SpaceWalker, by VITURE

SpaceWalker is an app designed for use with VITURE One XR Glasses. By utilizing the HDMI XR Adapter on iPhone 14 or earlier models, you can access the app's multi-screen functionality and watch VR videos on your iPhone.

If you have upgraded to iPhone 15, with the USB-C XR Charging Adapter on iPhone 15, you'll unlock not only multi-screen features and VR experiences but also the capability for automatic switching to 3D Mode when viewing 3D and spatial videos.

Download the SpaceWalker app on the App Store.

See version history and release notes: SpaceWalker App Release Updates | VITURE

Before Getting Started

Update Your XR Glasses

You may need to update your XR Glasses first. Visit XR Glasses Firmware Update to ensure your XR Glasses are using the latest firmware.

Update iOS

The SpaceWalker app requires iOS 16.1 or later. You must update to iOS 16.1 in order to download and use the SpaceWalker app.

Turn Bluetooth On

The SpaceWalker app needs a Bluetooth connection for you to access multiple virtual screens and VR video support.

SpaceWalker Feature Comparison

SpaceWalker's features vary across devices and adapters. Certain features may not be available on your iPhone. For detailed information, please refer to the feature comparison.

Please note that SpaceWalker is not designed to be an app launcher. All pages, apart from the mini apps, are web pages. As a result, running apps installed on your phone within SpaceWalker is not supported.

What's New

The latest version of SpaceWalker is v1.6.1.

SpaceWalker v1.6 includes:

Trackpad Mode

Unlike Laser Pointer, Trackpad Mode lets you place your phone on a flat surface and use it like a trackpad to navigate within SpaceWalker.

Explore more: Trackpad

The Basics

The Home screen

You will start on the SpaceWalker Home screen.

The Home screen includes Settings, Wallpaper, and Bookmarks.

You can view your HDMI XR Adapter's remaining battery on the Home screen in SpaceWalker 1.2.0 and later.

Navigating Between Screens

Heading Tracking on (Default): Move your head left and right to view all screens.

Head Tracking Off (Available since v1.1.0): Scroll one finger left or right on your phone's screen to navigate.

Enhanced Navigation (v1.1.2 and later): With Head Tracking enabled, you can also use one-finger scrolling for smoother navigation. When disabled, scrolling lets you switch screens as usual.

Switching Navigation Modes

For SpaceWalker v1.6.0 and later, you can switch navigation modes by tapping the button located on the top right corner, then selecting the navigation method from the drop-down menu.

Laser Pointer

Laser Pointer is the default navigation method. Use your iPhone as an air mouse and tap the touchpad on the phone's screen to make selections.

Action	How to
Move the cursor on XR Glasses	Move your phone as an air mouse.
Select/OK	Tap the screen.
Scroll up/down	Slide one finger up or down on the screen.
Scroll left/right	Slide one finger left or right on the screen.
Re-center the screen	v1.1.1 and earlier: Press and hold one finger on the screen. v1.1.2 and later: Tap the Recenter button, or press and hold one finger on the screen.
Back to the previous screen	Tap on the Back button (bottom left).
Return to the Home screen	Tap on the Home button (bottom right).

Trackpad

Use Trackpad to navigate with touch gestures like scrolling and tapping. We suggest using Trackpad with your iPhone on a stable surface. Alternatively, you can hold your iPhone with one hand and navigate with the other hand.

Action	How to
Move the cursor on XR Glasses	Slide one finger on the screen.
Select/OK	Tap the screen.
Scroll up/down	Slide two finger up or down on the screen.
Scroll left/right	Slide two finger left or right on the screen.
Re-center the screen	v1.1.1 and earlier: Press and hold one finger on the screen. v1.1.2 and later: Tap the Recenter button, or press and hold one finger on the screen.
Back to the previous screen	Tap on the Back button (bottom left).
Return to the Home screen	Tap on the Home button (bottom right).

Multi-Screen Feature

SpaceWalker enables multi-screen functionality by default. Open a new screen by clicking any icon to enter a web page or launch a mini app, and a new screen will be opened on the right side of the Home screen. You can view the Home screen again by moving your head to the left.

The most recently opened screen always appears in the middle of your view.

