When does EyeSight show your eyes through Apple Vision Pro?

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When does EyeSight show your eyes through Apple Vision Pro?

The Apple Support articles shows there's three different things my EyeSight display could show. What does EyeSight show? - Apple Support. However, I don't understand when it shows which display. When I walk up to the mirror, I have been able to see my eyes before. But when I'm at the office, working using my Apple Vision Pro, and a colleague starts talking to me, and I look at them, making eye contact with them, they can't see my eyes. All of this is when I'm using visionOS apps or mirroring my Macbook's display, but never when I'm in an immersive experience. I can't tell if this is intended performance, if there's a setting it can improve or if maybe my device doesn't work, since the support article isn't very descriptive about intended usage.

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Posted on Feb 5, 2024 1:34 PM

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Answer 1

gooofer

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Feb 5, 2024 2:52 PM in response to Jeffry Pennock

As you’ve said, it is said to be in an “immersive experience,” which means apps, Macbook displays, etc. You are only able to see the eyes when you aren’t within an app, or any type of entertainment. Some apps do allow for the eyes to still be very slightly visible, with an added overlay on top of the eyes (seen in the second image on the support article.) However, the types of apps aren’t super clear at the moment.

Also, the eyes are just slightly visible, and may be hard to see in a bright environment.

Hope this helps, but for the time being, it should be expected behavior!

Cheers,

Bryce 🤠

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Answer 2

Feb 5, 2024 4:36 PM in response to gooofer

Wait, so you mean to tell me that EyeSight only shows in something as bright as the first image on the left if…you’re not doing anything at all? MacBook displays and using regular visionOS apps (like Messages, not the immersive stuff like the dinosaurs), is enough render the EyeSight so dim that it’s basically useless? That’s not clear in the support article (which may just be a flawed support article). And that’s disappointing expected behavior, if correct. If I’m making eye contact with someone through the Apple Vision Pro - I’m looking at them and they’re looking back at me - that should trigger EyeSight to show my eyes to them…that’s much more consistent with the marketing and the interviews the designers are giving about their emphasis on EyeSight.

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Answer 3

Feb 6, 2024 8:52 AM in response to Jeffry Pennock

There have been 3 scenarios when it has shown up (1) When an object pierces through a 'Screen' that's in front of you (eg: Sink, mirror, table or a person). (2) When you start talking to a person in front of you. (3) When there is no window in front of you, and you are looking at a real world object directly.

Hope that helps.

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Answer 4

Zedairder

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Feb 5, 2024 4:39 PM in response to Jeffry Pennock

Yes, that’s correct. Please remember that this forum is based on user-to-user conversation only, so we can’t do anything about that.

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When does EyeSight show your eyes through Apple Vision Pro?

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