Subj : The Apple Vision Pro comes with a Guest Mode dilemma - you can sh
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Feb 01 2024 14:30:05

The Apple Vision Pro comes with a Guest Mode dilemma - you can share the love 
but cant keep the settings

Date:
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:18:06 +0000

Description:
Apple's Vision Pro introduces Guest Mode for sharing, but with limitations. 
Lost calibrations and limited settings raise eyebrows for the $3,500 price 
tag.

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Apples newly-launched Vision Pro comes with a guest mode, but it appears to 
be frustratingly limited. It seems that (rather reluctantly), Apple has 
included a Guest User mode to let users share their shiny new device with 
family and friends without having to give them access to your personal 
information and data. That said, if you hope itll be like guest modes on 
other devices weve become accustomed to, youll need to think again. 

While friends and family will be able to experience the magic of the Vision 
Pro on a users device, according to 9to5Mac the device wont store any of 
their settings. This will no doubt be disappointing for anyone who got it 
hoping to be able to share it with a group - such as with the rest of their 
family. Also, Guest Mode will allow you to share specific apps and 
experiences with family and friends, which sounds like the ability to share 
may not extend to all apps. 

So, guest users will only have limited settings and app capabilities, 
settings will not be stored from any sessions, and the Vision Pro wont 
actually even save guest calibration data. If a guest wants to use a specific 
users Vision Pro other than their own, theyll have to go through the process 
of calibrating eye tracking, hand scanning, and pairing ZEISS Optical Inserts 
every time. (Image credit: Apple) Possible concerns ahead for the Vision Pro 

This isnt due to a technical limitation either, Apple chose to have it be 
this way. If a friend or family member just wants to give it a spin and try 
it, this isnt so bad. However, with a $3,500 price tag, some people probably 
bought it hoping to be able to share it with people they live with. 

This Guest Mode makes it tough to do so, and puts users and guests off of 
using it like this multiple times. As far as we know, thats how things stand 
for now - you can have one main user account, plus the built-in Guest Mode, 
but there's no option to create separate accounts (guest or otherwise). 

While not totally unheard of for Apple , I can imagine this being 
disappointing news for some recipients of the Vision Pro. For example, the 
iPad doesnt have guest-sharing specific features, but this doesnt really 
hinder sharing the iPad with people, and a guest mode probably doesnt add as 
much to it. To be able to use the Vision Pro at all, you have to at least 
calibrate it to your face and eyes, so its a different story. 

We await the Vision Pros arrival in US stores on February 2 and reviewers 
have already started posting their first impressions of the device. I can see 
this becoming a real drawback that users get vocal about - but would it 
convince Apple to change the guest mode? Because this is a bold first-gen 
launch for Apple, users are willing to let its vision develop and give it a 
chance. Hopefully Apple doesnt burn through that good will. You might also 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/the-appl
e-vision-pro-comes-with-a-guest-mode-dilemma-you-can-share-the-love-but-cant-k
eep-the-settings


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