[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":289},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fdevice\u002Fapple\u002Fapple-vision":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":265,"extension":266,"meta":267,"navigation":284,"path":285,"seo":286,"stem":287,"__hash__":288},"devices\u002Fdevice\u002Fapple\u002Fapple-vision.md","File Manager for Apple Vision Pro",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":254},"minimark",[9,14,18,21,24,28,34,61,66,83,86,90,160,164,167,194,197,201,207,213,219,223,226,229,233],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"spatial-file-browsing-via-device-connect","Spatial File Browsing via Device Connect",[15,16,17],"p",{},"Apple Vision Pro has a full visionOS Safari browser with spatial window management. That means Device Connect — AnExplorer's built-in browser-based file server — works on Apple Vision Pro today, without a dedicated visionOS app.",[15,19,20],{},"When you open Device Connect in visionOS Safari, the Android file browser appears as a spatial window in your immersive environment. You can size it, position it anywhere in your field of view, and interact with it through eye tracking and hand gestures. Your Android phone's entire storage — local folders, SD card, USB OTG drives, and cloud-connected storage — is accessible from the spatial browser window.",[15,22,23],{},"This is the most visually distinct way to use Device Connect, and it is possible right now on any Apple Vision Pro on the same Wi-Fi network as your Android phone.",[10,25,27],{"id":26},"setting-up-device-connect-on-apple-vision-pro","Setting Up Device Connect on Apple Vision Pro",[15,29,30],{},[31,32,33],"strong",{},"On your Android phone:",[35,36,37,48,54],"ol",{},[38,39,40,41,44,45],"li",{},"Open ",[31,42,43],{},"AnExplorer"," → menu (≡) → ",[31,46,47],{},"Device Connect",[38,49,50,51],{},"Tap ",[31,52,53],{},"Start",[38,55,56,57],{},"Note the address shown: ",[58,59,60],"code",{},"http:\u002F\u002F192.168.x.x:8080",[15,62,63],{},[31,64,65],{},"On your Apple Vision Pro:",[35,67,68,74,77,80],{},[38,69,40,70,73],{},[31,71,72],{},"Safari"," (from the main app grid or by looking at the Safari icon and pinching)",[38,75,76],{},"Look at the address bar and tap to enter text",[38,78,79],{},"Type the Device Connect address from your Android",[38,81,82],{},"Tap Go — the file browser loads as a spatial window",[15,84,85],{},"Both devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network.",[10,87,89],{"id":88},"what-works-in-visionos-safari","What Works in visionOS Safari",[91,92,93,106],"table",{},[94,95,96],"thead",{},[97,98,99,103],"tr",{},[100,101,102],"th",{},"Task",[100,104,105],{},"Supported",[107,108,109,118,125,132,139,146,153],"tbody",{},[97,110,111,115],{},[112,113,114],"td",{},"Browse Android folders and files",[112,116,117],{},"✅",[97,119,120,123],{},[112,121,122],{},"Download files from Android",[112,124,117],{},[97,126,127,130],{},[112,128,129],{},"Upload files to Android from Vision Pro",[112,131,117],{},[97,133,134,137],{},[112,135,136],{},"Stream media from Android in browser",[112,138,117],{},[97,140,141,144],{},[112,142,143],{},"Position the file browser as a spatial window",[112,145,117],{},[97,147,148,151],{},[112,149,150],{},"Use eye tracking and pinch gestures to navigate",[112,152,117],{},[97,154,155,158],{},[112,156,157],{},"Open multiple Safari windows for different folders",[112,159,117],{},[10,161,163],{"id":162},"the-spatial-file-manager-concept","The Spatial File Manager Concept",[15,165,166],{},"Apple Vision Pro's spatial computing environment changes how file management feels. On a flat screen, a file browser occupies your screen. In visionOS, you can:",[168,169,170,176,182,188],"ul",{},[38,171,172,175],{},[31,173,174],{},"Pin the file browser"," at a comfortable reading distance in your workspace",[38,177,178,181],{},[31,179,180],{},"Open it next to other apps"," — a visionOS document editor on one side, the Device Connect file browser on the other",[38,183,184,187],{},[31,185,186],{},"Resize the window"," to see more of a deep folder tree at once",[38,189,190,193],{},[31,191,192],{},"Look and pinch"," to tap through folders instead of reaching or swiping",[15,195,196],{},"For professional workflows that involve moving files between an Android production device (a camera, a phone with raw recording apps, an Android-based capture device) and an Apple Vision Pro-based review or editing environment, this combination is genuinely useful