SactoGuy18
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I wonder has anyone analyzed the iOS 26.6 beta code and note are there references to the new Apple TV box and HomePod mini.
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Will Apple Launch New Hardware at WWDC Next Week?
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Black Belt
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iMac The Knife
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Powerbooky
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Since the WWDC is focused on software... why not expand the software development to the older hardware? Revive older iPad's as the HomeHub/control panel on the wall with HomeOS for iPad.
That would be something. Such device will need lots of fast RAM, more neural engines and more GPU core, though. Must be very expensive. However, current Mac's with 48GB or more memory can run local LM's reasonably comfortable. Not as fast as the paid LM's in the cloud, but still usable.
That would be something. Such device will need lots of fast RAM, more neural engines and more GPU core, though. Must be very expensive. However, current Mac's with 48GB or more memory can run local LM's reasonably comfortable. Not as fast as the paid LM's in the cloud, but still usable.
I don’t think so.
What I do think is a lot more likely is that at the beginning of the keynote Apple shows a skit type of thing like the have for the last couple WWDC’s, and they tried to incorporate the CEO transition into that. Like maybe there’s a goofy scene of Tim teaching John how to be a CEO, obviously exaggerated for comedic effect.
And then after that intro skit, Tim mentions the transition and his opening statements and talks about how John will be a great new CEO…
And then I don’t expect it to be mentioned again during the entire presentation, and it will go on as usual being the Craig Federighi show.
That’s just my guess, though.
one more
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At this point, I don’t really expect an M5 Mini, given that it is rumored that the M6 MBP could launch as early as September/October.
At this point, I would expect them to just skip M5 entirely and go right to M6.
There was never an M3 Mini or an M2 iMac so they have proven before that they are not afraid of skipping generations.
Also not for nothing, but the last three Mac mini updates happened during the exact same week as MacBook Pro updates, in November 2020 with the M1, in January 2023 with the M2 series and in October 2024 with the last revision with M4.
At this point, I think it’s likely we get an October event, or an October week of announcements, where they announced the new redesigned M6 MBPs, M6 Mac Mini’s and iMacs.
I’m not entirely sure about the studio, though, could totally see them doing what they have before and introducing an M6Max and M5Ultra on the same day like they did with the current M3Ultra, or they could wait until early next year and just have the entire lineup top to bottom be M6’s.
I just think the time for an M5 Mac mini has long passed, if it was ever going to happen, it was going to be alongside the MBPs in March. Now we are at the point where M6 is right around the corner.
If they hold back the products that are rumoured to be pretty much ready to go and just waiting for the new Siri to be released - HomePod mini, Apple TV and maybe HomePod with display plus AirPods Pro with cameras - then would they do that at the main iPhone & Apple Watch launch event, would they do it in and around that time via press releases only, or would they do another event shortly after the big one for those other products?
None of those options sound ideal to me. If the rumours are true then Apple seems to be building up a real traffic-jam of products to get out in the September timeframe and, even assuming that things like smart glasses and rumoured security camera and doorbell are definitely not 2026 releases, that still feels to me like too many products to try and shoehorn into the main September event especially if Apple is also adding the foldable iPhone in there as well which is something I assume it is going to want to spend a fair amount of the presentation time on.
I'm thinking that quite a few senior people in Apple Marketing must be tearing their hair out trying to work out how to launch so many products within a relatively narrow window while still ensuring that each gets the attention they want it to get.
Admittedly I'm biased because this is what I want to happen but if I was Apple I would consider just getting the refreshes of Apple TV and the existing HomePods out there now with the promise of enhanced functionality that they showcase at WWDC coming in September (assuming Apple is in a position to showcase something credible now).
Right now this seems to be building up to an absolutely crazy September if everything releases at pretty much the same time.
None of those options sound ideal to me. If the rumours are true then Apple seems to be building up a real traffic-jam of products to get out in the September timeframe and, even assuming that things like smart glasses and rumoured security camera and doorbell are definitely not 2026 releases, that still feels to me like too many products to try and shoehorn into the main September event especially if Apple is also adding the foldable iPhone in there as well which is something I assume it is going to want to spend a fair amount of the presentation time on.
