Google’s YouTube and Spotify Technology SA, the world’s most popular video and music services, are joining Netflix Inc. in steering clear of Apple Inc.’s upcoming mixed-reality headset.

YouTube said in a statement Thursday that it isn’t planning to launch a new app for the Apple Vision Pro, nor will it allow its longstanding iPad application to work on the device. YouTube, like Netflix, is recommending that customers use a web browser if they want to see its content: “YouTube users will be able to use YouTube in Safari on the Vision Pro at launch.”

  • narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    They’ll launch their apps if/when Apple Vision Pro gains more traction.

    YouTube is probably the biggest one missing, but it works just as well via a browser. Netflix has a lot of stuff but it’s far from the only horse in town nowadays (and again, it should work fine via Safari). And Spotify is easily replaceable, as song availability is 99% identical between pretty much all music streaming services. People who want a Vision Pro will get it regardless of whether Spotify is available, and they’ll likely just switch to Apple Music if they want to listen to music with the headset.