Apple's VR Headset Might Run Tweaked Versions of iPad Apps

Apple's long-rumored VR / AR headset might run adapted versions of iPad apps, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The mixed reality device's new interface will also apparently let users access "millions" of already-available apps on the App Store. And the headset's apps might not be the only thing that might remind you of the iPad; the Home Screen and Control Center will apparently look like the iPad's as well, Bloomberg says. The Verge reports: Here are some of the apps you can expect, according to Bloomberg: - Apple is working on "optimized" versions of apps like Safari and many of the core apps you might already be familiar with from an iPhone, including "Apple's services for calendars, contacts, files, home control, mail, maps, messaging, notes, photos and reminders, as well as its music, news, stocks and weather apps."- There will be headset versions of FaceTime and Apple TV with features that "will look similar to their iPad counterparts."- Apple is apparently testing a camera app, which could let you take pictures using its many rumored cameras.- You'll be able to read books in VR with Apple Books and meditate with an app.- A headset-compatible version of its new Freeform app could let you collaborate with others in mixed reality.- Freeform won't be the only productivity app: the headset will also apparently support Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, and GarageBand.- Apple wants to make watching sports a "richer experience," which could utilize technology it acquired when it bought NextVR.- Gaming will "be a central piece of the device's appeal." (That feels like a smart decision.)

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