5 Apple Vision Pro issues: Reports of ‘spontaneous cracking’ and more pile up

The Vision Pro, which arrived in stores on February 2, was launched to electrifying fanfare – and some criticism over its $3,500 value – as Apple entered a whole new product category: mixed reality.

Now that several weeks have passed since the Vision Pro’s debut, early adopters have had some hands-on time with the AR/VR headset. Spotted by MacRumorsSome Reddit users who own Vision Pro claim they experience spontaneous cracking.

Vision Pro faces allegations of ‘spontaneous cracking’

The first Reddit report of spontaneous cracking – meaning the Vision Pro did not experience any impact to cause the defect – has emerged. three days after the launch of Vision Pro.

“In the last 3 days, I have never used my Vision Pro outside of my bed, and whenever I don’t use it, I always have the soft outer cover and the device is never fell or something, and I just noticed “I discovered the crack last night. I wonder what caused the crack and if it’s a manufacturing defect or not,” one Reddit user said. Where are you? said.

Since then, there have been several other topics with Vision Pro owners expressing similar issues.

What is special is that the cracks appear in the same place: from the top (hairline) to the bottom of the helmet (bridge of the nose). It’s also worth noting that the hairline crack appears where the curved contour of the Vision Pro is most pronounced.

Engadget claims its Apple Vision Pro unit also has a crack in the middle.

However, based on these reports (a small sample of Vision Pro’s customer base), it is difficult to determine whether this problem is widespread.

4 Most Common Issues Among Redditors With Complaints

In addition to spontaneous cracking, another common report we have observed on Reddit And Apple Online Support Community there are sound problems.

“I bought my device about 3 days ago and the sound cut out. For some reason if it charges overnight the speaker strip will stop working. This has also happened to a few people I read online.” Unlucky-Print-1548, a Redditor, said.

You can find Reddit threads with similar issues here, here, here, here, And here, with many commenters calling out to sympathize with the original poster. We also spotted Redditors frequently expressing their frustration with eye tracking, poor low light performance (it is more difficult to track your entries in such conditions), and glare problems.

Again, it’s hard to say whether these problems are pervasive. However, these are the most common complaints we’ve seen among proprietary Vision Pro editors.

Don’t let these reports affect your perception of the Apple Vision Pro. After all, this is Apple’s first foray into mixed reality hardware, so first-generation quirks are expected. As we mentioned in our roundup, many have hailed the Vision Pro as the best head-mounted display on the market.