From spatial widgets to realistic Personas: All the visionOS updates Apple announced at WWDC

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Apple’s updates to visionOS 26, the operating system powering its mixed reality headset, build on last year’s Apple Vision Pro spatial computer that blends digital content with the physical world. At WWDC, Apple announced a range of updates for both consumer and enterprise customers, from new spatial widgets and content to more realistic Personas and more. All widgets — including Calendar, shown here — are customizable, with a variety of options for frame width, color, and depth.Image Credits:Apple Apple’s widgets offer personalized and useful information at a glance. With visionOS 26, they become spatial, integrating into your space. You can customize the widgets to the size, color, and depth you like, and place them where you want. New widgets include a clock that you can decorate, weather that adapts to the weather outside near you, music for quick access to tunes, and photos that can transform into a panorama or a “window to another space.” Adding depth to 2D images Image Credits:Apple An update to the visionOS Photos app uses a new AI algorithm that leverages computational depth to create multiple perspectives for your 2D photos, bringing images to life. Apple says it will feel like you can “lean right into them and look around.” Spatial browsing on Safari can also make web browsing a more immersive experience. With certain supported articles, spatial browsing can hide distractions and reveal inline photos that “come alive as you scroll.” Developers can also add spatial browsing to their own apps. Talking heads With VisionOS 26, Personas are transformed to feel more natural and familiar.Image Credits:Apple Apple released Personas, an AI avatar to represent you on video calls, on the Vision Pro as a beta feature last year. With visionOS 26, Apple says Personas “more realistically represent you.” The new Personas take advantage of “volumetric rendering and machine learning technology” to enhance everything from how you look in full side profile view to delivering...