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Summary of Official Documentation for Spatial SharePlay (Updated Jan 2026)
I have compiled a list of links to official documentation regarding "Spatial SharePlay," a feature of SharePlay.
Reference (English)
Group Activities
Please refer to the "Spatial activities" and "Custom spatial templates" sections. Links to individual APIs such as SystemCoordinator, as well as articles common to iOS and macOS, are omitted.
TabletopKit
A framework specialized for tabletop content (like board games) introduced in visionOS 2. It integrates with SharePlay. Links to individual APIs are omitted.
Articles
Adding spatial Persona support to an activity
Configure your visionOS app for sharing with people nearby
Sample Code
Destination Video
Sample code focused on building video playback experiences on visionOS. Spatial SharePlay is integrated. Please refer to the "Provide a shared viewing experience" section.
Happy Beam
Sample code focused on ARKit hand tracking. Spatial SharePlay is integrated. Please refer to the "Add SharePlay support for multiplayer gaming experiences" section.
GuessTogether
Sample code featured in the session video. You can download it from the page titled "Building a guessing game for visionOS."
Implementing SharePlay for immersive spaces in visionOS
Sample code for implementing SharePlay in apps using full spaces (ImmersiveSpace) rather than windowed apps.
Tabletopkit Sample
Sample code featuring TabletopKit. You can download it from the page titled "Creating tabletop games."
Synchronizing group gameplay with TabletopKit
WWDC Videos
All videos have Japanese subtitles available.
Platforms State of the Union
WWDC23
The relevant section is from 1:24:28 to 1:26:16.
WWDC24
The relevant section is from 1:00:12 to 1:00:59.
WWDC25
The relevant section is from 0:47:31 to 0:48:06.
Session Videos
WWDC23
Design spatial SharePlay experiences
This is essentially the first part.
About Japanese subtitle errors
The quality of the Japanese subtitles for this video is generally low. You may need to check the original English source.
Particularly confusing section
The Japanese translation for the section explaining the "number of Spatial Personas that can participate" at 8 minutes and 27 seconds is especially strange.
↓Original
Your app can create a SharePlay experience
that supports up to four other Spatial Personas.
↓Japanese subtitle
アプリはSpatial Personasを サポートするSharePlay体験を
他に4つまで作成することができます
↓Suggested correction
アプリは最大4つの他のSpatial Personasを
表示するSharePlay体験を作成することができます
This means that a "Spatial SharePlay" session can support a maximum of 5 people.
Build spatial SharePlay experiences
This is essentially the second part.
WWDC24
Customize spatial Persona templates in SharePlay
Meet TabletopKit for visionOS
Enhance the immersion of media viewing in custom environments
The relevant section is from 15:33 to 16:20.
WWDC25
Share visionOS experiences with nearby people
Explore enhancements to your spatial business app
An API that allows you to independently implement SharePlay-equivalent functionality without using Apple's infrastructure was introduced for enterprise in visionOS 26. This is explained in detail starting at 6:57 in this video.
Meet With Apple Recording
Build shared experiences for visionOS
There are no Japanese subtitles as of January 2026.
Human Interface Guidelines (Japanese)
SharePlay
Please refer to the visionOS section under "Platform Considerations."
Developer News Articles
Q&A with the SharePlay team - Discover - Apple Developer
Official User Guides
Use Spatial Personas on Apple Vision Pro
Use SharePlay in FaceTime calls on Apple Vision Pro
Share apps and experiences with people around you on Apple Vision Pro
Supplement 1: Japanese translation of Group Activities reference
Please note that while there is a Japanese page for the Group Activities reference, the content is outdated. At least for "Spatial SharePlay," please refer to the latest original (English) documentation.
Supplement 2: Almost no actual device footage in official documentation up to 2024
Official documentation up to WWDC24 contains very little actual footage of "Spatial Personas" or "Spatial SharePlay." In particular, the WWDC23 videos contain almost no footage from the actual device. If you do not own an Apple Vision Pro or do not have anyone to FaceTime with on an Apple Vision Pro, it is recommended to check user review videos on the internet.
Footage of the actual device increased starting from WWDC25, following the transition of Personas from beta to a formal release in visionOS 26.
Please note one important point: Spatial Personas were released approximately two months after the launch of the Apple Vision Pro, so user review videos from immediately after the launch do not contain information about Spatial Personas or Spatial SharePlay.
List of potentially helpful user review videos
Updates
2024/06/24
Updated with information from WWDC24 as a priority. If there are any omissions, I will correct them later.
2026/01/15
Updated to the latest content.
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