{
  "id": 3079330,
  "title": "Apple Seeds Seventh visionOS 27 Beta to Developers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/apple-seeds-seventh-visionos-27-beta-to-developers",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/24/apple-seeds-visionos-27-beta-7/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has recently released the seventh beta of the upcoming visionOS 27 update for developers to test. This follows the release of the fifth beta a week prior. To access the beta, users can open the Settings app, navigate to Software Updates, and enable Beta Updates. visionOS 27 brings an enhanced AI-powered Siri, similar in capability to chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude. On the Vision Pro, Siri can provide answers about the user's surroundings and a new Siri orb can be placed within the wearer's virtual space. Panorama photos can now be transformed into immersive spatial environments. Additionally, there is a new Icelandic Thórsmörk environment featuring stunning mountain ranges, valleys, glaciers, and the Northern Lights. Web Environment support enables developers to create 360-degree environments in Safari for a more native Vision Pro browsing experience. App windows have been redesigned to curve, creating an immersive workspace. The Control Center has also been reorganized for easier access to system controls. Smaller widget sizes have been introduced, and notifications automatically expand when the wearer looks at them. More details about what's new in visionOS 27 can be found in the Vision Pro roundup.",
  "summary": "Apple today provided developers with the seventh beta of an upcoming visionOS 27 update for testing purposes. The beta comes a week after Apple released the fifth beta. visionOS 27 can be installed by opening the Settings app, going to Software Updates, and opting into Beta Updates. visionOS 27 introduces Siri AI, the smarter and more capable version of ‌Siri‌ that's similar in…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple Seeds tvOS 27 Beta 7 to Developers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/apple-seeds-tvos-27-beta-7-to-developers",
        "published": "2026-08-24T17:27:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}