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It took two years, but Google released a YouTube app on Vision Pro

February 13, 2026
•Ars technica
It took two years, but Google released a YouTube app on Vision Pro

Here's something that caught my attention — after two whole years, Google finally released a YouTube app for the Vision Pro. When Apple’s mixed reality headset launched in early 2024, users were pretty disappointed that there was no official YouTube app, especially since the device is all about immersive video content, and YouTube’s library of VR and 360 videos is huge. According to Samuel Axon at Ars Technica, that frustration stuck around through the second-generation Vision Pro, and fans kept asking for it. Now, two years later, Google’s rolled out a proper app that isn’t just a quick port — it’s designed specifically for the Vision Pro’s spatial interface, with panels floating in front of you and support for 3D, 180-, and 360-degree videos. What’s really interesting, as Axon points out, is that you can enjoy the full signed-in experience, including your watch history, just like on any other device. So, get ready for a whole new way to watch YouTube in your headset — finally.

When Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset launched in February 2024, users were frustrated at the lack of a proper YouTube app—a significant disappointment given the device's focus on video content consumption, and YouTube's strong library of immersive VR and 360 videos. That complaint continued through the release of the second-generation Vision Pro last year, including in our review.

Now, two years later, an official YouTube app from Google has launched on the Vision Pro's app store. It's not just a port of the iPad app, either—it has panels arranged spatially in front of the user as you'd expect, and it supports 3D videos, as well as 360- and 180-degree ones.

YouTube's App Store listing says users can watch "every video on YouTube" (there's a screenshot of a special interface for Shorts vertical videos, for example) and that they get "the full signed-in experience" with watch history and so on.

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When Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset launched in February 2024, users were frustrated at the lack of a proper YouTube app—a significant disappointment given the device's focus on video content consumption, and YouTube's strong library of immersive VR and 360 videos. That complaint continued through the release of the second-generation Vision Pro last year, including in our review.

Now, two years later, an official YouTube app from Google has launched on the Vision Pro's app store. It's not just a port of the iPad app, either—it has panels arranged spatially in front of the user as you'd expect, and it supports 3D videos, as well as 360- and 180-degree ones.

YouTube's App Store listing says users can watch "every video on YouTube" (there's a screenshot of a special interface for Shorts vertical videos, for example) and that they get "the full signed-in experience" with watch history and so on.

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