The device will not work with Russian Apple IDs, and the visionOS interface is not translated into Russian.
On the official Apple website started Accepting pre-orders for the Apple Vision Pro helmet. Prices, as always, are “apple”, that is, high. So, for the minimum version of the helmet with 256 GB of permanent memory they are asking $3,499 (313,000 rubles).
Official prices of Apple Vision Pro:
256 GB — $3,499 (RUB 313,000)
512 GB – $3,699 (RUB 331,000)
1 TB — $3,899 (RUB 349,000)
Cost of accessories for Apple Vision Pro:
Carrying case – 199 dollars (17,800 rubles)
Additional battery – 199 dollars (17,800 rubles)
ZEISS Lenses – 99 dollars (8900 rubles)
Spare rim – 199 dollars (17,800 rubles)
Battery holder – 49 dollars (4400 rubles)
Headrest – 99 dollars (8900 rubles)
Headband for the back of the head – 99 dollars (8900 rubles)
Apple Vision Pro is the gadget with the largest number of accessories. Considering the quality with which Apple makes additional products for its products, users will often have to buy additional components for an expensive helmet.
Why Apple Vision Pro is useless in Russia
Russian netizens noticed a strange limitation on the site. It turns out that you cannot use the Apple Vision Pro helmet with a Russian Apple ID. That is, Russians will have to create additional accounts linked to the American region in order to use the helmet. Because of another account, the Russian will not be able to synchronize all his data with the iPhone, including photos, videos and passwords from websites and social networks.
The second limitation is that the Apple Vision Pro interface only works in English. Siri, keyboard, applications, dictation service and other elements of VisionOS have not yet been translated into other languages. Perhaps Russian and other languages will appear with system updates, but at the start, using a helmet in Russia is problematic and expensive.
Users also learned that at the start of sales, popular streaming services will not be supported by Apple Vision Pro. For example, the helmet will not have the YouTube, Netflix or Spotify application. The companies themselves temporarily refused to release applications for the new device.
Nikita Laktyushin
