{"id":646,"date":"2026-06-25T05:17:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/?p=646"},"modified":"2026-06-25T05:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:17:50","slug":"sonarsight-help-troubleshooting-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mickeydesigns.com\/home\/sonarsight-help-troubleshooting-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"SonarSight \u2014 Help &amp; Troubleshooting Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SonarSight \u2014 Help &amp; Troubleshooting Guide<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<!-- SonarSight \u2014 Help & Troubleshooting -->\n<!-- Paste this into a Custom HTML block in WordPress -->\n\n<style>\n.ss-guide { max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: inherit; }\n.ss-guide h2 { font-size: 1.4em; margin: 2em 0 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.3em; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0; }\n.ss-guide h3 { font-size: 1.1em; margin: 1.6em 0 0.4em; }\n.ss-guide p { margin: 0 0 1em; }\n.ss-guide ul, .ss-guide ol { margin: 0 0 1em 1.5em; padding: 0; }\n.ss-guide li { margin-bottom: 0.4em; }\n.ss-guide code { font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.9em; background: #f4f4f4; padding: 2px 5px; border-radius: 3px; }\n.ss-guide pre { background: #f4f4f4; border-left: 3px solid #ccc; padding: 1em; overflow-x: auto; border-radius: 3px; margin: 0 0 1em; }\n.ss-guide pre code { background: none; padding: 0; }\n.ss-guide table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 1.5em; font-size: 0.95em; }\n.ss-guide th { background: #f4f4f4; text-align: left; padding: 8px 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd; font-weight: 600; }\n.ss-guide td { padding: 8px 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd; vertical-align: top; }\n.ss-guide blockquote { border-left: 3px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0; padding: 0.6em 1.2em; background: #fafafa; color: #555; border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0; }\n.ss-guide blockquote p:last-child { margin: 0; }\n.ss-guide a { color: inherit; }\n.ss-guide strong { font-weight: 600; }\n.ss-toc { background: #fafafa; border: 0.5px solid #ddd; border-radius: 4px; padding: 1rem 1.25rem; margin: 0 0 2em; }\n.ss-toc h3 { margin: 0 0 0.6em; }\n.ss-toc ol { margin: 0; }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"ss-guide\">\n\n<p>SonarSight turns the room around you into a real-time, thermal-style depth visualization on Apple Vision Pro. This guide walks through how to use it, what to expect, and how to fix the most common issues.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you can&#8217;t find what you need below, get in touch at <code>info@mickeydesigns.com<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ss-toc\">\n  <h3>Table of Contents<\/h3>\n  <ol>\n    <li><a href=\"#getting-started\">Getting Started<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#effects\">Effects<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#troubleshooting\">Troubleshooting<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#privacy\">Privacy<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#safety\">Safety<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"#contact\">Contact &amp; Feedback<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"getting-started\">Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n<ol>\n  <li>Open SonarSight from the Home View on your Apple Vision Pro.<\/li>\n  <li>A small window will appear with the SonarSight title, two effect toggles, and an <strong>Enter Immersive Space<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n  <li>Tap <strong>Enter Immersive Space<\/strong>.<\/li>\n  <li>The first time you do this, Vision Pro will ask permission to sense the world around you. Tap <strong>Allow<\/strong> \u2014 SonarSight needs this to map the shape of your room.<\/li>\n  <li>Within a few seconds, the surfaces around you (walls, floor, ceiling, furniture) will begin to glow in a smooth gradient of color. Closer surfaces appear warm; distant ones cool down toward blue and violet.<\/li>\n  <li>To leave, tap <strong>Exit Immersive Space<\/strong> in the same window.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> SonarSight works best in a room you can move around in safely. Stay aware of your real surroundings \u2014 the visualization overlays your room but doesn&#8217;t change what&#8217;s actually there.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"effects\">Effects<\/h2>\n\n<p>SonarSight includes two optional effects, controlled by the toggles in the main window. They only become active once the immersive space is open.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Sonar Pulse<\/h3>\n\n<p>A rhythmic wave of brightness that travels outward from your viewpoint and washes across the surfaces of the room. Use this when you want a more dynamic, &#8220;echolocation&#8221;-like feel.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Edge Glow<\/h3>\n\n<p>Highlights the edges of surfaces with a luminous outline. This makes architectural detail \u2014 door frames, shelves, room corners \u2014 stand out more clearly. Great for rooms with a lot of flat surfaces that would otherwise blend together.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can toggle either effect on or off at any time, and they can be used together or independently.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"troubleshooting\">Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n\n<h3>The toggles are greyed out<\/h3>\n\n<p>The Sonar Pulse and Edge Glow toggles only become active after you&#8217;ve opened the immersive space. Tap <strong>Enter Immersive Space<\/strong> first, and the toggles will become tappable.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Nothing happens when I enter the immersive space \u2014 I don&#8217;t see any color on the walls<\/h3>\n\n<p>A few possible causes:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li><strong>Give it a moment.