- New MacBook Airs could be next for Apple
- After that it will be iPads and an iPhone in March
- iPadOS 18.3 and iOS 18.3 are also on the way
Next year is shaping up to be a pretty hectic one for Apple, with all kinds of new product reveals predicted by those in the know (including for the iPhone 17) – and we’ve just gotten some more information about when some of these launches will take place. happen.
According to the usually reliable Mark Gurman on Bloomberg, the renewal of the M4 MacBook Air will be Apple’s first major hardware launch in 2025. This is in line with the prediction he made in October.
But how soon will we see these sleek new laptops? Earlier than the iPad 11, the iPad Air 7 and the iPhone SE 4, apparently. Those products are expected “in the spring” in the US, which will be in the fall in the Southern Hemisphere.
Typically for Apple, this means around March – so while we don’t have a set launch date for the M4 MacBook Airs, January or February seem like good bets. These new models have also been leaked by Apple, so a launch seems imminent.
Another iPad 11 leak
In a separate leak, the team at MacRumors has discovered that the entry-level iPad 11 will ship with iPadOS 18.3 pre-installed – which, according to an unnamed source, is “with a proven track record for upcoming Apple software updates.”
The iPadOS 18.3 update (along with iOS 18.3) is expected to arrive “in late January or early February,” which would give Apple time to install it on new iPads, ready for an unveiling sometime in March.
A spring launch (for the Northern Hemisphere) is again mentioned here, adding more weight to that particular claim. It’s not yet clear whether Apple will hold a press event for the launch, or simply issue press releases with the news.
If we get a new iPad, a new iPad Air and the iPhone SE 4, that seems like it would be worth quite an event, complete with a polished video of Apple boss Tim Cook wandering around Cupertino’s Apple Park – and we’ll let you know as soon as there is something official.