Apple's new wonder feature: Scroll with your eyes

If you’re an Apple Vision Pro user, you can soon scroll through the software with your eyes. The eye-scrolling feature is currently undergoing tests to be incorporated into visionOS 3, the upcoming version of Vision Pro’s operating system, as per a report by The Business Times.

Apple Vision Pro already lets users navigate the software by looking at objects and selecting them by simply pinching their fingers at them.

The new feature’s goal is to build on Vision Pro’s existing eye-tracking hardware and software to advance the system even further. The company is planning to introduce the feature next month at its annual developer conference.

The company is also expected to unveil significant updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS at the event, featuring changes aimed at creating a more unified and seamless software experience across the platforms.

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Last month, the visionOS team underwent a reorganisation, with staff transitioning from the former Vision Products Group to a newly formed Siri and visionOS software team within Apple’s software engineering division. A spokesperson for the Cupertino, California-based company declined to comment.

Meanwhile, the ey-scrolling feature will be applicable to all of Apple’s built-in apps on the Vision Pro, as the company is developing a program that will integrate the new feature in its own software.

Apple is simultaneously developing next-generation hardware for its Vision lineup, including a lighter headset and a version designed to connect to a Mac for low-latency applications that demand minimal lag.

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In addition, the company is exploring smart glasses in two forms: standard and augmented reality (AR) versions. The AR glasses are expected to eventually run the same operating system as the Vision Pro.

Last year, Apple introduced an eye-tracking feature for the iPhone and iPad, utilising the front camera. This feature, designed for people with disabilities, allows them to control an on-screen pointer instead of scrolling through apps and content.