I gained’t go into element about what Apple introduced concerning testing visionOS apps on Imaginative and prescient Professional {hardware} this week, as I’m positive you’ve already examine it of their announcement article. You’ve additionally nearly definitely already utilized for a lab, a developer equipment, a compatibility analysis, or all three!
Labs and developer kits are nice however not significantly stunning as we’ve seen programmes like this from Apple alongside different platform launches. Compatibility evaluations are attention-grabbing, although. Right me if I’m unsuitable, however I believe it’s the primary time we’ve seen these publicly obtainable for a brand new platform. Truly, I believe that is the primary time we’ve ever seen any form of pre-actual-review app evaluate!
There are complete particulars on what the evaluate will verify within the announcement. visionOS is so drastically completely different to each different iOS-based platform it’s nearly unfair to anticipate folks to develop an app with out with the ability to take a look at it, and I anticipate these critiques to avoid wasting many tons of of hours in backwards and forwards with app evaluate as we get near “day one”. It additionally probably advantages Apple in coaching reviewers on what builders plan to do with the system.
It doesn’t sound such as you’ll get opinion-based feedback from the reviewers such as you would at a WWDC design lab. It’s extra of a “Does the app work?”, “Does it violate the rules?” and “Does it behave nicely in AR”? You would possibly get extra opinion-based suggestions within the in-person labs.
For those who’re growing one thing for visionOS, I want you nice luck getting a spot in no matter you utilized for, and if you happen to’re not, nicely, Comfortable Friday anyway! 😂