Apple declares September iPhone Glowtime launch occasion

Apple has introduced the date of its massive iPhone launch this 12 months with the teaser “It’s Glowtime”.

The occasion will happen at Apple Park in California on September 9 at 6pm, UK time. 

Your first query may properly be one thing else, although: what on Earth is glowtime?

Our greatest guess is that glowtime is a reference to the brand new type of Siri animation, current within the iOS 18 software program we’ve recognized about since June’s WWDC present. 

While you activate the subsequent model of Siri, a brilliant rainbow-like impact takes over the sting of your iPhone display screen. And whereas Siri hasn’t grabbed too many headlines not too long ago, she’s going to nonetheless be the face of Apple Intelligence. 

Speaking to Siri by way of an iPhone 16 will really feel extra pure, due to LLM (massive language mannequin) tech much like that utilized in well-known chatbots like ChatGPT. 

Apple Intelligence can even summarise and transcribe telephone conversations, and Siri will be capable of connect with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to get extra data when obligatory. 

Not bothered concerning the AI stuff? We’re more likely to see loads of {hardware} on the September It’s Glowtime launch.

On the iPhone aspect, we’ll meet the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Professional, and iPhone 16 Professional Max. They’re anticipated to have even greater screens this 12 months. 

The iPhone 16 Professional Max is more likely to have a large 6.9-inch show, up from 6.7 inches within the iPhone 15 Professional Max. 

Modifications within the iPhone digicam array embody a 5x optical zoom for the iPhone 16 Professional, a better decision 48-megapixel ultra-wide digicam sensor for the Professional fashions, and a snazzy new digicam button. It’s rumoured to have the ability to emulate the texture of a devoted digicam shutter button, the place a half-press focuses with out taking an image. 

The Apple Watch household can even get upgrades. Apple’s Watch Collection 10 is more likely to be a bigger model, roughly matching the dimensions of the Apple Watch Extremely. 

A contemporary Apple Watch SE might decrease the value of entry for the sequence by utilizing vibrant plastic casings as an alternative of aluminium. And the top-tier Watch Extremely household will seemingly get a 3rd mannequin, though it’s anticipated to look quite a bit just like the one you should purchase at this time. 

Apple’s It’s Glowtime occasion begins at 6pm on September 9, and also you’ll be capable of watch it reside from the Apple Occasions web site.