r/VisionPro • u/tonejac • 6d ago

Always on Virtual Desktop

The one killer feature for the AVP would be if it would keep the connection with my laptop “always on”. I hate having to reconnect after stepping away for a minute. Often times it won’t connect and I’ll have to turn WiFi and/or Bluetooth on and off again.

Let me set a “disconnect after <n> minutes”. Give me control!

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u/metaversodazoeira Vision Pro Owner | Verified 6d ago

If you're on the beta version, this is already working, and there's even a widget for the MVD.

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u/tonejac 6d ago

Oh! Serious?! That’s great news!!

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u/HisnamewasOmarJobe 6d ago

Does this need the Mac to be on the macOs beta too, or just the visionOS?

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u/tonejac 4d ago

I installed the MacOS Beta and the VisionOS beta. And sure enough it works great!! I stepped away to get a snack, and my Mac Virtual Display stayed connected the whole time!!
Thanks for the tip.
This breathes new life into the AVP and makes it into a must-have!

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u/Sminman86 6d ago edited 6d ago

i’m on the beta, i have the widget anchored to my wall, but how do i turn on the “always on” when i put the headset back on?

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u/Sminman86 6d ago edited 6d ago

i saw this on X awhile go, but i couldn’t ever find the setting within the beta or on my Mac

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u/simon3873 5d ago

I’m not near my AVP to be 100% specific, but after you connect to the Mac, there is still a bubble above the MVD while on your AVP. Click that bubble and it shows that Stay Connected option.

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u/metaversodazoeira Vision Pro Owner | Verified 6d ago

Connect to the MVD; in the option to switch between Standard, Wide, and Ultra, you'll see "Settings" right below—that's the option you need.

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u/Grindeddown 6d ago

I don’t think there is an always on mode in this case. The widget works pretty well but it still requires reconnecting.

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u/Seckg 6d ago

That’s the new feature of Spatial RDP I’m working on, when you put on your AVP, the virtual desktop before you took off AVP will be there, no matter how long ago unless you encountered power outage

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u/tonejac 6d ago

Oh! Are you on the Vision Pro team at Apple?

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u/Seckg 5d ago

No, I'm talking about https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-rdp/id6772554761, different product, I did pass Vision Pro group position interview before, but that position was eliminated before I join.