YouTube has made significant strides in enhancing user experience by launching two major updates. The first is the introduction of a native YouTube app for the Apple Vision Pro headset, which was released on February 12, 2026. This app allows users to access YouTube's full content library, including standard videos, YouTube Shorts, and immersive formats like 3D, VR180, and 360-degree videos. According to TechCrunch, this development ends a two-year period during which YouTube was only accessible via web browsers on the Vision Pro, marking a 'significant reversal' for Google, which initially had no plans to develop for the platform. The app supports up to 8K resolution for the latest Vision Pro models powered by the M5 chip, and includes gesture controls for an enhanced user interface (TechCrunch, TechJuice). This move is seen as a 'lifeline' for Apple's Vision Pro, which has faced declining sales, with only about 45,000 units shipped in Q4 2025 (TechBuzz.ai).