The Verifier: 53.9% accurate

Israeli site The Verifier shares occasional exclusives revealing the development of new Apple products, features and updates.

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Rumor list

2021

April

• New Apple Pencil coming at April 20 event, link

2020

November 22

• iPhone 7 and newer required to run iOS 15, link
• iOS 15 launching in September 2021

November 9

Foldable iPhone details, link

• Larger display than standard iPhone
• Base storage of 256GB
• 8GB RAM
• Coming in 2022
• $1,499

June 1

• iOS 14 to support same iPhones and iPods as iOS 14, link

April 9

• iOS 14:
  • Redesigned home screen will allow widgets next to apps, link
    • Side widgets screen will disappear in future iOS versions
    • Live icon animations (ex. Weather shows temperature)
    • List view coming similar to watchOS
  • No major OS redesign
  • Messages app:
    • Delete sent messages after some times passes
    • Set conversation backgrounds
    • More Memoji options
  • AR FaceTime game
  • Siri:
    • Updated design
    • New voices
    • Deeper OS integration
    • Less queries resulting in ‘I found this on the web’
• Next generation HomePod getting new design
  • Coming later in 2020
• iPhone 12 getting LiDAR sensor

April 7

• iPadOS 14:
  • Even more “extensive” trackpad/mouse support, link
  • Notes app gaining new features
    • Perform calculations
    • Drawing assist
  • Widgets can be moved around on the home screen
  • Small change to gestures
  • Calculator app coming
  • Weather app coming
  • Status bar gets redesigned icons
  • More rounded edges in apps and menus
• 3rd generation Apple Pencil:
  • Same design as 2nd generation
  • Longer battery life
  • Locate in Find My

March 31

• iOS 13 beta coming within days, link
  • Will be iOS 13.4.1

March 27

• watchOS 7:
  • “Fresh design,” with tweaks to first party apps, link
  • Blood oxygen monitoring
  • Sleep tracking
  • Not coming to second generation Apple Watch (2016 model)
  • Siri upgrades
• Apple Watch Series 6:
  • More battery life
  • Broader LTE support
  • WiFi 6
• 2021 Apple Watch Series 7 to include Touch ID
  • Embedded in Digital Crown or below the display

March 23

• tvOS 14:
  • Kids Mode watch profile, link
    • More control of what kids can watch
    • More control of how long kids can watch
    • Updated UI for children
  • Screen Time
• New Apple TV hardware:
  • Announced at an event in November/December 2020
  • Updated remote
  • A11/A12 processor
  • Storage:
    • 64GB
    • 128GB
• Apple holding November/December 2020 event

2019

May 17

• Safari push notifications coming to iPhone and iPad, link
  • Starting with iOS 13

April 25

• New Marizpan apps coming as soon as macOS 10.15:
  • iWork suite (Pages, Keynote, Numbers)
  • FaceTime
  • Mail
  • Calendar
  • Notes
  • Reminders
  • Photos
  • Messages
  • Maps
  • Books
  • Shortcuts
  • Files
  • Podcasts
  • Calculator

April 13

• Triple cameras coming to 2019 iPhones, link
  • Night photography mode
  • Convenience upgrades in the camera app
    • “Smarter depth photography”
    • “Advanced AR capabilities”
    • New photo mode for wider shot
  • Major stabilization upgrade

April 5

• TestFlight support for Mac apps
  • Coming at WWDC 2019, link

February 1

• iOS 13 gaining dynamic wallpapers that change based on daytime, link

January 31

• iOS 13 may drop support for:
  • iPhone SE
  • iPhone 6s, link

2018

September 21

• Coming in macOS 10.15:
  • 4 window split screen, link
  • Shortcuts app
  • iOS-like Control Center (came in Big Sur)
  • Refreshed Notification Center (came in Big Sur)
    • Grouped notifications

September 14

• iOS 12.1 beta releasing for developers next week, link
  • Will support group FaceTime calls
  • Between Wednesday and Friday
  • Public releasing coming as early as November 2018
• iOS 12.2 releasing in March 2019
• iOS 12.3 releasing in June 2019
• watchOS 5.1 will include ECG app

August 19

• New versions of iOS 12 will include features that Apple can enable remotely, link

2017

April 16

• tvOS features coming as soon as version 11:
  • Multiple user support, link
  • Picture-in-picture support

March 27

• Siri upgrades in iOS 11:
  • Learn from user habits to offer different actions based on context, link
  • Deeper integration in tvOS and watchOS
  • Larger part in Messages app
  • Siri iCloud sync

January 20

• Apple developing Group FaceTime, link
  • Coming as soon as iOS 11
  • Start video call directly via icon in toolbar
  • Call up to five people at once