As regular, WIRED can even be working an Apple occasion liveblog through the present on Tuesday morning. We’ll be posting up-to-the-minute particulars and real-time evaluation of what’s happening at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, the place the occasion is being held. We’ll even have a roundup of all the pieces massive that Apple introduced shortly after the occasion, and we’ll go extra in depth on all issues Apple on this week’s Gadget Lab podcast.

Apple has been doing these September occasions persistently for a decade now, ever because it launched the iPhone 5 in 2012. By now, they’re easy and polished—and prerecorded—showcases that prep the Apple trustworthy for the corporate’s slate of fall releases. That consistency has additionally made the bulletins simpler to foretell. As with each one among these streaming infomercials, rumors and leaks have already spilled the beans on what’s more likely to be introduced. 

What to Expect

Unless Apple has managed to line up a banger of a one-more-thing, this week’s occasion will most likely really feel extra muted than Apple’s final announcement. In June, Apple revealed its lengthy awaited upcoming Vision Pro mixed-reality headset. It was massive information for Apple, because it was the primary new gadget class Apple has made a foray into for the reason that Apple Watch. By comparability, the September occasion is more likely to function far more iterative updates to the sorts of gadgets you count on Apple to hit its yearly cadence on—telephones, watches, and possibly some AirPods. Expect to listen to a whole lot of fuss about new software program updates and what number of extra M2 chips Apple has shoved into one M2 chip.

The massive rumor across the new iPhone is the doubtless introduction of a USB-C charging port instead of the Lightning connector. Apple has lengthy clung to its proprietary Lightning plug, which stays an Apple-specific interface that is used solely on its merchandise. Last 12 months, Apple mentioned it will “have to comply” with an EU ruling that requires private gadgets like telephones to make use of USB-C charging as a default. According to reporting by famous Apple information soothsayer Mark Gurman, this could possibly be the 12 months Apple begrudgingly adopts the usual, which is ubiquitous throughout the remainder of the electronics trade.

Another leak signifies that each one fashions might have Apple’s Dynamic Island, the increasing widget bubble on the prime of the display that shows notifications and contact controls. Other than that, the telephones are more likely to behave like new iPhones. They’ll are available in 4 or so fashions of various worth ranges, a few which can function titanium siding as an alternative of the iPhone’s typical stainless-steel.

Other doable bulletins embrace an replace to the Apple Watch Ultra, up to date AirPods, the discharge of the brand new Journal app for iOS, and extra particulars in regards to the Apple Vision Pro headset. Stay tuned and we’ll see you Tuesday morning!