I’m exploring a visionOS interaction pattern where nearby Apple Vision Pro users have opted in ahead of time, such as when entering a shared venue, and a physical gesture like a handshake triggers a lightweight exchange of user-approved information between their devices.
I’m not asking about identifying strangers, accessing raw camera data, or tracking another person without consent. I’m trying to understand the most automatic Apple-supported architecture for this kind of privacy-preserving nearby interaction.
What is the recommended approach on visionOS?
Specifically:
Can a visionOS app use ARKit hand tracking to detect the current user’s own gesture, then combine that with nearby peer discovery or ranging through Nearby Interaction, Network framework, Multipeer Connectivity, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or another supported API?
Is there a supported way for two nearby Vision Pro devices to exchange a small user-approved payload after prior opt-in, without requiring users to manually start SharePlay or confirm every individual exchange?
If SharePlay or Group Activities is the recommended path for shared spatial context, is there a supported alternative for venue-scale or multi-user interactions that should not be limited to a small active SharePlay group?
What are the privacy and App Review boundaries for this pattern? Should developers assume the app cannot identify nearby people, observe another person’s body or hands, or trigger an exchange unless both users have explicit opt-in and clear awareness?
If a mostly passive gesture-triggered exchange is not supported today, what is the closest Apple-recommended design pattern?
Topic:
Spatial Computing
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
visionOS
ARKit
Nearby Interaction
Multipeer Connectivity
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