Subj : Apple Vision Pro could launch outside the US soon
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Mar 14 2024 11:45:06

Apple Vision Pro could launch outside the US soon

Date:
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:38:12 +0000

Description:
Apples Vision Pro could soon launch in other countries, while the VLC video 
app is also on the cards.

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Right now, the Apple Vision Pro headset is only available in the US, and 
Apple has been pretty vague about when it might be released in other 
countries  and which countries those will be. Now, though, we might have had 
a hint that reveals where Apple plans to launch the device next. 

Thats because MacRumors has spotted visionOS code that reveals which 
languages the headset is due to support next. That includes Cantonese 
(traditional), Chinese (simplified), French (for Canada and France), German, 
Japanese and Korean. As well as that, support for English in Australia, 
Canada, Japan, Singapore and the UK is also apparently nestled in the code. 

That implies that the Vision Pro could become available in these nations 
next. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo , Apple might expand the number 
of supported countries before this years Worldwide Developers Conference 
(WWDC) in June, so we may not have long to wait before we see if MacRumors 
prediction was correct. 

But hold on  theres also a chance that this code actually means Apple is 
planning to roll out support for these languages to users in the US  that is, 
American users who would prefer to use the Vision Pro in another tongue. That 
makes sense for the aforementioned languages such as Japanese and Korean, but 
less so for regional dialects of English such as British English. In our 
view, the inclusion of these dialects seems to suggest that Apple is indeed 
preparing to introduce the Vision Pro to new markets. VLC on the Vision Pro 
(Image credit: Apple) 

Whatever the case, new language support is not the only big change coming to 
the Vision Pro. The other is that VideoLANs popular video app VLC could soon 
make an appearance on the device. 

Speaking to Lowpass (via 9to5Mac ), VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf 
revealed that We already have a version of VLC running on the Vision Pro. 
That will be encouraging news to any Vision Pro users who are still waiting 
for the free video app to launch on Apples headset. 

However, before you get too excited, there is a major caveat to Kempfs 
announcement. Namely, Kempf revealed that VLC has not yet launched on the 
Vision Pro because the user base is still very small. Im not sure there is 
any use case yet, Kempf stated, which mirrors reports of other app makers 
holding back while they assess the Vision Pros long-term popularity. 

So, it seems that there could still be a wait for VLC to debut on the Vision 
Pro. While we know the apps developer is actively working on it, theres no 
release date in sight just yet. Fingers crossed that VLC joins the growing 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/apple-vision-pro-could-launch-outside-the-
us-soon


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