The Vision Pro made headlines with its revolutionary eye-and-pinch interface, but here’s the thing: even Apple knows that looking and pinching isn’t the complete story. Recent patents and industry whispers suggest Apple may add more touch controls to future Vision Pro models—and it’s about time. While the current gaze-plus-pinch system works remarkably well, Apple’s engineers are discovering what many users already know: sometimes you need more than just your eyes and floating finger taps to get things done.
What you need to know: Apple’s exploring everything from finger-wearable devices to built-in touch sensors that could transform how we interact with mixed reality. The current Vision Pro already packs 12 cameras and 6 microphones alongside that impressive M2+R1 chip combo, but the input story is far from complete.
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