Up to date 03/02/22: Apple has despatched out invites to its subsequent particular occasion on March 8 at 10am Pacific Time. It’s a web based streaming occasion, and the tagline on the invitation is “Peek Efficiency.”

Apple doesn’t typically take part in huge industry-wide occasions like CES or E3. Probably the most worthwhile firm on the planet holds its personal occasions, thanks very a lot. A number of instances a 12 months, Apple invitations the press and {industry} professionals out to a theater (or a pc display) to listen to all about its newest services. Apple calls these “Particular Occasions,” and streams them on-line to its tens of millions of followers.

There’s additionally WWDC, Apple’s Worldwide Developer Convention, a multi-day occasion in the midst of the 12 months targeted on periods for builders, serving to them take advantage of out of the newest Apple instruments and merchandise. It kicks off with an enormous keynote that serves to announce new merchandise (sometimes the newest variations of iOS and macOS, in addition to a couple of {hardware} merchandise).

This text shall be up to date periodically as we get a clearer image of when Apple will maintain its yearly occasions, and which merchandise it might introduce. Apple is a really secretive firm, and the leaks and rumors about its merchandise are sometimes incorrect. Bear that it thoughts: you by no means actually know what Apple goes to do till the corporate makes a public announcement!

March 8: iPhone SE, iPad Air, and Macs?

Apple has held an occasion within the spring for 5 of the final seven years. As the corporate’s portfolio of services grows, it’s getting more durable to cram all of them into simply two or three occasions. On March 8 at 10am, Apple can have a particular occasion to introduce new merchandise. The tagline on the invitation is “Peek Efficiency” and it options an apple brand with a number of receding colours.

What would possibly Apple announce in 2022? The iPhone SE was final up to date in 2020, and present iPhone SE rumors recommend a refreshed mannequin in 2022. There are conflicting rumors about what to anticipate, however most assume the brand new iPhone SE will resemble the present mannequin, up to date with an A15 processor and 5G capabilities.

Apple additionally has some extra Macs to unveil because it furthers its transition away from Intel chips to Apple Silicon. There are two rumored merchandise that might be prepared in time for a spring announcement: A brand new 27-inch iMac with mini-LED ProRes show and M1 Professional or M1 Max processor, and an up to date Mac mini with those self same new processors. In February, Apple registered three new Mac fashions with the Eurasian Financial Fee, labeled A2615, A2686 and A2681. A kind of was described as a laptop computer, and might be a part of the spring occasion. Nonetheless, merchandise have generally appeared on this regulatory database months earlier than launch—this might simply as properly level to a product for WWDC or perhaps a fall launch.

A spring occasion would mark one 12 months because the final iPad Professional replace, so we would see a brand new mannequin with an “M2” processor that carries forth the architectural enhancements of the A15. The iPad Air is prepared for a refresh, too.

The latest report from Bloomberg means that Apple will solely introduce the iPhone SE and iPad Air replace, not any new Macs or different iPads.

June 2022: WWDC

Apple at all times holds its week-long builders convention in June, sometimes within the first or second full week of the month. We anticipate WWDC 2022 to land within the June 6-10 week, although the 13-17 is a chance.

Apple at all times reveals its new working methods at WWDC, which implies: iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16.

New {hardware} generally makes an look at WWDC as properly, and it’s normally the stuff that builders care most about: “Professional” mannequin Macs. New MacBook Professional fashions had been simply introduced in late 2021, however the Mac Professional desktop may make an look, as may a brand new Mac mini (a favourite product amongst builders), together with an exterior monitor.

September 2022: iPhones and Apple Watch

September is the month when Apple declares new iPhones and a brand new Apple Watch. We anticipate the iPhone 14 to supply a considerably new design, and naturally higher efficiency and cameras. The Apple Watch Collection 8 may convey the design modifications we anticipated in 2021 however didn’t get, like flat edges and extra colours. There’s additionally discuss of doubtless increasing the Watch line to 3 sizes.

October/November 2022: Further merchandise

In fact, Apple has loads of different merchandise to maintain us updated on. 2022 may see a brand new AirPod Professional replace, Apple TV, a brand new MacBook Air, and naturally a brand new model of the iPad or iPad mini.

Any of those merchandise may are available in an October or November occasion. Apple has quite a lot of companies now–Apple TV+, Health+, iCloud+, Music, Information, and Arcade–and main enhancements to them might be introduced at any time. In fact, there’s additionally room for brand spanking new merchandise, just like the AR/VR headset we hold listening to about however by no means appears to materialize. We’ll have a greater thought of what to anticipate from a year-end occasion as 2022 progresses.

Awards and honors

Apple has given out app awards for years, however 2019 was the primary time there was an precise ceremony for such. The Better of 2019 app awards had been held at a small December occasion in New York, with principally the nominated builders and a few press in attendance. It was not streamed on-line.

Additionally for the primary time in 2019, Apple held an awards ceremony for Apple Music. There was a live-streamed efficiency by Artist of the 12 months Billie Elish as a part of it, the occasion as a complete was saved principally to the music {industry}. In 2020, these occasions had been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Awards had been nonetheless given, however there was no occasion.