What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2025?

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Based on rumors and historical product release information, 2025 is going to be an exciting year for Apple. As we outlined in our annual What to Expect Guide, Apple is redesigning the iPhone, jumping into new smart home tech, and preparing to launch new Apple-designed chips.

Early in the year, we're expecting to get the iPhone SE 4, a low-cost iPad, M4 MacBook Air models, and a new iPad Air, then later, we'll get a new smart home "Command Center," a whole new iPhone 17 lineup, new Apple Watch models, the Mac Pro and Mac Studio, plus a bunch more.

While we know what's likely to launch based on rumors and past release information, we want to hear from the MacRumors community. What are you hoping to see Apple release this year?

Are you looking forward to a new version of Siri? New iPhone features? A more cohesive smart home strategy? What do you want to see in iOS 19 and macOS 16?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and take a look at our What to Expect guide for an overview of the current rumors. We'll be hearing a lot more about Apple's 2025 plans in the coming months, and as always, we'll have in-depth coverage at MacRumors.com.

If you want to discuss Apple's upcoming products, our MacRumors forums are an excellent resource, plus they're a great place to get help on current Apple products, software, and just to find like-minded folks in the Apple community.

A big thank you to our readers and our forum members for continuing to make MacRumors the number one source for Apple news, rumors, and advice. MacRumors celebrated its 24th birthday this year, thanks to our dedicated supporters. We're looking forward to another year of rumors and product launches in 2025. Happy New Year!

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New AirPod Pros and a HomePod (or similar) with screen.

 

[Ctrlos]

It’s high time Apple remembered that users don’t buy the iPhone, they buy iOS and give it a bit of a refit. I’m not talking about a huge rebuild but when large phones became the norm they stretched it and called it a day.

Better use of glassmorphism. An adoption of the universal Android back gesture. Put notifications and control centre on the multitasking screen so you can get them with one hand.

 

[PsykX]

...a completely developed operating system without alpha/beta/experimental components for my daily driver.

One sure thing for Apple is that you'll never switch to Microsoft.
Everything's either Beta or MVP in their software (or should I say MMMVP) 🤣

 

[g0estoeleven]

A new Apple TV capable of delivering a full 24/192 audio over HDMI.

Also an open Apple Music API that is easily integrated into HiFi audio gear (no, AirPlay is not good enough!).

Finally, an Apple Classical app for Apple TV, too.

 

[257Loner]

For Apple's desktop peripherals on the left to feel and function like genuinely "Pro" peripherals on the right:

 

[JTK Awesome]

lower prices (obligatory rant)

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return of normal hardware colors like (Product)RED, black, silver, etc.

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Face ID replacing Touch ID everywhere

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Snow Leopard-like update to all OS's - ZERO new features, just "tighten the screws" on everything by improving efficiency and squashing bugs

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Siri knowledge of what songs are in my Apple Music library everywhere, all the time, on every device, instead of the frequent "I couldn't find [ song in my library that I correctly described for you ] on Apple Music or in your Library"

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Games worth playing by adults in Apple Arcade

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HomePods that aren't hard of hearing

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APM overhauled with

· latest H-series chip
· cleaner more Apple-like design (see Bose 700 for an example of better-looking better-designed headphones)
· lighter weight
· a REAL carrying case
· included AUX and USB-C cables
· Lossless audio, at least over USB-C
· a price lowered to match other mid-level headphones

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APP with larger, more spherical, less slippery eartips

 

[DotCom2]

Apple Pencil for iPhone please.

 

[RogueWarrior65]

Spotlight that isn't totally useless.

 

[rp2011]

Mac Studio

 

[drrich2]

From Apple's point of view, the Mac is a small and minor product. Apple has become an iPhone company.

Which is a problem. If you look at the iPod, iPhone and Apple Watch, you see examples of what someone else explained years ago about Apple's strategic approach - enter an established market segment with room for innovation, craft a superior product in that segment, sell and make a bunch of money. The iPhone wasn't the first smart phone, but it was groundbreaking, dethroning the Blackberry (previously considered so addictive it was nicknamed the Crack-berry).

And Macs help support the 'walled garden' Apple ecosystem. Many people appreciate the interoperability of Apple products. So the Mac feeds the iPhone's success.

But as a market segment matures (e.g.: Android phones get progressively robust), it gets harder to outrun the pack. That's even more a problem for a company that chooses to focuses on providing a premium brand experience with several product categories but not nearly the diverse array of Microsoft, for example. A few things great rather than many things 'pretty good or better.'

The Apple Car fell through, it seems. They need the next generation of Car Play to get out. A cheaper Vision Pro with a focus on industrial applications to provide a solid revenue base to drive further innovation would be good.

Here's something I'd like to see Apple put out. A virtual reality headset similar to the Vision Pro but that relies on a Mac, iPhone or iPad to do the processing 'heavy lifting' and deliver the content to your headset. My reasoning:

1.) You should get the same high quality experience.
2.) A lot cheaper, since most of us already paid for the hardware that'd do the processing.
3.) When you upgrade your phone or Mac, you might get improved performance, features, etc..., without having to buy a new headset.
4.) If headsets were much cheaper, a family might own 2 or 3 instead of 1 (or none). It's much more practical to get the kid one as a gift.

