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Apple Adds Interactive Jupiter Environment to Vision Pro in VisionOS 26 RC

Public release arrives September 15 following developer testing of the Amalthea vantage scene.

Overview

  • The visionOS 26 Release Candidate is now available to developers and includes a downloadable Jupiter Environment.
  • Users view Jupiter from Amalthea and use an Explore Jupiter interface with five presets plus a slider to move through the planet’s 10‑hour day.
  • The scene progresses in real time by default, with options to speed up or pause to watch features like the Great Red Spot slowly rotate into view.
  • The Morning Light Environment has been removed in this update, and an updated Moon Environment appears with no obvious changes noted.
  • Coverage reports that Apple used NASA imagery to portray Jupiter, though this has not been formally confirmed by Apple.