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Apple Event Predictions

Jonathan Gulbrandsen

Jonathan Gulbrandsen

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Apple Event Predictions

As we are less than a week away from Apple's "It's Glowtime" event, I figured I should put my stake in the ground with regards to what I expect we will see at this event:

General

  • The hardware announcements will be the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10 and Ultra 3, and AirPods 4
    • The reason I do not expect more than this, is that I fully expect a separate October event with Mac and iPad announcements
  • They will announce rollout timing of Apple Intelligence
  • We will get specific dates for the release of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11 and macOS Sequoia
  • I believe the event will clock in at around 1.5 hours

iPhone

  • Pro line will get a slightly larger screen
  • The new capture button will be a thing, but only on the Pro lineup
  • The new capture button will be capacitive, letting you zoom or change modes but simply sliding your finger up and down it
  • The 5x optical zoom will come to both sizes of Pro models (not just Pro Max as is today)
  • The ultra-wide camera will get a massive upgrade
  • There will be new Apple Intelligence features, potentially unique to the iPhone 16 models, discussed
  • I believe there is a chance preorders will start Thursday rather than Friday. But gun to my head I say still Friday

Apple Watch

  • At least one of the models will get a larger screen, and potentially larger physical dimensions
  • There will be a new health feature (not necessarily sensor!) announced
  • There will be a new watch face
  • Apple Watch bands will still be compatible with previous generations, but this might be the last year to say that (as next year in the 10th anniversary year of the original Apple Watch)

Other

  • Fall lineup of Apple TV+ shows will be highlighted through a promo reel
  • Emmy awards will be mentioned
  • Apple Vision Pro will be discussed (briefly)
  • They will announce some new environmental initiative or feature of the new products, so in other words something new to put in places like this:
From Apple's iPhone 15 Pro website
  • FineWoven will not be cancelled as popularly believed. I think it stays at least one more year
  • Apple Fitness+ will be discussed, either just as a mention or more likely some sort of a update

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