Apple Vision Pro users return $3.5K headsets, say they cause extreme headaches, motion sickness: ‘Like a torture session’

Tech

By Andrew Court

Pro, no!

Customers who forked out $3,500 for the Apple Vision Pro headset are already returning the devices, claiming they cause eye strain, headaches and motion sickness.

More than 200,000 pairs of the groundbreaking goggles were sold during pre-order before being released to the public on Feb. 2.

But while some frenzied fans say the Vision Pro will revolutionize the tech industry, other peeved purchasers are already returning theirs to the Apple Store.

Some cited extreme headaches as the reason they were giving back the gizmos.

“I returned mine today,” one customer wrote on Reddit on Monday. “Extreme headaches (first in decades). I can’t wear [them] more than 10 minutes without extreme discomfort. Feels like a torture session just trying to keep it on. I have no idea how all these streamers can play for hours. After 10 minutes I feel like I’m about to have a heart attack.”

“I unfortunately am also having severe headaches when I wear this for more than 30-45 minutes,” another responded. “This is so devastating as I love everything else about the AVP. I would like to think with continued use I would get used to this but it is too expensive to take that bet past the 14-day return period. I am returning mine today.”

Meanwhile, others said eye strain caused by the Apple Vision Pro was unbearable.

“They are terrible,” one Redditor railed. “I used them for like 6 hours. I was even addicted to them and now I don’t want to touch them at all because of my eye fatigue. Feel like complete s–t.”

“It gets really bad and might return it for this reason alone,” a second responded.

Meanwhile, another user claimed they suffered motion sickness from the device and urged others who are prone to that illness to avoid the Vision Pro.

“I tried my friend’s Vision Pro and it made me pretty nauseous,” they wrote. “I have moderate-severe motion sickness and used my friend’s headset for less than 5 minutes before feeling sick. Literally just tried to search for a YouTube video and started feeling queasy. I would not recommend anyone with severe motion sickness try these. It’s possible they get better over time but I’m definitely not putting one of these on again!”

The Post has reached out to Apple for comment.

Apple CEO Tim Cook first announced the Vision Pro mixed reality headset last June.

“Vision Pro is a new kind of computer that augments reality by seamlessly blending the real world with the digital world,” Cook stated. “It’s the first Apple product you look through and not at.”

The Vision Pro, which resembles a set of high-tech goggles, features a glass screen with 4K resolution displays for each eye on an aluminum alloy frame.

The device has an adjustable headset and stretchable headband. The device weighs about 20 ounces and once strapped to someone’s head can shoot 23 million pixels into each eyeball, giving it the “equivalent of the resolution of a 75-inch TV.”

Unlike a computer, Vision Pro doesn’t require a mouse or keyboard. Instead, users interact with their virtual displays using voice commands, their eyes and their hands.

A small dial included on the headset allows users to adjust how much their apps are visible relative to their real-world surroundings.