Use Apple Vision Pro on an airplane or train with Travel Mode

With Travel Mode, Apple Vision Pro adapts to give you the best experience while traveling.

Apple Vision Pro uses an array of sensors to see the environment around you and keep the items in your view stable. If Apple Vision Pro senses that you're on an airplane or a train, it asks if you want to turn on Travel Mode to adapt your experience to the unique motion and environment of commercial air or train travel.

You can turn on Travel Mode when Apple Vision Pro suggests it, or manually in Control Center.

Turn on Travel Mode when Apple Vision Pro asks

When Apple Vision Pro senses that you're on an airplane or train, an alert asks if you want to turn on Travel Mode. Just press the Digital Crown to confirm. If you don't want to turn on Travel Mode, turn the Digital Crown to select Cancel, then press the Digital Crown.

If you see an alert that says Tracking Failed

If Apple Vision Pro has trouble tracking your surroundings, whether you're traveling or not, its screen goes dark and a "Tracking Failed" alert appears. The alert says "If you're on a plane or train, use Travel Mode to stabilize visuals. If not, select cancel to recover tracking."

If this alert appears while you're traveling, press the Digital Crown to turn on Travel Mode. If you're not traveling, remain stationary, select Cancel, and wait until tracking recovers and you can see your surroundings.

Never use Travel Mode if you're not on an airplane or train. If Apple Vision Pro asks you to turn on Travel Mode when you're not traveling, turn the Digital Crown to select Cancel, then press the Digital Crown.

How to turn Travel Mode on or off from Control Center

  1. Open Control Center.

  2. Tap the Control Center buttonNo alt supplied for Image to see more options.

  3. Tap the Travel Mode buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

  4. Tap Turn On Travel Mode to confirm.

To exit Travel Mode, go back to Control Center, then tap Turn Off.

Keep these things in mind when using Travel Mode

Travel Mode is for use only when you're a passenger on an airplane or train. Never use Apple Vision Pro while operating a moving vehicle, bicycle, heavy machinery, or in any other situations requiring attention to safety. Get more tips for using your Vision Pro safely.

  • Stay seated while using Travel Mode, and take off your Apple Vision Pro before you stand up.

  • Take off your Apple Vision Pro during taxiing, takeoff, and landing, and if the flight has turbulence.

  • Avoid looking out windows, since this can affect your device's ability to track your surroundings.

  • Be aware of your surroundings. When you use Travel Mode, features that help you see and stay aware of your surroundings are turned off.

  • If content in Apple Vision Pro appears tilted or off-center, long-press the Digital Crown to re-center your view.

  • Restarting Apple Vision Pro turns off Travel Mode.

Availability of some Apple Vision Pro features in Travel Mode

  • If you have Pointer Control turned on and set to use your head as the pointer, you might not be able to turn on Travel Mode after the airplane or train begins moving. To make sure you can use Travel Mode when your head is set as the pointer, turn on Travel Mode before you board, or when you find your seat. If you're on an airplane, remove Apple Vision Pro for takeoff, then put it back on when it's safe to do so. If you use Pointer Control and forget to turn on Travel Mode before you start moving, you need to wait until Apple Vision Pro senses that you're on an airplane or train and asks if you want to turn it on. Use the Digital Crown to confirm that you want to turn on Travel Mode.

  • Persona isn't available when you're using Travel Mode.

  • You can’t set up your Apple Vision Pro for the first time while traveling on an airplane or train.

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