The Home screen can display 2 screens at the same time. If you open more than two screens, the screens open before returning to the dock, centered in the middle/bottom of your view.

The Dock

Move the pointer to the bottom of the screen to interact with the Dock.

Minimized screens and mini apps appear on the Dock. Hover to see a preview message, select the screen you want to open, or open a mini app.

The toolbar is on the middle bottom of the screen.

Pin Mode on/off: Pin the screen in the current space position. Pin Mode is only available in fullscreen.

Minimize: Move the active screen to the Dock.

Ambient Mode: Ambient Mode minimizes the virtual screen to the corner of your vision so that you can watch your favorite series as you're walking or moving around the room. Ambient Mode is available when in fullscreen or a video is playing on the current screen.

Fullscreen/Windowed: Switch between fullscreen and multi-screen.

Close: Close the screen.

Pin Mode

Pin Mode enables 3DoF head tracking for the XR Glasses. The screen you are currently viewing will be pinned in the current spatial position and remain there as you turn your head. Please note that Pin Mode is only available in fullscreen.

Ambient Mode

Ambient Mode is also exclusively available in fullscreen, and is not available during playback of VR videos.

You can also directly enable Ambient Mode when Video Detector finds a video streaming in the current screen. For more information on the video detector, see the Video Detector section.

Please note that Ambient Mode and Pin Mode cannot be enabled simultaneously. Enabling Ambient Mode will automatically disable Pin Mode, and vice versa.

When Ambient Mode is initially enabled, it will default to a placement at the bottom right corner, occupying 50% of the screen size.

To customize your preferences, access the settings panel located on the right side of the screen, which will expand upon the first activation of Ambient Mode.

You can select the screen placement by clicking on the following options:

Bottom Right

Bottom Left

Top Right

Top Left

Adjust the screen size by clicking the left and right sides of the scale bar. The available screen scale ranges between 30% and 60%.

Exit Ambient Mode by clicking "Exit Ambient Mode" button or tap the Home button on the phone.

In Ambient Mode, tap the "laser" button in the top right corner of your phone to hide the laser pointer.

SpaceWalker saves your preferences in Ambient Mode. To access preferences, simply click the arrow on the right side of the screen when Ambient Mode is enabled.

When viewing a video in full screen, you can toggle to Ambient Mode on the phone's screen.

Settings

Personalize the SpaceWalker on the Home screen.

Fullscreen: Enter fullscreen as the default when opening a new screen.

Head Tracking: Navigate with head motions.

News Widget: Show today's top news on the Home screen.

Brightness/Volume: Hover the cursor over the slider, then click on either side to respectively increase or decrease the brightness/volume of the XR Glasses.

These settings change the brightness and volume on the XR Glasses and won't affect your phone screen's brightness.

Shortcuts and Bookmarks on the Home screen

You can easily visit some popular websites on the Home screen. The shortcuts on the Home screen may vary across different versions.

Don't forget to add your favorite bookmarks to the Home screen in the Browser.

Mini Apps

The SpaceWalker app provides 4 mini apps for XR experience: Photo Gallery, Browser, Media Player, and Doc Reader.

The mini app shortcuts are on the Home screen, and can also be found in the Dock at the bottom of the screen.

Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery allows you to explore your photo library in XR. Browse your albums or view media by the media type. Experience a curated collection of precious memories from your photos and videos.

Enter Photo Gallery

To enter the Photo Gallery, position the laser at the bottom of the screen and click on the ‘Photo Gallery’ icon.

Request Access to Photos

Upon opening the Photo Gallery for the first time, SpaceWalker will request permission to access your photos. Granting full access unlocks all features within the Photo Gallery. Limited access allows viewing only accessible photos selected by you.

Not granting SpaceWalker access to your photos will restrict access to any Photo Gallery features.

Select Albums

The album selection page organizes albums based on media type, currently supporting:

Videos

Live Photos

Panoramas

Slo-mo

Cinematic

Selfies

Portrait

Screenshots

You can access custom albums under the ‘My Albums’ tab.

To view the contents of an album, simply click on it to enter gallery view.

Navigation and Viewing

Once in gallery view, all photos and videos within your albums will be displayed.

