The latest articles on DEV Community by StereoShift (@stereoshiftapp). https://dev.to/stereoshiftapp https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4203038%2F3c564bae-0c73-43f5-b5a0-74469768398d.png https://dev.to/stereoshiftapp en StereoShift Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:26:33 +0000 https://dev.to/stereoshiftapp/watching-your-iphone-photos-in-3d-on-any-vr-headset-with-no-uploads-or-cables-2jg8 https://dev.to/stereoshiftapp/watching-your-iphone-photos-in-3d-on-any-vr-headset-with-no-uploads-or-cables-2jg8 <p>Most people with a Quest, Pico or Vision Pro hit the same wall: the photos and videos you actually care about live on your iPhone, and getting them onto the headset in 3D means converters, cloud uploads, USB cables and renaming files to _sbs.</p> <p>StereoShift is an iPhone, iPad and Mac app that tries to make that one flow: make the 3D version on the phone, then watch it on the headset.</p> <h2> 1. Make it 3D </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>AI 2D to 3D.</strong> An on-device depth model (Apple Neural Engine, fully offline) turns ordinary photos and videos into side-by-side (SBS) 3D. You can adjust the 3D strength, and videos keep their original audio.</li> <li> <strong>Spatial to SBS.</strong> iPhone Spatial photos and videos get split into left and right views, so they play on Quest, Pico, XREAL or any SBS player, not just Vision Pro.</li> <li> <strong>Stereo Camera.</strong> Take a left photo, slide the phone about 6.4 cm to the right without turning it, take the right photo, and the app merges them into a real-depth 3D photo. That's handy on older iPhones and the iPhone Duo, which can't shoot Spatial. It works best for still scenes 2 m or more away.</li> </ul> <h2> 2. Watch it on the headset </h2> <p>This is the part I like most. StereoShift has a built-in <strong>Web Share</strong> server: it hosts a private, PIN-protected gallery on your local Wi-Fi (or the iPhone's own hotspot). Open the address in the headset's browser, tap a thumbnail and hit <strong>Enter VR</strong>, and you're watching in stereo. Nothing is uploaded anywhere and no files are copied.</p> <h2> Details </h2> <ul> <li>iPhone, iPad, Apple Silicon Mac and Vision Pro, iOS 17+</li> <li>Everything runs on-device, with no account and no data collected</li> <li>Free with optional in-app purchases ($1.99/week or $9.99 lifetime)</li> </ul> <p>App Store: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6759077023?ct=dv_en_new261024&amp;mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6759077023?ct=dv_en_new261024&amp;mt=8</a></p> <p>Happy to answer questions about the depth model, the WebXR viewer or the stereo capture in the comments.</p> ios vr ai showdev