Mark Gurman: 86.5% accurate

402 rumors

Since Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman began his career reporting on Apple rumors as a teenager at 9to5Mac, he has leaked countless products and even more features: he’s now widely regarded as one of the greatest Apple leakers of all-time.

Rumor list

2022

⏳iOS 16 public beta releasing alongside beta 3
⏳Software and “other products” coming on June 6
⏳watchOS 9 will be “significant” update
⏳iOS 16 will have “major changes across the system”
⏳Apple working on Lightning to USB-C adapter
⏳iPhone 15 to get USB-C
⏳iOS 15.5 has support for upcoming Macs
⏳AirPods Max refresh happening in 2022
⏳AirPods Pro 2 coming in Fall 2022
⏳iPhone 14 Pro only getting 48MP camera
⏳iPhone 14 satellite feature nearing launch
⏳24-inch iMac with M3 chip coming in late 2023
✅New Beats Studio buds colors launching April 13
✅New Beats Studio buds colors are pink, gray and blue
⏳Pro Display XDR 2 will have webcam
⏳Pro Display XDR 2 has 7K resolution
⏳New Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR coming in 2022
⏳iOS 16 Health app has better sleep tracking
⏳iOS 16 Health app getting medicine management
⏳iOS 16 Health app will have new women’s health features
⏳watchOS 9 will have improved atrial fibrillation detection
⏳watchOS 9 getting new low-power mode
⏳watchOS 9 will have many faces updates
⏳watchOS 9 will have new pre-selectable workouts and new metrics
⏳Apple Watch Series 8 temperature sensor will only be for fertility planning
⏳Apple Watch Series 8 to get body temperature sensor
⏳Apple Watch blood pressure sensor coming in 2024/2025
⏳“New Macs coming around the middle of the year or early in the second half”
⏳iOS 16 won’t have a major redesign
⏳iOS 16 will have “significant enhancements”
⏳2022 iPad Pro coming in Fall
⏳Apple will release iPhone subscription service in 2022 or 2023
⏳2022 MacBook Air coming in second half of the year
⏳New iMac Pro is definitely coming
✅New Apple monitor coming March 8
✅Apple Studio coming March 8
✅New Apple monitor is ready to go
⏳Apple Watch Series 3 won’t be sold after 2022
⏳Apple Watch Series 8 will have major activity updates
⏳2022 Apple Watches will have faster chips
⏳Apple is making a iPad/MacBook hybrid
⏳Apple will release new Macs in May/June
⏳Mac mini will have standard and Pro lines this year
⏳2022 will be biggest year of Mac releases ever
⏳2022 MacBook Pro will have lower storage configurations
⏳2022 MacBook Pro will have M2 chip
⏳2022 MacBook Pro won’t have Mini-LED or 120Hz
⏳2022 MacBook Pro will be low-end refresh
✅Apple will hold event on March 8, 2022
✅New iPad Air coming in Spring 2022
⏳New Mac mini coming in Spring 2022
✅iPhone SE 3 coming in Spring 2022
✅Apple will turn iPhones into payment terminals
✅Payment terminal feature coming in iOS 15
⏳Apple will release most products in history in Fall 2022
⏳Apple AR/VR headset won’t ship until 2023
✅Apple holding March/April event
✅iPhone SE 3 coming in March/April
⏳M2 chip will have faster 8-core CPU
⏳M2 chip will have 9/10-core GPU
✅Apple’s external display will be a half-price XDR display
⏳Apple will announce all Apple Silicon Macs by June 2022

