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- Green = True
- Red = False
- Yellow = Pending
2020
December 3
- New Apple announcement on December 8, link
- Happening at 5:30am PST
September 29
- New iPhones won’t include EarPods in the box, link
September 12
- Apple registers AppleOne.x domain names, link
March 26
- iOS 14 leak shows Apple working on AR bowling game, link
March 13
- New MacBook Air releasing as soon as next week, link
March 9
iOS 14 leaks:
- 3rd-party “custom voice synthesizers” to replace Siri’s voice, link
- May not make iOS 14
- Apple Pencil can write in any field to transform into text, link
- Also a “shape-drawing function”
- Messages app upgrades:
- Ability to @mention someone, link
- Retract sent messages
- Group chat typing indicator
- Mark messages as unread
- /me status updates
- New fitness app:
- Called “fit” or “fitness,” link
- Works on all platforms (iOS -> tvOS)
- Apple Watch is used to track progress
- Free (no in-app purchases)
- Activities include: “indoor running, cycling, rowing, stretching, core training, strength training, outdoor walking, dance, and yoga”
January 28
- iOS 13.3.1 leaks image of Powerbeats 4, link
2019
September 19
- First look at AirTag UI in Find My, link
August 30
- Apple developing a Tile-like tracking AirTag, link
- Small and round
- New “Items” tag in Find My app
- “Users will receive a notification when they are separated from a tagged item”
- “Safe locations” for items that can be left far away
- “Lost mode”
- AR mode to locate items in the real world with red/orange balloons
- Removable battery
March 19
- New iPod touch coming soon
- Unveiled as soon as March 20, link
March 6
- Leaked Apple AirPods 2 video ad, link
February 12
- WWDC 2019 happening June 3-7, link
- Location is McEnery Convention Center in San Jose
2018
November 28
- watchOS 5.1.2 to enable ECG on Apple Watch Series 4, link
April 8
- Virgin Mobile UK memo says (RED) iPhone 8 coming soon, link
- Launching as soon as April 9
February 16
- WWDC 2018 happening June 4-8, link
- Location is McEnery Convention Center in San Jose