If you’re a developer looking to write apps for the new Vision Pro headset, the Apple Vision Pro App Store is open to submit apps to, Apple having created and launched a dedicated support page explaining to developers how they should prepare and submit apps to the Apple Vision Pro App Store.
Following its confirmation that the Vision Pro will be available starting February 2, Apple on Monday informed developers how they can submit apps for inclusion in the mixed reality headset’s version of the App Store.
The page, titled “Submit your apps to the App Store for the Apple Vision Pro,” is a straightforward guide to what developers should do to get their apps available to download and use on the headset.
Since introducing the Vision Pro headset at WWDC 23 last June, Apple has insisted that apps written for the iPhone and iPad can run on the Vision Pro with only minimal changes required. The first section under Prepare Your App, Compatible iPad and iPhone apps, reiterates this, adding compatible apps will be automatically published to the App Store for Apple Vision Pro.
The page also describes the use of Xcode 15.2 to create new apps for visionOS as well as testing apps, complete with links to compatibility checklists.
There’s also a mention about universal purchases, so that app purchases and subscriptions can work across multiple platforms, not just the Apple Vision Pro.
The second major section, entitled “Create Your Product Page,” details the elements that developers should include in the App Store listings, including how best to take screenshots and app previews. It warns developers to convey the surroundings of the user accurately, to have a clear environment, and if necessary, to use a system Environment by using Apple Design Templates and the Simulator.
Finally, the guide mentions submitting the app via App Store Connect for review and approval before it is published in the store.
If you’ve had a chance to look the page over, please let us know what you make of it in the comments.
Via AppleInsider and developer.apple.com