- YouTube finally goes native on Apple Vision Pro
- No more clunky Safari workaround
- The Vision Pro’s entertainment lineup is getting stronger
The Apple Vision Pro has become an entertainment powerhouse – but one major app has always been missing: YouTube. That changes today.
Google’s ever-popular video platform is arriving as a native app on visionOS for the Apple Vision Pro – and it’s available in the App Store right now as a free download.
Essentially, YouTube is playing catch-up. Most of the best streaming services have offered native experiences on the platform since launch, complete with immersive environments designed specifically for visionOS. But YouTube, the internet’s largest video platform, wasn’t among them.
The workaround was opening the classic web version of YouTube in Safari. It worked, but it was never picture-perfect. Meanwhile, services like Disney+, HBO Max, and Paramount+ fully embraced the Vision Pro, offering custom environments that let you immerse yourself even further – whether that’s watching Frozen in a Disney theater, seeing Larry David wrap up Curb Your Enthusiasm in a world inspired by Game of Thrones, or watching SpongeBob in Bikini Bottom.
For a headset that excels at dropping a massive, super high-resolution screen wherever you are, YouTube always felt like a missing piece. Now, it’s finally part of the experience.
It’s a free app on Vision Pro that brings a tailor-made YouTube experience to the platform. That means you can have the app as a floating window in your space or immerse yourself in a custom theater to watch all your favorite videos – be it the TechRadar channel or any of your favorite creators. For me, that means Bruce Springsteen and a collection of fan-shot videos, as well as Disney Parks ride-throughs.
Once you download the app, open it, and sign in, it’s essentially the classic YouTube experience within visionOS. That means you’ll be able to find your liked videos, the channels you subscribe to, and all of your playlists. Additionally, every single video playable on YouTube is watchable on Vision Pro – including long-form and short-form videos at various resolutions, as well as 3D, 360, and VR180 videos.
While we’ve seen custom environments from other streaming services, it’s unclear whether YouTube will introduce its own. At launch, though, it appears you can use the native Theater immersive view as well as Apple’s other built-in environments.
Even without a custom backdrop, YouTube’s arrival on visionOS is still a significant step. It’s not just access to thousands of videos – it also removes an annoying workaround that was previously required. YouTube is the internet’s default video platform, and it’s meaningful to see it land here.
It’s also notable that YouTube is arriving on Vision Pro after being available at launch on the Android XR platform, including Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset.
Thus far in 2026, Apple and its partners have been steadily boosting the content you can consume on Vision Pro. We’ve seen the first NBA games broadcast in Spatial Video, a tease of F1 arriving in some form, more content made for Vision Pro, and now the arrival of YouTube.
This might even be a precursor to – hopefully – more exciting news at WWDC 2026, which is expected in June.
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