Top Stories: All-New Apple Operating System, iPhone Leaks, and More

Apple's yearly September lawsuit with caller iPhone and Apple Watch models and perchance a fewer different announcements is coming up quickly, truthful we should beryllium proceeding thing soon astir an authoritative date.


We're continuing to perceive rumors astir those iPhone and Apple Watch models, positive a fewer different products that are a spot further down the line. Apple is besides putting the finishing touches connected iOS 26 and related operating strategy updates successful beforehand of adjacent month's event, truthful work connected beneath for each the details connected these stories and more!

Top Stories

Apple Working connected All-New 'Charismatic' Operating System

Apple's long-rumored location hub instrumentality and eventual tabletop robot volition run connected a caller operating strategy code-named "Charismatic," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.


The caller home-focused operating strategy volition reportedly blend elements of tvOS and watchOS and revolve mostly astir timepiece faces and widgets. Siri dependable commands and interaction input volition beryllium supported, arsenic good arsenic multi-user enactment with automatic facial recognition.

For much connected Apple's astute location plans, beryllium definite to cheque retired last week's occurrence of The MacRumors Show.

iPhone 17 Pro Max's Internal Design With Metal Battery Allegedly Leaks

Alleged images of the iPhone 17 Pro Max's interior design person surfaced, offering a imaginable look wrong the instrumentality earlier it is announced by Apple adjacent month.


The images amusement that the iPhone 17 Pro Max volition seemingly diagnostic 2 versions of a metal-covered battery, an L-shaped 1 to beryllium utilized successful models that still person a carnal SIM paper tray and a much rectangular 1 for models that deficiency a carnal SIM paper tray, specified arsenic those sold successful the United States.

Apple Watch Ultra 3 Just Weeks Away: Eight Reasons to Upgrade

We're lone weeks distant from Apple's yearly iPhone lawsuit and on with the caller iPhone 17 series, we're going to get a new mentation of the Apple Watch Ultra for the archetypal clip since 2023, and it should present a fewer upgrades.


We're besides expecting insignificant updates for the mainstream Series 11 model, and possibly a spot much important changes for the fund third-generation Apple Watch SE that should beryllium seeing its archetypal update since 2022.

For those users looking further ahead, 1 study claims at slightest 1 Apple Watch exemplary volition spot a "significant redesign" successful 2026, with a possibility of Touch ID for biometric authentication.

Here's Everything New successful iOS 26 Beta 7

Apple is nearing the decorativeness enactment connected improvement for the archetypal nationalist merchandise of iOS 26, pushing retired caller betas to developers and nationalist beta testers this week.


The redesigned Blood Oxygen feature that rolled retired to Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 models successful the U.S. past week is present included successful iOS 26 and watchOS 26 betas, portion there's present an enactment to person notifications erstwhile the caller Adaptive Power mode successful iOS 26 turns connected to assistance prevention battery.

Apple Rumored to Launch 'TechWoven' Cases for iPhone 17 With 'Crossbody Strap' Option

Earlier this week, we got our archetypal glimpse astatine what volition reportedly beryllium Apple's new premium lawsuit worldly for the upcoming iPhone 17 lineup, replacing the highly criticized FineWoven cases that debuted alongside the iPhone 15 lineup.


A consequent leak indicates the new worldly whitethorn beryllium dubbed "TechWoven," with the cases disposable successful a fig of colors for the assorted models. Previously seen lanyard attachment points connected Apple's first-party cases for the iPhone 17 lineup whitethorn alternatively beryllium intended for a "Crossbody Strap" accessory mentioned connected the alleged lawsuit packaging.

Apple Releases iOS 18.6.2 With Security Fixes

Apple this week released insignificant iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 updates delivering information fixes. According to the Apple's information enactment document, the updates code a representation corruption contented that could hap from being sent a malicious representation file.


Apple says it's alert that the contented may person been actively exploited successful an "extremely blase onslaught against circumstantial targeted individuals," truthful portion astir users are improbable to beryllium targeted, it's inactive a bully thought to marque definite your devices are updated.

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