Apple’s June introduction of Huge and Ultrawide display modes for Mac has finally landed with the release of visionOS 2.2 Beta, bringing the feature to users at the outset.
The new modes appear to necessitate macOS 15.2 Beta, the latest beta version of Apple’s Mac operating system, which we were unable to test on macOS 15.1.
Since its launch, Apple’s Pro Display XDR has enabled users to seamlessly swap their physical Mac display for a massive, high-definition digital screen. To initiate action, gaze upon your MacBook screen and select the floating digital icon that appears, or utilize System Preferences on a desktop Mac. Upon pairing with their Mac, Apple’s software establishes a seamless, direct WiFi connection to the headset, eliminating the need for a network and shielding users from potential congestion issues. Owing to this factor, the exceptional skillset and minimal latency of Mac Digital Show earned enthusiastic endorsement from us in our assessment of Imaginative and prescient Professional.
Despite this, the Mac Digital Show has remained limited to a 16:9 widescreen digital display so far. With the release of visionOS 2.2, unveiled at WWDC 24 early last year, users can now opt to expand their display to a massive widescreen format or even immerse themselves in an immersive panoramic Ultrawide experience. The Mac Digital Show is now reimagined with a curved design.
Apple claims that the Mac Digital Show with its ultrawide display boasts an impressive 8K horizontal resolution, equivalent to having two 4K displays side by side. The corporation clarified that this is achievable due to foveation, where eye tracking is employed to allocate processing resources to the region of the screen currently in focus.
With the introduction of visionOS 2.2, the audio output from your Mac is now seamlessly directed to the Immersive and Visual Professional application, a notable departure from previous iterations where audio processing remained under the control of the Mac itself.
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Apple’s innovative Large and Ultrawide Mac Display mode tackles the PC monitor extension strategy differently from Meta and Microsoft, going beyond third-party apps like Quest, Immersed, and Digital Desktop. These options provide digital add-on display capabilities, along with customizable spacing between them and your virtualized physical monitor. In contrast, Apple’s approach transforms a single digital screen into a seamless, equal-sized space without any gaps.
