Set up your Persona (beta) on Apple Vision Pro
Get tips for setting up your Persona – a dynamic, natural representation of your face and hand movements that allows others to see you while you’re using Apple Vision Pro for FaceTime and other videoconferencing apps. This process will also set up EyeSight, which reveals your eyes on the front of your Apple Vision Pro.
You can create your Persona when you first set up your Apple Vision Pro or do it later.
To set up or redo your Persona at any time, follow these steps:
Put on your Apple Vision Pro.
Open Settings, then tap Persona.
Tap Get Started and follow the instructions that appear.
A video will show you the process before you begin, then a voice will guide you through the setup process. Watch the entire video, then take off Apple Vision Pro when you’re asked to do so.
You can find out more below about each step required to create your Persona and how to complete the process if you’re hard of hearing.
To make sure your Persona is kept secure, set up Optic ID. If you haven’t set up Optic ID, anyone who knows your Apple Vision Pro passcode can use your Persona.
Get the best results
These tips will help you get the best capture of your Persona:
Make sure your face is well-lit and doesn’t have any strong shadows. Front-facing, even lighting will generate the best results. If possible, use natural light or cool-temperature lights. Avoid having bright windows or lamps behind or next to you.
Take your time to get ready. The capturing process won’t start until your Apple Vision Pro is facing you at eye level.
Make sure your hair isn’t covering your face.
Use a simple background and avoid being positioned near objects, such as chair backs and lamps. Avoid other people appearing behind you.
Make sure Apple Vision Pro is being held horizontally at eye level throughout the capture process.
During the capture, avoid moving your head rapidly. Turn slowly, as directed.
When asked to smile, make as large and natural a smile as you can.
You can either sit down or be standing while the capturing process is taking place.
Hats, earrings, AirPods and other items may not be captured completely. If they don’t look like you’d expect them to, remove them and capture your Persona again.
Start with your hands
First, Apple Vision Pro will ask you to refine your hand setup. Hold your hands up as shown in the instructions.
Get ready to capture your Persona
“To set up your Persona, you’ll remove Apple Vision Pro to capture your appearance. Take your time getting ready and make sure nothing’s covering your face.”
Remember to be in front of a neutral background, in a well-lit area with no shadows on your face. Apple Vision Pro will ask you to brighten the lighting on your face if the lighting is too dim. It will also ask you to adjust the lighting if you have light sources next to or behind you that are brighter than the light on your face.
Start capturing
“To start capturing, hold Apple Vision Pro at eye level. Keep your arms and shoulders relaxed. Then follow the instructions.”
Remember to hold Apple Vision Pro by its frame. Never hold Apple Vision Pro by its removable Light Seal, Audio Straps or head band.
The EyeSight display on the front of Apple Vision Pro will give you visual cues as you listen to spoken instructions. If your face isn’t completely visible, Apple Vision Pro will give you spoken instructions and show your face on the EyeSight display to help you reposition yourself.
Follow the audio and visual cues
“Turn your head to the right. To the left. And tilt up. And down. Then you’ll capture your facial expressions. Smile with your mouth closed. Then make a big smile with your teeth showing. Raise your eyebrows. And close your eyes.”
Follow the spoken instructions and the visual cues on the EyeSight display and listen for the sounds that let you know when you’ve completed a step.
If you’re not able to perform one of the facial expressions, you can double-click the Digital Crown to skip that expression.
If you can’t hear the audio cues during the capture process
If you’re hard of hearing or can’t hear the audio cues during the Persona capture process, you can move through the steps by following the visual cues on the EyeSight display.
During the capture of your Persona, the display will show shapes pointing to the right, left, up and down. When each direction has been completed successfully, the shapes will turn green.
When capturing your facial expressions, a series of circles will tell you which expression is being captured. The circle will turn green when the current expression has been captured successfully.
Here’s what’ll see on EyeSight for each step of the facial expression capture process:
Four concentric circles: smile with your mouth closed.
Three concentric circles: smile showing your teeth.
Two concentric circles: raise your eyebrows.
One circle: close your eyes for a few seconds.
You can also put Apple Vision Pro back on at any time during the Persona capture process to rewatch the portion of the video detailing the step you’re currently on.
Put Apple Vision Pro back on and edit your Persona
“When you’ve finished, put Apple Vision Pro back on to see your Persona.”
After putting your Apple Vision Pro back on, you’ll see a progress bar while your Persona is being created. Then your Persona will appear in your view, along with options for adjusting it:
Select the lighting style that you want to be applied to your Persona. Look at the bottom of the Persona window and choose Natural, Studio or Contour. Then tap Next.
Use the sliders at the bottom of the window to adjust the temperature and brightness of your Persona. Then tap Next.
Select an eyewear style if you’d like your Persona to have glasses. Then tap Next.
Tap Save to keep your Persona or tap Recapture to start the process again.
Now you can use your Persona in FaceTime on Apple Vision Pro or other apps. To edit or delete your Persona, go back to Settings > Persona. You can also redo your Persona capture at any time if your appearance has changed or if you just want to capture it again with different lighting.
About EyeSight
When you set up Persona, your eyes will also be captured for EyeSight. This feature will show your eyes on the front of your Apple Vision Pro and lets those nearby know when you’re using apps or when you’re fully immersed in an experience. Find out more about EyeSight in the Apple Vision Pro User Guide.
How to get a spatial Persona (beta)
With visionOS 1.1 and later on your Apple Vision Pro, you can turn on your spatial Persona in FaceTime calls with other Apple Vision Pro users. When your spatial Persona is turned on, it feels like you and the other people in the call are in the same room. Spatial Personas will appear in your space, so you can all move around, make eye contact and share views of the apps you’re using. You can also use SharePlay to watch films together, play games, collaborate and more.
Get detailed information on using spatial Persona in the Apple Vision Pro User Guide.
The spatial Persona button
will appear in FaceTime controls soon after you’ve updated your Apple Vision Pro to visionOS 1.1. If you can’t see spatial Persona in FaceTime, try these tips:
Make sure you've updated to visionOS 1.1.
If the spatial Persona feature still doesn’t appear, wait a few hours, then restart Apple Vision Pro again.
