Here's Everything Apple Released This Week

[MacRumors]

Following a quiet start to 2026, the final week of January has been a busy one for Apple so far. There are new versions of the AirTag and the Black Unity band for the Apple Watch, and the Apple Creator Studio bundle is now available.

Apple also released iOS 26.2.1 and watchOS 26.2.1 updates, and iOS 26.3 beta testing continues.

While the launch of Apple Creator Studio would have been a fitting opportunity for Apple to unveil new MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, unfortunately it looks like that proved to be nothing more than wishful thinking.

We have recapped our coverage of everything new below.

New AirTag

• Apple Unveils New AirTag With Longer Range, Louder Speaker, and More
• 10+ Things to Know About the New AirTag 2
• New AirTag's Improved Precision Finding Requires These iPhone Models
• AirTag 2: These Airlines Offer Feature That Helps Find Your Lost Bags
• Precision Finding on Apple Watch Doesn't Work With the Original AirTag
• Teardown Reveals AirTag 2 is Full of Hidden Changes

New Black Unity Band

• Apple Introduces New Black Unity Apple Watch Band

Apple Creator Studio

• Apple's 'Creator Studio' App Bundle Now Available for $12.99 Per Month
• Apple Creator Studio Hands-On: What You Get for $12.99 Per Month
• Apple Updates Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro With These New Features
• Apple Updates Keynote, Numbers, and Pages Apps With New Free and Paid Features
• Pixelmator Pro Launches on iPad With Apple Pencil Support and More
• Apple Stops Selling $200 'Pro Apps' Bundle With Final Cut Pro and More

Software Updates

• Apple Releases iOS 26.2.1 With AirTag 2 Support
• Apple Releases watchOS 26.2.1, Adding Precision Finding Support for AirTag 2
• Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 to Developers
• Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 to Public Beta Testers
• iOS 26.3 Adds Privacy Setting to Limit Carrier Location Tracking
• Warning: These Continuity Features Are Broken on Latest iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 Betas
• iPhone 5s Gets New Software Update 13 Years After Launch

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[Quasselstripper]

So much reporting about nothing really new…

 

[johnrlaporta]

These guys are killing me. Just need the 16” M5s.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

The exact headline I would expect had Apple released new hardware each day this week, like many thought.

 

[socialwill]

It is interesting all of the rumors where pointing to a launch this week with the release of the Studio suite, even some hardware items are over a month out. Yet some MBP inventory is available and even within 1-2 weeks. Mark G was even less specific on release schedules. Just goes to show you that only Apple knows the release plans.

 

[BPCasey]

Where's the one more thing of M5 Pro MBP?? I gave my old one to my kid and I'm having to use a PoC Windows laptop from work. Not shade, it really is a PoC laptop. I based all my plans on unfounded speculation and rumor and now feel utterly betrayed.

 

[canadianreader]

In a nutshell more ugly Liquid Glass icons and more subscriptions

 

[SvenLorenz1975]

Wow, after ALL of those releases, they probably have to rest for a while. I mean, the people in the Apple stores are only human after all.

 

[lazyrighteye]

Here we go AppleTV, here we go! [clap clap]

 

[Minato1990]

Apple tv better be next week!

 

[Nyx1]

Where M5 pro and max rumor say this week

 

[DMG35]

Where's the one more thing of M5 Pro MBP?? I gave my old one to my kid and I'm having to use a PoC Windows laptop from work. Not shade, it really is a PoC laptop. I based all my plans on unfounded speculation and rumor and now feel utterly betrayed.

Do you really expect the M5 to be that much of a difference than the M4?

 

[klasma]

And the week isn’t even over yet!

 

[BPCasey]

Do you really expect the M5 to be that much of a difference than the M4?

I clearly needed the extra power of the M5 to check my email. No not really is the answer. The lead times on the M4 MBP is now 2-3 weeks. I'm running an m4 pro Mac mini as my desktop machine and I have only ever pushed its capability running local LLM's and rendering big scenes in blender. To be honest if that's what I'm doing I'm already having a good day

 

[K.Haderach]

 

[johnrlaporta]

Do you really expect the M5 to be that much of a difference than the M4?

No, but it will be a great replacement for my 2016.

 

[rip_pixelmator]

Do you really expect the M5 to be that much of a difference than the M4?

It does get dedicated matmul cores, which is why I'm waiting for it instead of getting an M4 Max. But that's a pretty niche use case. For non power users, it's probably not a groundbreaking change.

 

[DocMultimedia]

I'm expecting nothing but a new iPhone this fall. Everything else will be delayed until 2027 so it works with non verbal communication. 🤣

 

[furbzv1]

still waiting on a new Apple TV

 

[kiensoy]

Wondering if there won't be any hardware updates for the Apple TV and the Homepods until Apple releases the updated Siri. I'm guessing a new Siri would be a big new feature for those devices and would probably require a new chip for Apple Intelligence like the latest iPhones.

 

[hajime]

Where's the one more thing of M5 Pro MBP?? I gave my old one to my kid and I'm having to use a PoC Windows laptop from work. Not shade, it really is a PoC laptop. I based all my plans on unfounded speculation and rumor and now feel utterly betrayed.

Our beloved Steve is dead. No more 'one more thing' excitment.

 

[groove-agent]

So much reporting about nothing really new…

I'm surprised this comment hasn't been moderated, but I'm glad it's still here because I agree 100%.

 

[jayducharme]

I just opened Pages and got a message box saying that my version (which was the latest until this week) will no longer be supported. That was a surprise. It suggested I update to the new version of Pages. But that version states "in app purchases". So is Pages still free and fully functional or has it been crippled unless you pay for the creator bundle? I use Pages all the time and I'd hate to lose it. But I also don't want to shell out all that money every year for it.

 

[svish]

Was expecting to see the new MacBooks. Don't know when Apple is planning on launching these. AirTag update was a small one but longer precision finding range is a nice feature.