The rumored rebrand of Apple ID to “Apple Account” should happen this fall and be reflected in major software updates like iOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11, etc.
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Apple might license Google’s Gemini AI engine to power some of the new AI features coming to iPhone with iOS 18
Apple and Google are actively negotiating using Gemini’s generative large-language models to power some new AI features on iPhone in iOS 18.
An iPhone with under-display Face ID is apparently delayed (again) until 2027
Apple has allegedly delayed (again) a rumored iPhone that would hide a Face ID sensor array under the display, thereby killing the notch, until 2027.
Rumor: Don’t expect OLED iPad Air until 2028 at the earliest
Apple will equip all its tablets with OLED screens, eventually, though the wait for an OLED iPad Air could be a bit longer than anticipated.
Apple is getting ready to launch Vision Pro in eleven new countries
Apple's Vision Pro headset could launch next in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and several other countries, probably before June.
Freeform Scenes in iOS 18 could make navigating large boards less painful
Navigating large boards in Apple's preinstalled Freeform app on iOS 18 should soon be easier thanks to a rumored new feature dubbed "Scenes."
iOS 18 rumored to bring hearing aid mode to AirPods Pro
Your AirPods Pro will gain new capabilities with iOS 18, including a new mode that should enable the earbuds to double as a hearing aid-style device.
Rumor: Apple Watch Ultra with a micro-LED display has been unexpectedly cancelled
Apple may have stopped developing the promising micro-LED display technology that was supposed to debut on the next Apple Watch Ultra.
The bigger OLED iPad Pro could be just 5mm thin
Apple's next iPad Pro should adopt OLED display panels, significantly reducing thickness for both 11 and 12.9-inch models.
iOS 18 should work on the same iPhone models as iOS 17, but iPadOS 18 could nix support for iPads running A10X Fusion
A leaked device compatibility list suggests that Apple's upcoming iOS 18 update will support the same iPhone models as the current 17 software.
ProMotion and Always-On displays should come to standard iPhone models in 2025
ProMotion, Apple's variable display refresh rate technology, should finally trickle down to standard models with next year's iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus.
iPhone 16 Pro expected to get tetraprism lens for 5x optical zoom
Apple's tetraprism lens technology, which debuted exclusively on iPhone 15 Pro Max in 2023, should trickle down to this year's iPhone 16 Pro, a new report has it.