Apple Iphone 17 Event Live Updates: The Biggest Rumors On Airpods, Apple Watch Series 11, More

By Nina Raemont, Wearables Editor

Could Apple adhd bosom complaint monitoring to its newest AirPods lineup? The Apple-owned Powerbeats Pro 2 unveiled earlier this twelvemonth pinch nan feature, and nan workout earbuds stock nan AirPods Pro 2's H2 chipset. It's not unreasonable to foretell nan feature's presence successful Apple's latest earbuds. 

By Nina Raemont, Wearables Editor

Apple is releasing its caller watch lineup amid a competitory scenery of wellness wearables. Its smartwatch motorboat tomorrow, which reportedly includes nan merchandise of nan Series 11, Ultra 3, and perchance an SE 3, could support its gross momentum, which surpassed $100 cardinal successful Q2, going, according to Counterpoint Research. 

Counterpoint credits nan "continuous evolution" of nan brand's wellness and health-monitoring features for its gross achievements. Apple could unveil much wellness advancements astatine tomorrow's event, arsenic rumors astir a caller hypertension monitoring characteristic aliases AI-infused wellness coaches swirl.

By Jason Hiner, Editor successful Chief

Okay, truthful we're doing this. Lots of Apple arena sum incoming connected ZDNET this week. What are you anticipating nan astir from Apple, aliases what do you want to cognize coming retired of tomorrow's iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods launch? Sound disconnected successful nan comments below.

By Nina Raemont, Wearables Editor

Apple's latest smartwatch software, WatchOS 26, has fixed america a fewer glimpses astatine what nan Series 11 is tin of. Outside of those package updates, I'm keeping my eyes and ears unfastened for rumors, murmurs, and whispers connected Apple's adjacent wearable. Here are 5 features we're presently looking at.

• Sleep scores
• An updated processor
• Satellite connectivity connected nan Ultra 3
• A revamped Health app
• Blood unit tracking

By Jason Hiner, Editor successful Chief

While nan iPhone has virtually each of nan smartest AI apps disposable from nan latest AI trailblazers, it lacks nan benignant of heavy integration of AI features that are only disposable astatine nan intersection of nan operating strategy and nan latest hardware.

Here are 7 competing services and features I'd for illustration to spot Apple adopt pinch nan iPhone 17:

• ChatGPT's Voice Mode
• Pixel 10's Pro Res Zoom
• Google's Magic Cue
• Anthropic's Deep Research
• Best Take from Google Photos
• Much broader connection support
• Google's Conversational photograph editing

While nan hold successful rolling retired Apple Intelligence features whitethorn not person seemed to wounded nan iPhone during nan past year, Apple will request to adjacent nan spread to debar nan iPhone 17 emotion for illustration a instrumentality that's a measurement behind. As of correct now, Google tin make a beautiful beardown lawsuit that it offers nan smartest telephone money tin buy.

By Kerry Wan, Managing Editor

Leaks and rumors person suggested that nan upcoming bid of Pro iPhones will characteristic a redesigned camera bar, pinch nan aforesaid statement of cameras successful nan upper-left area arsenic erstwhile models, flanked by further sensors connected nan correct broadside -- each upheld by a protruding module. For telephone enthusiasts, think Poco M4 Pro design.

There will besides beryllium a two-toned information of nan backmost sheet that functions arsenic a wireless charging area. If we get lucky, Apple whitethorn moreover springiness america reverse wireless charging, a characteristic prevalent connected Android flagships that allows you to complaint different Qi-supported devices erstwhile group connected nan backmost of nan phone.

By Kerry Wan, Managing Editor

An ultra-thin and ray iPhone would beryllium refreshing to spot from Apple, arsenic its existent four-iPhone lineup has remained successful spot since nan iPhone 12 bid successful 2020. 

The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly characteristic a ample show size, a titanium frame, and a revamped camera barroom pinch only a azygous sensor.

Also: If these iPhone 17 Air rumors are real, my aged telephone is astir to beryllium retired

Apple is besides expected to switch nan iPhone 17 Plus pinch nan iPhone 17 Air, arsenic consumers person shown nan slightest liking successful nan erstwhile model. This perchance positions nan Air exemplary arsenic some nan champion large iPhone that doesn't costs arsenic overmuch arsenic nan Pro Max and nan astir portable for those who want that.

Zoom retired a bit, and you mightiness moreover beryllium looking astatine nan beginnings of what an iPhone Fold acquisition could beryllium for illustration successful a twelvemonth aliases two.

By Kerry Wan, Managing Editor

While rumors of nan upcoming products person been swirling complete nan past year, nary preview is much charismatic than Apple's arena invitation graphic, filled pinch capable Easter eggs to support fans excited and journalists engaged. 

This year, we're seeing an Apple logo shimmering successful blue, orange, red, and yellow, followed by nan words "Awe dropping." My 3 theories for what nan creation implies are...

• iPhone 17 Pro colors: Expected to dwell of Orange, Black, Silver, and Dark Blue
• A vapor enclosure for cooling: This year's Apple arena invitation besides resembles a power representation -- reds and oranges hint astatine warmth, while nan cooler blues propose somesthesia regulation. That could beryllium a subtle motion to upcoming thermal improvements.
• Other somesthesia features: We whitethorn perchance spot assemblage somesthesia and humor unit monitoring crossed caller AirPods and Apple Watches.

By Sabrina Ortiz, Senior Editor

The institution will proceed to clasp a livestream truthful that nan nationalist tin tune successful and watch its newest products motorboat successful existent time. The livestream is typically hosted on Apple's main website and YouTube, opening up to viewers respective minutes earlier commencement time.

This year, nan arena will footwear disconnected astatine 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET.

By Sabrina Ortiz, Senior Editor

Apple has confirmed via societal media that this year's autumn arena will return spot connected Sept. 9 astatine Apple Park successful Cupertino, California. Select members of nan press, including ZDNET's Jason Hiner and Nina Raemont, will be successful person, but nan nationalist will beryllium invited to subordinate virtually via livestream.