2021

⏳Apple AR/VR headset will have VR FaceTime
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will have Animoji
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will cost around $2,000
⏳Apple AR/VR headset won’t be about the metaverse
✅No more Apple events in 2021
✅2021 MacBook Pro coming in October
✅2021 MacBook Pro chips will be called “M1 Pro” and “M1 Max”
⏳2022 iPhone will be “a complete redesign”
⛔️Second Apple Fall 2021 event will be for iPad + Mac
✅Apple Watch Series 7 will launch alongside iPhone 13 but ship later
⛔️All 2021 iMac colors will be in stores
⛔️Apple Watch Series 7 will lave flat screen and edges
✅Apple Watch Series 7 Modular Max watch face
✅Apple Watch Series 7 Continuum watch face
✅Apple Watch Series 7 Atlas/World Timer watch face
✅Apple Watch Series 7 new Hermès watch face
✅Apple Watch Series 7 new Nike watch face
✅Apple Watch Series 7 will come in 41/45mm sizes
✅2021 iPhones will have portrait mode video
✅2021 iPhones will have ProRes video
✅2021 iPhones will have speciality filters
⏳iPhone satellite will allow you to send emergency texts
⏳iPhone satellite will allow you to report emergencies
⏳iPhone satellite connectivity coming in 2022
⏳Apple Glass will be Tim Cook’s final product as CEO
⏳HomePod + Apple TV device coming in 2023
⏳Foldable iPhone still 2-3 years away
⏳All Macs will have Apple Silicon by November 2022
✅AirPods 3 coming in Fall
✅Apple September 2021 event will be virtual
✅2021 MacBook Pros coming by November
⏳2022 iPhone will have even smaller notch cutout
✅2021 iPhones won’t have Touch ID
✅2021 iPhones will have smaller notch
✅2021 iPhones will have “more advanced video recording features”
✅2021 iPhones will have increased optical zoom
⛔️2021 iPhones will have always-on display
✅2021 iPad mini looks similar to iPad Air
⏳Apple Pay Later will allow interest over course of months
⏳Apple Pay Later will allow 4 interest free payments
✅No major Apple announcements happening for several weeks
✅Apple Watch Series 7 will have thinner display borders
⛔️Apple Watch Series 7 will have better screen lamination
⛔️Apple Watch Series 7 will have upgraded UWB
⛔️Apple Watch Series 7 will have faster chip
⛔️Apple Watch Series 7 will have upgraded wireless
⏳Apple Watch SE 2 coming in 2022
⏳Apple Watch Series 8 will have body temperature sensor
⏳Apple Watch Series 8 will have “explorer” or “adventure” edition
✅iPadOS 15 will have improved multitasking interface
✅iOS 15 will have redesigned notification banners
✅iOS 15 will allow you to set status for notifications
✅iOS 15 will get privacy control panel for data tracking
✅iOS 15 Lock Screen redesign delayed
✅macOS 12 will be a small update
⏳2022 iPad Pro will have redesigned glass body
⏳2022 iPad Pro will have MagSafe
⏳2022 iPad Pro will have reverse wireless charging
✅2021 iPad mini will have redesigned body
✅2021 iPad mini will have slimmer bezels
✅2021 iPad mini will have no home button
✅2021 iPad mini will launch near the end of the year
⛔️2021 iPad 9 will be thinner
✅2021 iPad 9 will release near the end of the year
⏳Future iPads will have larger displays
⏳New version of AirPower proper still coming
⏳AirPods Max will get new colors
⛔️AirPods 3 being readied for release
✅AirPods 3 will have updated charging case
⏳AirPods Pro 2 will have “updated motion sensors with a focus on fitness tracking”
⏳AirPods Pro 2 will release in 2022
✅Beats Studio Buds coming in June
✅2021 MacBook Pro will have 10-core CPU
✅2021 MacBook Pro will have 16/32-core GPU
✅2021 MacBook Pro will have up to 64GB RAM