today.",[10,198,200],{"id":199},"use-cases-on-apple-vision-pro","Use Cases on Apple Vision Pro",[15,202,203,206],{},[31,204,205],{},"Content review from Android camera","\nDrone footage, mobile photography, or video captured on an Android phone can be browsed and downloaded to Vision Pro storage for review in the immersive environment without a cable.",[15,208,209,212],{},[31,210,211],{},"Working across platforms","\nIf you use Apple Vision Pro as your primary workspace and an Android phone for communications, messaging, or Android-specific apps, Device Connect gives you access to the Android file system without breaking out of your spatial environment.",[15,214,215,218],{},[31,216,217],{},"Accessing Android cloud storage","\nAnExplorer Pro on Android connects to Dropbox, OneDrive, and Box. Through Device Connect, those cloud accounts also appear in the browser — letting you access cloud files via Android from Apple Vision Pro.",[10,220,222],{"id":221},"native-visionos-app-roadmap","Native visionOS App: Roadmap",[15,224,225],{},"A native visionOS app for AnExplorer is a future roadmap item. visionOS's spatial windowing, multi-app environment, and file system model make it a compelling target for a purpose-built spatial file manager. When it ships, it will enable deeper visionOS integration — native spatial UI, Files app connection, and offline sync — rather than the browser bridge.",[15,227,228],{},"Device Connect handles real workflows today. If your use case is transferring media from Android to Vision Pro, reviewing files from Android in your spatial workspace, or bridging Android storage into the visionOS environment, you can start using it now.",[10,230,232],{"id":231},"next-steps","Next Steps",[168,234,235,242,248],{},[38,236,237],{},[238,239,241],"a",{"href":240},"\u002Fdevice\u002Fapple","Apple devices",[38,243,244],{},[238,245,247],{"href":246},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fdevice-connect","Device Connect feature guide",[38,249,250],{},[238,251,253],{"href":252},"\u002Ftransfer\u002Fandroid-to-iphone","Transfer files from Android to iPhone",{"title":255,"searchDepth":256,"depth":256,"links":257},"",2,[258,259,260,261,262,263,264],{"id":12,"depth":256,"text":13},{"id":26,"depth":256,"text":27},{"id":88,"depth":256,"text":89},{"id":162,"depth":256,"text":163},{"id":199,"depth":256,"text":200},{"id":221,"depth":256,"text":222},{"id":231,"depth":256,"text":232},"Access and manage your Android files from Apple Vision Pro using AnExplorer Device Connect in visionOS Safari. Browse files in a spatial window, transfer media, and use your Android storage from your immersive workspace.","md",{"faq":268},[269,272,275,278,281],{"q":270,"a":271},"Does AnExplorer work on Apple Vision Pro?","AnExplorer does not have a native visionOS app yet. But Device Connect — AnExplorer's browser-based file server — works in visionOS Safari. Open the Device Connect address from your Android in Safari on Apple Vision Pro and your Android files appear in a spatial window.",{"q":273,"a":274},"How do I open my Android files in Apple Vision Pro?","Start Device Connect in AnExplorer on your Android phone, then open the displayed IP address in Safari on your Apple Vision Pro. Your Android file system loads as a browsable interface in a spatial window. Both devices need to be on the same Wi-Fi network.",{"q":276,"a":277},"Is an Apple Vision Pro app planned for AnExplorer?","A native visionOS app is a future roadmap item. visionOS spatial computing is a compelling platform for file management given its large virtual workspace and multi-window support. Device Connect works today while development continues.",{"q":279,"a":280},"Can I download files from Android to Apple Vision Pro storage?","Yes. Files downloaded via Device Connect in Safari on Apple Vision Pro are saved through the visionOS file system. You can access them through compatible apps. The visionOS Files app and storage model handles where downloads land.",{"q":282,"a":283},"What makes Apple Vision Pro different for Device Connect?","visionOS spatial windows let you place the Device Connect file browser anywhere in your immersive environment. You can pin a large file browser window in your field of view and work with it alongside other apps. The eye tracking and hand gesture input works with the browser interface.",true,"\u002Fdevice\u002Fapple\u002Fapple-vision",{"title":5,"description":265},"device\u002Fapple\u002Fapple-vision","wuXG2NFqLs5OiYix_KD19G7M6Hhah-pkib-uHbut6GY",1776691461930]