Pin Mode will be enabled automatically. This allows you to view the entire screen by moving your head up and down.

Scroll to load more photos by sliding a finger up or down on your phone's screen.

Navigate between photos by clicking on the icons at the sides of the photo, or sliding left or right on your phone.

When viewing panoramas, adjust your perspective by moving your head or sliding left or right on the phone. For panoramas, navigate between photos by clicking on the icons at the sides of the panorama photo.

For videos, control playback on the XR Glasses' display.

By default, videos in the Photo Gallery play in 2D. To properly view VR videos, select the corresponding playback mode. SpaceWalker currently supports:

360° VR

180° VR

Exit Photo Gallery

To exit the gallery and return to the album selection page, click the 'Back' button within the gallery view or tap the 'Back' button on your phone.

Browser

Browser is for web browsing just like any other browser. It has basic controls like back, forward, and refresh. It also allows you to set Bookmarks and view your browsing history.

Click the star icon to bookmark this webpage.

Click the + icon on the Bookmarks page to add favorite bookmarks to the Home screen.

Video Detector

Video Detector is a feature introduced in SpaceWalker v1.2.0. When using SpaceWalker, the application automatically detects videos playing on web pages, displaying a button labeled "Open in Player".

You have the option to choose the video format, and upon clicking the button (regular, SBS 3D, or 360° VR video) and transfer the currently playing video to SpaceWalker's internal player for playback.

VR: Experience a VR video with 3DoF head tracking.

Switch playback modes on your phone

1-Click 3D: Watch a spatial video or side-by-side (SBS) 3D video.

Please note that iPhone 14 and earlier models do not support 3D Mode.

Media Player: Play the video directly in SpaceWalker's internal player.

Media Player

The Media Player now supports:

2D videos

360° VR videos

180° VR videos

2D

In the '2D' tab, select video files from your phone using Photos or Files for playback.

When playing 2D videos, the Media Player will not automatically enter full screen but will play according to the curent screen's status.

If you choose to play a 2D video in full-screen, you can enable or disable Ambient Mode on the phone playback controls.

VR

In the VR 360 tab, you can also select VR videos for playback through Photos and Files.

You can navigate to 'VR 360 Video Playlist' below to watch VR videos available on the internet, or click 'Play the sample video' for a preliminary experience.

Currently, the Media Player supports:

360° VR videos

180° VR videos

Playing VR videos will automatically enter full screen, with playback controls on the phone screen. You can fast switch playback modes, forward/rewind by 10 seconds, play/pause, drag the playback progress, control the volume and brightness of the XR Glasses, adjust the FOV (Field of View), reset the view, and exit playback.

Doc Reader

Doc Reader (Doc Preview in v1.1.1 or earlier versions) is made for viewing documentation. It supports Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files.

Just like the Media Player, click the folder icon and select a file on the phone. The documentation is read-only and cannot be edited in the SpaceWalker app.

On-Screen Menu

Aside from the XR Glasses' Settings, there is a menu button on the top left of the phone's screen for updating the Adapter and changing the configuration.

Update Your Adapter

Firmware Version shows the firmware version of your Adapter.

If newer firmware is available, you will receive a notification when the SpaceWalker launches. You can also tap here to update.

This feature is available in SpaceWalker v1.1.1 and later.

Check App Version

App Version displays the SpaceWalker app's version name. Visit the App Store to update the app.

Send Feedback

If you encounter an issue while using the SpaceWalker app, please go to Send Feedback and describe the issue. The VITURE team will receive your feedback and fix the issue as soon as possible.

By submitting with diagnostic data, your usage data will submit to our server. These log files don't personally identify you and don't include location information.

This feature is available in SpaceWalker v1.1.2 and later.

Change Display Language

The SpaceWalker app now supports English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese as the display language. Tap App Language and select the preferred language in the system settings, then go back to the app — your change will take effect.

This feature is available in SpaceWalker v1.1.0 and later.

Unpair The Adapter

Your Adapter will pair with your phone via Bluetooth automatically. However, if you have more than one adapter nearby and powered on, there is a possibility that your phone pairs with another adapter.

If this happens, tap the FORGET button to unpair the current adapter, then try again to pair with the adapter that you want to use.