I'm thinking that quite a few senior people in Apple Marketing must be tearing their hair out trying to work out how to launch so many products within a relatively narrow window while still ensuring that each gets the attention they want it to get.
Admittedly I'm biased because this is what I want to happen but if I was Apple I would consider just getting the refreshes of Apple TV and the existing HomePods out there now with the promise of enhanced functionality that they showcase at WWDC coming in September (assuming Apple is in a position to showcase something credible now).
Right now this seems to be building up to an absolutely crazy September if everything releases at pretty much the same time.
I mean, if you break it down into two events like Apple used to do in September and October, it’s not really that crazy.
So that’s very likely what they will do.
September: new iPhones, Apple watches, base iPad, and iPad mini. Maybe some new AirPods thrown in there as well.
October: M6 Macs and new home products.
chars1ub0w
macrumors 6502a
The most important release and the one that keeps the company's lights on is the iPhone. Since that comes out like clockwork every year, we should look to hints and clues the new generation 2nm-based process A20 is on-track and ready to go. If there are difficulties, the M6, which is also 2nm-based, would be delayed into next year. Then it makes sense to release Minis based on mature M5 (3nm - TSMC N3P) technology. But M5 wasn't a big leap forwards in performance, so it might have been a stop-gap. M6 is supposed to be the big leap upwards. On 2nm, TSMC N2 is in mass production, N2P is scheduled for mass production 2nd half of 2026 - that could mean anytime until December 2026, and too late for the A20. Is M6 on N2 or N2P? Also, isn't it likely the AI bros have completely outbid Apple for N2P production capacity? Maybe, at this point, Apple should slow the tic-tok cadence.
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With them making another push with AI, and with the recent hype around Mac Mini as a pretty great AI machine, I expect some kind of Mac Mini announcement at the very least. Remember, it’s only been a couple of months since they discontinued the low end Mini, the sort of move that usually indicates an update around the corner. Desktop machines also make a lot of sense for WWDC, a place where developers and others are willing to spend the money for top-of-the line equipment. Of course, as others have pointed out, the chip shortage has changed things, so we’ll know soon enough.
rjp144
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I hope they do release Apple TV, Home Pod, and hopefully Home Hub. Everything else I don’t care about. But these devices are long overdue. And I agree with the comment by kiranmk2 that developers need a way to test AI updates for the first two devices and apps on a Home Hub.
Now that they are memory constrained, this might make sense. It will temper down demand for the current models, but uniquely that might not matter much due to demand exceeding supply.
That's my take.
I think the Studios will be announced precisely in tandem with announcements about how great LLM support is, how you can run your own model, you can even train your own model, here's a demo of training a model on our newest Studio...
Yes they have. And no, such references have not been found.
The site for look for this stuff is https://onejailbreak.com/categories/news/
Although half the news is (IMHO uninteresting) jailbreak details, the other half is obsessive tracking of tech details in each new iOS update (beta or not).
Looks like the most interesting changes in 26.6b1 are various NFC Payment changes.
I would love a good local AI machine. But you just cannot currently do anything like the frontier models so without an insane upfront cost. You would need i the TB range of vram, preferably faster than lpddr5x. Anyway you cut that is a 40k machine these days. At best. Sure , a distilled MoE , targeted models etc would get you far but that would in turn require a really fine tuned system that also gets updated frequently. Still in High end enthusiast domains.
Personally I still want a 256gig m5 ultra as a workstation but that is not replacing anything that runs on a cloud infrastructure.
If apple had some nerd balls they would make an dgx station workstation alternative, call it Mac Pro, sell at some loss to gain traction and usher an new era in personal computing…
Well that’s some dreaming… guess we get a a new media consumption device and some shiny new icons…
Personally I still want a 256gig m5 ultra as a workstation but that is not replacing anything that runs on a cloud infrastructure.
If apple had some nerd balls they would make an dgx station workstation alternative, call it Mac Pro, sell at some loss to gain traction and usher an new era in personal computing…
Well that’s some dreaming… guess we get a a new media consumption device and some shiny new icons…
The current Mac lineup is quite capable, maybe memory shortage is a good thing. It will help break the yearly cycle of unnecessary updates.. 🙂