✅2021 MacBook Pro will have improved neural engine
⛔️2021 MacBook Pro will launch in Summer
⏳2022 Mac mini will have 10-core CPU
⏳2022 Mac mini will have 16/32-core GPU
⏳2022 Mac mini will have up to 64GB RAM
⏳2022 Mac mini will have improved neural engine
⏳2022 Mac mini will have 4 I/O ports
⏳Redesigned Mac Pro releasing in 2022
⏳2022 Mac Pro will have 20/40-core CPU
⏳2022 Mac Pro will have 64/128-core GPU
⏳2022 MacBook Air has M2 chip with faster 8-core CPU
⏳2022 MacBook Air will have 9/10 GPU cores
⛔️New MacBook Air will debut near end of 2021
✅iPadOS 15 will have redesigned Home Screen
✅iPadOS 15 Home Screen can replace all apps with widgets
✅iPadOS 15 Home Screen can place widgets anywhere
✅iOS 15 will have upgraded notifications
✅iOS 15 will have new notification menu for driving/working/sleeping
✅iOS 15 notifications toggle in Control Center
✅iOS 15 will have better auto replies for messages
⛔️iOS 15 will have more iMessage social features
✅iOS 15 will have new privacy feature for silent tracking
✅2021 iMac will have bigger display
✅2021 iMac will have iPad Pro-like processor
⏳HomePod + iPad device will have robotic arm
⏳HomePod + Apple TV combo will include camera for video calls
✅2021 iPad Pro will release in second half of April
⛔️Apple AR/VR headset will release before the end of 2021
⛔️Apple AR/VR headset will come at in-person event
✅Apple HomePod mini has hidden temperature and humidity sensor
⏳Apple Watch Explorer Edition is coming in 2021 or 2022
⏳Apple Watch Explorer Edition will be more impact resistant
⏳Apple Watch Explorer Edition will have more rubberized casing
⛔️Apple Watch Series 7 will have new swim tracking features
✅2021 iPad Pro will have Mini-LED on 12.9-inch model only
✅2021 iPad Pro will have better cameras
✅2021 iPad Pro will release in April
⛔️Apple will hold an event in March
✅No Apple event on March 16
✅2021 iPad Pro will have chip as powerful as M1
✅Apple magnetic battery will have white rubber exterior
✅Apple magnetic battery pack coming for iPhone 12 models
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will focus on gaming, watching video and communicating
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will have some AR functionality
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will have ultra high-res displays
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will have built-in fan
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will have prescription lens option
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will launch in 2022
⛔️2021 iPhone will have a model without Lightning port
✅2021 iPhone will be an S year
✅2021 MacBook Pro will lose Touch Bar
✅2021 MacBook Pro will have MagSafe with faster charging
✅2021 MacBook Pro will have Apple Silicon with “more cores and enhanced graphics”
✅2021 MacBook Pro will have brighter and higher-contrast displays
✅2021 MacBook Pro will have 14/16-inch displays
⛔️2021 MacBook Pro will have minor design changes
✅2021 iMac will have bezels similar to Pro Display XDR
✅2021 iMac will have flat rear housing
⏳2022 MacBook Air will be more expensive than $999
⏳2022 MacBook Air will have MagSafe
⏳2022 MacBook Air will have 2 USB 4 ports
⏳2022 MacBook Air will have 13-inch display with thinner bezels
⏳2022 MacBook Air will be “thinner and lighter”
⏳Mac Pro will be updated version of current model with Intel
✅New Mac Pro will look like Power Mac G4 cube with Apple Silicon
⏳Future Mac will have cellular connectivity
⏳Future Mac will have Face ID

