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iPad Pro Will we see announcement today for Apr 13 event?
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I stopped believing them after they were inaccurate with AirPower! ?
AirTags too!
Any product with the word "Air" at the beginning is destined to be in hell.
Beta 6 was Wed 31st. Developer warning was Mon 5th.
Metro exodus revealed mac release date of Wed 14th. This is a red herring unless iMac is included in event. But faceid for iMac seems to be in prototype stage still.
If we need an entire week for betas, then invites and RC tmr, full release on the 14th with an event.
April 20th seems inappropriate. 27th is too close to earnings. Leakers point to mid April.
Metro exodus revealed mac release date of Wed 14th. This is a red herring unless iMac is included in event. But faceid for iMac seems to be in prototype stage still.
If we need an entire week for betas, then invites and RC tmr, full release on the 14th with an event.
April 20th seems inappropriate. 27th is too close to earnings. Leakers point to mid April.
The logic goes: the iMac releases along side this game to show off mac gaming. But if this connection isn't true, then Metro Exodus release is just a random date, a red herring.
To me, the iMac releasing on the 14th seems too soon given the new size rumour, and faceid issues, but then again faceid doesn't take much development to add.
You're an engineer at Apple?
Also, it seems more likely that they'll release the larger iMac a while after they release the smaller iMac. Bloomberg said months ago that Face ID is delayed to the generation after this new generation.
Oh, I see now. There are way too many clues suggesting that the smaller iMac will be released soon. I already provided a timeline in this thread (I think).
Check this, last years iPads were dropped on Wednesday!
I say no event before WWDC. I'm not saying they won't do a press release of new iPads like last year. But new iMac and AirTags deserve bigger stage and I can see them being announced at WWDC alongside the new softwares. Especially since it's a digital event again and no one will know or see banners ahead of time. It'll be a bigger surprise.
Do regular consumers watch WWDC? It's like 2 hours long and directed at "developers".
We're in the YouTube/tiktok generation, where content is 10 minutes or less. No consumer hardware will be launched at WWDC.
I don’t think we’re going to get an event before WWDC. Pretty likely at this point it’s just going to be a series of press releases.
I doubt 'regular' consumers watch any full-length keynotes anyway, hence why Apple now does recaps that are a couple minutes for YouTube. So yeah, still likely to see hardware at WWDC. I have to agree, I just don't see an event happening at this point. I'm just hoping for press releases either tomorrow or next week.
What still chaps my hide is that, if it's all going to be press releases, then why did they delay the iPhone cases and Watch bands so long? Were they just that adamant about them launching along side the iPad? Seems dumb to me if that was the case... unless they're having an event. Idk, it's just been a really weird Spring in AppleLand.
Yeah, I doubt ‘regular’ consumers watch the WWDC keynote, but Apple fans likely do. I know I do. I even get up at 3am in my country to watch it stream live.
As for watch bands and iPhone cases, I think that the new colours will give away the new iPad cover colours, so the delay is potentially to release them with the iPad covers.
Event....keynote....press release....a banner flying in the sky....I don't care how Apple does it, I just want a new 12.9 inch iPad Pro and compatible Magic Keyboard available ASAP. As in, right now this minute!
The announcement of WWDC does not indicate that no event will take place.
2019: March event (25th) announced Monday 11th, WWDC Thursday 14th.
2018: March event (27th) announced Friday 16th, WWDC Tuesday 13th.
2019: March event (25th) announced Monday 11th, WWDC Thursday 14th.
2018: March event (27th) announced Friday 16th, WWDC Tuesday 13th.
There wouldn't be enough time to introduce all sorts of hardware and all sorts of software in such a short WWDC event.
But then why not just release the Watch bands and iPad/iPhone cases? Unless the cases for the new old iPads will not fit the new iPad. But still, they usually release the iPhone and Watch cases together. Rarely do the iPad cases get updated. I think they only did it once, last year, with a handful of colors (Surf Blue and Cypress Green come to mind). I could be wrong, I don't follow iPad cases as closely as iPhone cases and Watch bands.
2018 was the only instance of that happening. I mean, it could still happen but I just really don't think we're going to see another keynote before WWDC. I'm thinking just press releases. Spring 2019 Keynote was announced (just barely) before they announced WWDC.
? Just take my money already Tim!
Now that the Find my network is out, is an event likely anymore? Beta 7 is out too, granted with few changes in xcode, but that pushes the iPad timeline back. If the RC drops Friday, event invites too, then event Wednesday? I'm doubting anything but press releases now. Metro exodus (14th) might truly be a red herring.
RC should drop on the day the new Pros ship. Probably a press release with orders starting that day. Shipping 1 week later. Date? Who knows? April 13 for press release is my guess. Shipping on the 20th.
RC is not the full version of iOS, it's the Release Candidate. See:
SemanticsRC is not the full version of iOS, it's the Release Candidate. See:
What I was saying is, why would iPads release with a release candidate that is not a public release. I would think iOS should go public the same day as iPads are launched if their going together.
Am grasping at straws here, but John Gruber is alluding that there might be an announcement soon:
"And if Apple really is on the cusp of announcing AirTags (and perhaps updated AirPods too), this is how they do it. Promote their partners’ products this week, ahead of their own announcement."
daringfireball.net
"And if Apple really is on the cusp of announcing AirTags (and perhaps updated AirPods too), this is how they do it. Promote their partners’ products this week, ahead of their own announcement."
Apple Announces Third-Party Products That Work With ‘Find My’ Network
Link to: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/04/apples-find-my-network-now-offers-new-third-party-finding-experiences/