By email, Apple has just invited the press to its traditional back-to-school keynote. It is on September 9, 2024, from its campus in Cupertino, that the Californian brand should unveil its new smartphones and accessories.
In Silicon Valley, the announcement of new iPhones usually signals the start of the school year. After Samsung (July) and Google (August), Apple has just revealed the date of its next conference. In an email sent to several media outlets on August 27, including Numerama, the Californian company revealed that its next conference will take place September 9, 7 p.m. in France (10 a.m. in Cupertino). Rumors mentioned the date of September 10, but that is the day of the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in the United States.
Apple’s big back-to-school keynote, which should be dedicated to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, has the slogan “Light on the future” (“It’s Glowtime” in English). This should be seen as an allusion to Apple Intelligence, with very colorful animations each time the local processing system is called upon.
The invitation card sent to the media. // Source: Numerama
What will Apple’s big announcements be on September 9?
Apple is rumored to make the following announcements on September 9:
- Apple is expected to launch new updates for its devices, namely iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, tvOS 18 and visionOS 2.
- THE iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro et iPhone 16 Pro Maxsuccessors to last year’s models, should be officially presented (and launched immediately after, probably on September 20). The Pro models would be larger than before, while the standard models would gain support for Apple Intelligence, thanks to a better chip.
- Exactly, Apple IntelligenceApple’s suite of generative artificial intelligence features, is expected to be reintroduced, likely with new features exclusive to the iPhone 16. The brand could clarify its launch strategy, including mentioning its progress in the European Union, where it has so far held off on launching Apple Intelligence.
All Apple Intelligence features use models that use Apple’s Semantic Index. The A17 Pro chip is the only one capable of this. // Source: Apple
- Rumor has it that there will be new AirPods. We are talking aboutAirPods 4, d’AirPods « Lite » (which will not be called that, but will replace the AirPods 2) and a headset AirPods Max 2with USB-C.
- In addition to a Apple Watch Ultra 3Apple could announce a redesign for the watches Apple Watch Series 10. We are talking about bigger screens.
- Other surprises could be on the agenda, particularly regarding services.