2020

⏳Apple Silicon will have 8, 12, or 16 high-performance cores
⏳Apple Silicon with 32-core CPU coming in half-size Mac Pro
✅New Apple Silicon coming in Fall and Spring 2021
✅Next Apple Silicon will have two lines
⏳Next Apple Silicon will have 64/128 dedicated graphics cores
⏳Next Apple Silicon with dedicated graphics coming in 2022
✅New 13-inch MacBook Pro coming at November 10 event
✅New 13-inch MacBook Air coming at November 10 event
✅AirPods 3 will have AirPods Pro-like design
✅AirPods 3 won’t have noise cancellation
✅AirPods 3 will have new wireless chip
✅AirPods 3 coming in first half of 2021
⛔️AirPods Pro 2 coming in 2021
⏳AirPods Pro 2 will have new wireless chip
⏳AirPods Pro 2 will have circular design with no stem
✅AirPods Max delayed again
✅AirPods Max won’t have replaceable headband
✅AirTags not coming in November
✅Old iPhones will lose headphones and charger in box, too
✅USB-A Lighting cable replaced with USB-C to Lighting
✅First Mac with Apple silicon coming at November event
✅2020 iPhone 12 Pro will have stainless steel edges
✅2020 iPhone 12 will have aluminum edges
✅New iPad Air orders going live imminently
✅iPad will get A14 chip before iPhone
✅Lower-cost Apple Watch will be called “Apple Watch SE”
✅Apple Watch SE will be similar to Series 5
✅Apple One unveil at September 15 event
✅Apple fitness service coming at September 15 event
✅2020 Apple Watch will be called “Series 6”
✅Apple Watch Series 6 will have faster processor
✅Apple Satch Series 6 will have blood oxygen monitor
✅Apple Watch Series 6 will have same 40/44mm sizes
✅No new iPhones coming at September 15 event
✅New iPad Air coming at September 15 event
✅New Apple Watch coming at September 15 event
✅3rd Apple event happening in November
✅No new Apple products coming week of 9/6
✅Apple will announce September event week of 9/6
✅Apple holding event in September 2020
⛔️2020 iPhone 12 will ship ahead of iPhone 12 Pro
✅2020 iPhone 12 models will have A14 chip
✅2020 iPhone 12 Pro will have new dark blue color replacing Midnight Green
✅2020 iPhone 12 Pro will have LiDAR
✅2020 iPhone 12 Pro will have 6.1 and 6.7-inch models
✅2020 iPhone 12 will have 5.4 and 6.1-inch models
✅Lower-cost Apple Watch SE coming in 2020
⛔️Apple Watch SE will replace Series 3
✅Apple TV 6 delayed until 2021
⛔️Apple TV 6 remote will have Find My
✅iOS 14 will launch in September
✅2020 iPhones will run firmware higher than 14.0
✅Apple charging mat still coming
✅Apple services bundle will be called “Apple One”
✅Apple One releasing in October 2020
⛔️Apple One will have 4 tiers
✅Apple One coming in an update to iOS 14 later in 2020
✅Apple One will have savings of $2-5
✅Apple TV will include one year of free Apple Arcade with purchase
✅Apple Fitness subscription service coming
✅2020 iPhones debuting in October 2020
✅Apple TV+ gaining CBS and Showtime bundle for $9.99/month
✅Apple TV + gaining ^ on August 17
✅iOS 14 won’t be called iPhoneOS 14
✅macOS 10.16 will make it easier to port iOS apps
✅watchOS 7 will have sleep tracking app
✅watchOS 7 will have kids mode
✅watchOS 7 will have new watch faces
✅iOS 14 will have car key feature
✅iOS 14 will have new translation feature
✅iOS 14 will have updated tools for making AR apps
✅iOS 14 will have “updates to the Podcast service”
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will have “ultra-high-resolution screens”
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will have cinematic speaker system
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will have dedicated App Store
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will have Siri + physical control
⏳Apple AR/VR headset will be made of fabric
✅First ARM Mac announced at WWDC 2020
✅Apple Card gaining interest-free payments for more products
✅Apple Card gaining ^ “in the coming weeks”
✅Apple silicon coming to Mac in 2021
✅Apple silicon will be much faster than iPhone/iPad chips
✅Apple silicon will have 8 high-performance cores
✅Apple silicon will have 4 energy-efficient cores
✅Apple silicon will have 12+ core processors
✅Apple silicon will first appear in new laptop
⛔️Apple over-ear headphones will have premium and fitness versions
✅Apple over-ear headphones will have interchangeable ear pads
✅Apple over-ear headphones will have “retro look with oval-shaped ear cups”
✅Apple over-ear headphones will be “convertible from comfort to fitness use”
✅2020 iPhone 12 Pro will have “flat stainless steel edges”
✅2020 iPhone 12 Pro will have “more sharply rounded corners like the iPad Pro”
✅2020 iPhone 12 Pro will have flat screens
✅2020 iPhone 12 Pro will have triple cameras
✅2020 iPhones will release weeks later than normal
✅2020 iPhones will have big chip improvements with AI + AR focus
✅2020 iPhone 12 will have dual cameras
✅New HomePod will be “about half the size of the original”
✅New HomePod will have a similar design to original
✅New HomePod coming in the second half of 2020
✅Apple AirTags will have functionality similar to Tile devices
⛔️Apple AirTags will be bundled with leather sleeve
✅Apple AirTags will have keychain attachment
✅Apple AirTags are “thin, small, puck-shaped”
⛔️Apple AirTags will release in 2020
✅New HomePod coming in 2020
✅New MacBook Pro coming in 2020
✅New budget iPads coming in 2020
✅New iMac coming in 2020
✅3rd-party apps will be allowed over first party versions
✅3rd-party apps for default web browser
✅3rd-party apps for default email app
✅3rd-party apps coming with iOS 14
✅3rd-party music services coming natively to HomePod
✅3rd-party music services coming to Siri on iPhone/iPad
✅3rd-party music services releasing with iOS 14 HomePod update
✅Apple working on original podcasts
✅iPhone SE 2 will have A13 chip
⛔️iPhone SE 2 coming in March 2020
February 18, 2021

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