Built-in Options
• Photos app: drop VR180/360 MP4s into Photos → Spatial via iCloud Drive; Vision Pro renders them in a sphere/half-dome
• Safari WebXR (experimental flag): enable Develop → Features → WebXR to test web players—still flaky
App Comparison
App | Best for | Notable Features |
---|---|---|
Moon Player | YouTube VR180/360, sideloaded 8K files | Sphere & dome projection, lying-down mode, gesture hide UI |
CouchTrip | Travel VR180 playlists (8K) | Curated destinations, offline cache, social share |
Tubular Pro | Standard YouTube vids in themed theaters | Drive-In & 4K Movie-Theater environments |
Explore POV | 16K 180-3-D expeditions | >100 episodes, voice-navigable |
Workflow Steps
1. Shoot 8K30 fps 360° on Insta360 X4
2. Export 360 Video in H.265
3. AirDrop to Vision Pro → open in Moon Player
Common Issues
Issue | Fix |
---|---|
Blackscreen in Photos | Re-encode with H.265 Main10, 8-bit, 30 fps. |
Audio out of sync | Use ffmpeg –itsoffset 0.2 to offset track. |
Spherical warped | Confirm metadata (stereomode=sbs ) in MP4. |
Heads-up
Juno for YouTube is gone, so rely on Safari or Tubular Pro until Google ships a native client.