Some of the experiences in Apple Vision Pro are quite exciting and you’ll want to share them with others. Unfortunately, there is no way to actually capture the experience of a VR environment for those who aren’t also into VR – it’s like using a black and white TV to show someone how cool color TVs are.
But you can still take screenshots and record videos of what you see, with a few caveats. And it’s quite simple; if you’re used to doing this on an iPhone, you’ll feel right at home on Vision Pro.
To save screenshots, do one of the following:
- Press the digital crown and the top button simultaneously.
- Say “Siri, take a screenshot.”
The screenshot will go to your Photo Library in the Screenshots section.
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Sometimes you need video to convey what you want, and that’s especially true on Vision Pro. This requires a little more effort but is still quite simple.
- Open Control Center (find the top of your view and select the small button that appears).
- Select the control buttons (it looks like two horizontal switches).
- Select the Show Recording button. If you don’t see it, add it in Settings > Control center.
- Stop recording at the top, select the red status bar at the top of your view or the record button again, then select Stop.
Starting with visionOS 1.1, screenshots and recordings will unfortunately be limited to a resolution of 1920 × 1080, making them much lower resolution than the view inside the headset. Perhaps Apple will increase the resolution of captures in the future as developers will be able to take higher quality captures using the developer tools.
Some video content has content protection that causes the video view to appear black when recording, and your view will be hidden when entering a password or passcode.
