1 – Safari (built-in)

Open Safari → youtube.com → play → Fullscreen → tap Environment for a virtual room. Caveat: YouTube caps resolution; no 3-D or 360 projection yet.

2 – Moon Player workaround

Moon Player's "YouTube & Spatial" mode pulls the raw MP4 stream and projects it onto a dome or sphere—solving the 360/VR180 gap.

Steps

1. Install Moon Player (App Store)
2. Copy the YouTube URL → Moon + icon → paste
3. Choose VR180 or 360 Sphere projection
4. Optional: Tilt mode for lying in bed

3 – Tubular Pro virtual theaters

Tubular Pro wraps the standard YouTube web view in immersive cinemas (Movie Theater, Drive-In). Better ambience, still 2-D.

Why mention CouchTrip?

If you're after true 8K VR180 videos (and not random 1080p fisheye uploads), CouchTrip's travel playlists load instantly, no URL copying.

Quick comparison

Method Comparison

Feature Safari Moon Player Tubular Pro
VR180/360 ❌ ✅ ❌
3-D ❌ ✅ ❌
Theater environments 🎞️ Basic 🪐 Dome 🎬 Cinema
Local files n/a ✅ ❌