<\/strong> SonarSight has to build a 3D mesh of the room before it can render anything. This usually takes a few seconds, but in larger or more complex rooms it can take a little longer.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Move around slowly.<\/strong> The visualization updates as Vision Pro learns the shape of the space. Turning your head, walking a few steps, or looking at a part of the room you haven&#8217;t seen yet will fill in more surfaces.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Lighting matters for scene scanning.<\/strong> Vision Pro&#8217;s scene reconstruction works best in normal indoor lighting. In a pitch-black room, it may struggle to map surfaces. Try with at least a little ambient light.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Check world sensing permission.<\/strong> Open the Settings app on Vision Pro \u2192 <strong>Privacy &amp; Security<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Surroundings<\/strong>, and make sure SonarSight is allowed. If you accidentally denied it, you can re-enable it here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>The colors look stuck or don&#8217;t update as I move my head<\/h3>\n\n<p>The visualization is driven by Vision Pro&#8217;s head tracking. If it isn&#8217;t responding to your movement:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>Exit the immersive space and re-enter it.<\/li>\n  <li>Make sure you don&#8217;t have a Persona or another spatial experience interfering.<\/li>\n  <li>If the issue persists, restart Vision Pro by holding the top button and the Digital Crown together, then sliding to power off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>The app launched but no window appeared<\/h3>\n\n<p>This is rare and usually means the immersive space session ended unexpectedly. Close SonarSight fully (look at it in the App Switcher and pinch the close button), then reopen it.<\/p>\n\n<h3>SonarSight says it&#8217;s not supported on this device<\/h3>\n\n<p>SonarSight requires:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>Apple Vision Pro<\/li>\n  <li>visionOS 26 or later<\/li>\n  <li>Scene reconstruction support (built into every Vision Pro device)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re getting this message on a real Vision Pro, make sure your system software is up to date: <strong>Settings \u2192 General \u2192 Software Update<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>The visualization flickers or has gaps in it<\/h3>\n\n<p>This happens when Vision Pro is still learning parts of the room. The gaps will fill in as you move around. Reflective surfaces (mirrors, glass), very dark surfaces, and thin objects (curtains, hanging cables) are sometimes harder to scan and may appear less complete.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Performance feels sluggish<\/h3>\n\n<p>SonarSight runs at the headset&#8217;s full frame rate on supported hardware. If things feel sluggish:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>Close other immersive apps that may still be running in the background.<\/li>\n  <li>Restart Vision Pro.<\/li>\n  <li>Make sure your device isn&#8217;t overly warm \u2014 performance can be reduced when the device throttles thermally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>I want the visualization to stop, but the toggles don&#8217;t seem to turn it off<\/h3>\n\n<p>The Sonar Pulse and Edge Glow toggles only control the <strong>extra<\/strong> effects. The base thermal depth visualization is always active while the immersive space is open. To turn everything off, tap <strong>Exit Immersive Space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"privacy\">Privacy<\/h2>\n\n<p>SonarSight uses Vision Pro&#8217;s world-sensing capability to read the shape of your room in real time. This data is used <strong>only<\/strong> to render the visualization on-device, in the moment. SonarSight does not:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>Save any scans, meshes, photos, or video<\/li>\n  <li>Send any data over the network<\/li>\n  <li>Use third-party SDKs, analytics, or trackers<\/li>\n  <li>Have any accounts, sign-in, or in-app purchases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>You can revoke world-sensing access at any time from <strong>Settings \u2192 Privacy &amp; Security \u2192 Surroundings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"safety\">Safety<\/h2>\n\n<p>Even though SonarSight runs in mixed immersion and you can still see your real environment, please:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>Keep a safe area around you, free of trip hazards.<\/li>\n  <li>Don&#8217;t use SonarSight while walking down stairs, near pets, or in any situation where reduced attention to your surroundings could cause harm.<\/li>\n  <li>Take breaks if you experience any discomfort from extended headset use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"contact\">Contact &amp; Feedback<\/h2>\n\n<p>Found a bug, have a feature request, or want to send a screenshot of how your space looks? I&#8217;d love to hear it.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <code>info@mickeydesigns.com<\/code><\/p>\n\n<p>Please include:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>What you were trying to do<\/li>\n  <li>What happened instead<\/li>\n  <li>Your Vision Pro&#8217;s visionOS version (<strong>Settings \u2192 General \u2192 About \u2192 Software Version<\/strong>)<\/li>\n  <li>The SonarSight version (visible in <strong>Settings \u2192 Apps \u2192 SonarSight<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Thanks for trying SonarSight.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SonarSight \u2014 Help &amp; Troubleshooting Guide SonarSight turns the room around you into a real-time, thermal-style depth visualization on Apple Vision Pro. This guide walks through how to use it, what to expect, and how to fix the most common issues. If you can&#8217;t find what you need below, get in touch at info@mickeydesigns.com. 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