwiftUI

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February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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compiled the setup tips for model replacement, mcp, skill, claude.md into a short article. this will help you better use AI agent in Xcode 26.3.

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Xcode 26.3 + Claude Agent - Model Swapping,MCP, Skills, and Adaptive Configuration
This article shares practical tips for configuring Claude Agent in Xcode 26.3, including how to inject MCP support, install Skills, and write adaptive CLAUDE.md files to help developers use AI assistants more efficiently for Swift development.
fatbobman.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Check out some highlights from our recent community event. Members of the Step Into Vision community gathered on Feb 2, 2026 to celebrate and reflect on two years of Apple Vision Pro. They shared their stories, what they have been building, and what they hope to see next.
youtu.be/Dwxsmte-P9g
Highlights from Two Years of Vision Pro with the Shared Visions Community
YouTube video by Step Into Vision
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February 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The next Shared Visions workshop is coming up next week. Oliver will lead a discussion on app structure, navigation, and data flow. We’ll review the concepts we’ve been working on over the past few weeks.

stepinto.vision/event/shared...
Shared Visions: App UX Workshop 03
Join us for the second workshop covering UX. Oliver will lead a discussion on app structure, navigation, and data flow. We’ll review the concepts we’ve been working on over the past few…
stepinto.vision
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 PM