Apple seems to have sufficient upcoming product bulletins to justify a full occasion this month, but all indicators point out these reveals can be dealt with by means of a sequence of press releases as a substitute.
There are a mess of rumors from dependable sources about particular bulletins within the coming weeks, so this is the whole lot that Apple might have feasibly included in a hypothetical February occasion:
- iOS 18.4 preview (beta anticipated subsequent week)
- New iPhone 16 colour choice
- iPhone SE (fourth technology)
- Apple’s first customized modem chip (debuting in iPhone SE)
- iPad (eleventh technology, A17 Professional or A18)
- iPad Air (11- and 13-inch, M3 or M4)
- Redesigned Magic Keyboard for iPad Air
- MacBook Air (13- and 15-inch, M4)
- AirTag (second-generation)
- Imaginative and prescient Professional-related announcement ({hardware} refresh so as to add the M5 chip with Apple Intelligence help, a worth drop, a major software program replace, or one thing else)
- Apple Command Heart sensible dwelling hub preview (launch later in 2025)
Tim Cook dinner‘s current social media teaser for an Apple “launch” on February 19 is broadly anticipated to narrate to the fourth-generation iPhone SE. Whereas the submit confirms at the very least one product unveiling, it additionally suggests the corporate won’t be holding a full-fledged occasion within the subsequent few weeks.
Traditionally, Apple has used press releases to introduce merchandise when the updates are extra iterative, however the firm has additionally hosted whole occasions for comparatively modest bulletins, such because the “Scary Quick” occasion in October 2023, which solely noticed the reveal of the M3 MacBook Professional and iMac fashions.
A number of new units are broadly anticipated to be introduced quickly, together with the fourth-generation iPhone SE, the brand new MacBook Air with the M4 chip, and up to date iPad Air and entry-level iPad fashions. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman says that the M4 MacBook Air ought to launch inside weeks, whereas Apple’s provide chain has been getting ready for the arrival of latest iPads. Software program references have already confirmed the existence of many of those merchandise, so launch is sort of actually proper across the nook.
Apple has often held February occasions, however they’re uncommon. In recent times, the corporate has most well-liked March for spring product bulletins, as seen with the 2022 occasion that launched the inexperienced iPhone 13, third-generation iPhone SE, Mac Studio, and Studio Show. If Apple had opted for a February occasion this yr, it will seemingly have had a extra substantial sequence of bulletins than a few of its earlier keynotes.
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