Spatial photos are now on both phones, with the iPhone 16 Pro offering new 3D spatial audio recording.

Every single new Apple iPhone 16, from the basic to the iPhone 16 Pro Max, can shoot spatial photos and videos, and now I think this is the first real sign we have that Apple is developing a mixed-reality headset that will appeal to all consumers.

Some minor camera improvements are part of the usual iPhone refresh. However, this year Apple took things a step further by adding a dedicated camera button and a new camera capab

The iPhone 15 Pro already supports spatial video capture, but not photos. The iPhone 16 and 16 Pro can do both. The camera orientation now puts both cameras on the same plane, meaning they're evenly spaced for landscape shots. (Much like the iPhone 15 Pro, spatial photos and videos can't be recorded vertically.)

The new Vive Focus Vision, which was announced on Wednesday, is a fair bit larger and $1,000 less expensive than that system. The new headset looks to swim in similar waters as Apple’s Vision Pro, Microsoft’s Hololens,

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is piloting the VR headsets to create a virtual version of its crime centers, where cops monitor surveillance data in real time.

I already love the new hand gesture interface, and 3D photo conversions are amazing, too. But I want more, especially for connecting to the iPhone.

Apple rolled out updates to all of its major operating systems this week, and the Vision Pro was no exception. With visionOS 2, the company has a chance to show the relative few who bought its spendy headset — and those who might yet — that it’s still committed to the new platform.