Window bar and close button no longer appear on any visionOS window

Question

Level 1

4 points

Window bar and close button no longer appear on any visionOS window

Hello,

The window bar (the horizontal grabber below a window) and the close button to its left do not render for any window on my device.

Gazing at the region below a window's bottom edge produces no reveal animation and no ornament. Because the grabber never appears, windows cannot be repositioned or closed through the normal gaze-and-pinch interaction.

This reproduces in first-party apps (Settings, Safari, Photos) as well as in my own app, so it does not appear to be app-specific.

This occurred after playing around with some of the Accessibility options (Guided Access, Full Keyboard Access, etc.), so I wonder if that could be related to this issue. Disabling these features did not resolve the issue. The device has worked perfectly fine before then.

Environment: visionOS 26.6.1, Apple Vision Pro.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Apple Vision Pro

Posted on Aug 17, 2026 2:50 PM

Reply

Answer 1

léonie

Level 10

204,967 points

Sep 2, 2026 3:04 AM in response to agh34

That is strange. Just some ideas:

Have you tried a different environment? The horizontal grabber seems to be hidden behind the horizon.

You could also check this by resizing the window. Try to grab one of the corners to make the window smaller.

Have you tried to recenter the view? Recenter your view on Apple Vision Pro - Apple Support

"If content in your view isn’t where you want it, you can quickly bring it where you’re looking.

To recenter everything in your view—such as apps, Environments, and interactive experiences—press and hold the Digital Crown."

Reply