Apple pushed the second visionOS 27 beta to developers two weeks after the first, continuing its quiet march toward a headset OS that finally feels like it has things to do.
The headlining addition is Siri AI — Apple's attempt to close the gap with ChatGPT and Claude — which on Vision Pro gains the ability to answer questions about whatever the wearer is looking at. A new Siri orb can be placed anywhere in the wearer's virtual space. Panorama photos can be converted into full spatial environments, and Apple added a pre-built Thórsmörk environment featuring mountains, valleys, glaciers, and the northern lights. App windows are now curved, Control Center has been reorganized, a smaller widget size is available, and notifications expand automatically when you look at them. Developers also get Web Environment support to build 360-degree Safari experiences.
The Siri upgrade matters most here. Vision Pro's original Siri was a liability — slow, limited, and awkward in a device that demands hands-free interaction. If the AI-aware version actually works, it changes the calculus on whether spatial computing is useful or just expensive. The curved windows and notification behavior suggest Apple is also quietly solving ergonomic friction that early reviewers flagged.
Vision Pro still starts at $3,499, and no beta feature changes that. But two betas in six months is a faster cadence than visionOS saw in its first year — a sign Apple is treating the platform as a work in progress rather than a finished product waiting for buyers to catch up.