From what I've read, Nvidia has a service (GeForce NOW) where their system runs demanding games and delivers the content to your device, so in effect you can get good gaming performance on a Mac by having the Mac serve like a 'dumb terminal' for the Nvidia.A And that's cloud based! Can an analogous approach not be used for an Apple headset, using your Mac or iPhone to drive it?

If the Apple Vision Pro could be offered as a head set via wifi using your Mac or iPhone/iPad to do the processing, and that headset were, oh, say, a grand, would you buy one?

 

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Aperture X

 

[ISignedUpToAskThis]

What I'd be happy with:

AirPods Pro 3 - but a proper meaningful upgrade, redesign, H3 chip, other new features, maybe a different colour too
Mac Studio (mid-2025) - similar pricing to current Studio but with M4 Max/Ultra chips
Apple Watch Ultra 3 - again, a meaningful upgrade, not just minimal tweaks
Apple TV 4K - updated version with more connectivity and features
iPhone - An iphone that actually tempts me to upgrade after I skipped last year

What I'd love (but won't happen):

"iMac Studio" - Would love something like the internals of the Studio but inside the Studio Display. Or a new iMac Pro.

 

[drrich2]

Both in phones and laptops, just kill it. In phones it takes up space, space that should be used for the battery.

On the issue of getting rid of MagSafe - if the phone runs all day and needs to be charged at night (a common scenario), a little bigger battery may not change the practical dynamic for many people. On the other hand, the option to lay the phone against one of these multi-chargers (that do a phone, Air Pods and Apple Watch) that charge wirelesses on a nightstand by the bed is a nice convenience (without having the get the USB-C cable and plug it into the phone, never mind the other 2 devices).

My point is, for many people MagSafe on a phone is a convenience. Many years ago an old PowerBook of mine lost display function after our late Jack Russells accidentally snagged the power cable and yanked it into a fall.

How much added battery life would it take to make losing MagSafe from iPhones worth it to the rest of you?

 

[B4U]

An iPhone Pro Mini would be awesome.
I know for sure they would sell at least 1.

Make that 2.
1 for you and 1 for me. 👍

 

[briloronmacrumo]

Mac Studio with M4 or M5
or
32 inch iMac Pro ( or equivalent )

 

[AdamoWoboros]

I want AirPlay fixed; no more static when music is playing, no more of my speaker pairs becoming unpaired or playing music out of sync.
I want Siri to decide whether she can link command and not occasionally make it happen and then tell me five minutes later that she’s unable to link commands.
I want a start my day routine where I can say “good morning, Siri” and she tells me what’s on my calendar that day. (Alexa has had this forever).
I want 3rd party integration with Siri so I can start my truck like I did with Alexa.

A wall hanging HomePod for my entryway would be great too.

<3 -Adam

 

[ThailandToo]

Instead of updating hardware and software annually, update it when it’s ready and there’s something worthy of an upgrade.

For example, iPhones could have a mini every few years, an anir every few years, a Pro every other year and standard every year.

iOS could be released when it’s actually good and without bugs. I still cannot send a photo from the photos app using share. Several little bugs. Snow Leopard style updates.

Don’t roll out AI until it’s ready. So far it’s been a joke. I don’t believe it’s secure in any way.

iPad Pro and Mac mini were the two good releases this year. The MBPs are overpriced and the same. iPhones are boring and have stupid camera controls most don’t care for.

 

[AdamoWoboros]

Oh, yeah, I almost forgot, I want to be able to create rules for iCloud mail directly from the mail app in MacOS and iOS.

 

[Just_Kevin]

Return of the O2 sensor functionality in the Watches (for the US).

 

[Reason077]

I'll go for something realistic: dark mode icons on macOS.

Hmm, I’ve exclusively used dark mode on macOS for many years and never felt the need for specific dark-mode app icons. Unlike iOS, you’re not looking at screens full of app icons that often.

My 2025 wish for macOS is for Apple to renew their focus on quality, performance, and testing.

The System Preferences app, in particular, could use a big overhaul/rewrite to improve its performance and UX. It was updated a few versions back with a worse iteration and had sucked ever since.

I’d also like to see improvements to the way Widgets are supported on macOS. Would be great if you could arrange widgets on a specific desktop and access them instantly with a hotkey, just like the old Dashboard days except with the modern widget tech.

 

[e-coli]

Fix the UX on iOS. iOS 18 is horrendous.

Either kill or revamp Apple Maps. I’ve been a long-time evangelist of Apple Maps but it has fallen so far behind Google Maps it’s hard to make an argument for it anymore. Combine that with the recent maps-specific UX mess, and this app is essentially dead to me now.

 

[NetMage]

Less politically correct AppleTv content.

AppleTV doesn’t have content, it has the content you choose to subscribe to - you can subscribe to something less politically correct if desired.

Apple TV+ is content from Apple and if you don’t like their choices or shows, don’t subscribe. You are free to subscribe to whatever is available - Apple doesn’t control that, you do.

 

[ChrisMac47]

A smaller iPhone. This obsession with ever larger phones is just silly ... bring back Jonny Ive!

 

[NetMage]

As an android user I'm surprised people keep buying iPhones and iPad if the software isn't stable.

As an iPhone user I’m surprised anyone buys Android. Stability is relative and Android isn’t more stable than iOS, just less stable then we wish.

 

[F-B-Z]

A highly portable laptop like the MacBook 12“ and/or macOS on some iPads. If you are not a social media influencer, it is almost impossible to get serious work done on an iPad.