Apple signals three potential fall product launches in iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate updates
Apple's recent software previews suggest a foldable iPhone, a touchscreen MacBook, and a new Home security camera could be introduced later this year.
Apple's WWDC announcements for iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate included software changes that hint at three new hardware products slated for a fall release. The iOS beta contains references to a device’s fold state, angle and multiple displays, suggesting a foldable iPhone, tentatively called the iPhone Ultra. The update also adds landscape support for more built-in apps and allows developers to resize the iPhone Mirroring app on macOS.
macOS Golden Gate introduces touch-oriented features such as scroll-to-refresh, direct touch input for Sidecar, a new drawing iMessage app, and expanded markup tools, which analysts interpret as preparation for a touchscreen MacBook, referred to as the MacBook Ultra. UI spacing has been adjusted to accommodate larger touch targets.
In the Home ecosystem, iOS 27 adds several HomeKit Secure Video enhancements, including support for 4K video, and the Home app gains new automation-related functions. Bloomberg reports that Apple is developing an in-home security camera with facial recognition and infrared sensors, positioning it to compete with third-party HomeKit cameras.
"The device has facial recognition and infrared sensors to determine who is in a room," Bloomberg cited Mark Gurman.
These software clues have fueled speculation that Apple will unveil the foldable iPhone, the touchscreen MacBook, and its own security camera before the end of the year.