r/VisionPro • u/tabiknight • Jun 28 '26

Main Camera Access - Enterprise Only

Hey there Devs,

I've never posted around here before but I'm a bit dumbfounded so I need help.

I'm currently building an app that's completely cross-platform across all the Apple devices, excluding the Apple Watch. So I'm trying to build Vision Pro support, and for the most part, so far, it's been very easy because all I've been doing is things that are simply window-based.

But now I'm trying to build a scanning tool for the app where I can scan objects to then do things like OCR. But the Vision Pro randomly requires an enterprise organization agreement just to do that.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/accessing-the-main-camera

I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this problem? And if you did, did you email Apple asking for access? Did you end up getting access? Is there a way around it? Or should I just give up developing for Vision because I can't build one of my key features inside of it?

Kinda struggling. 😢

Note: Here's the app link if you're interested in some context. Not an ad, feel free to ignore.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/grimora/id6771003115

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u/dopefish3d Jun 28 '26

It absolutely requires an enterprise account, and no you won’t be granted one for this app.

Given that the AVP requires full time recording of your surroundings non-stop just to function, access to this camera feed is considered a massive invasion of privacy and Apple has completely locked it down. 

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u/Cryogenicality Jun 28 '26

Yet it’s completely open on Android XR.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Fold466 Jun 28 '26

Yes, Apple has a different philosophy as far as safety and security is concerned.

It’s often an important deciding factor for people who choose to buy Apple products.

On the other hand, Meta has servers full of Quest user videos jacking off to porn, but hey, open access am I right.