This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: touch is finally coming to the Mac with next year’s M6 MacBook Pro, plus iPhone 18 design changes and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.
Touchscreen coming to M6 MacBook Pro
Ming-Chi Kuo reported this week that Apple’s M6 MacBook Pro will be the first Mac model to include touchscreen support. He writes:
The OLED MacBook Pro, expected to enter mass production by late 2026, will incorporate a touch panel using on-cell touch technology.
That OLED model is also expected to include an M6 chip, a major hardware redesign, and possibly even 5G connectivity.
My takeaways
There have been plenty of whispers about this change coming, including evidence it would happen in the M6 MacBook Pro redesign. But now with Kuo’s corroboration, it seems all but certain.
Touch coming to the Mac is long overdue, in my opinion. While I don’t think it will necessarily prove a core feature for the average Mac user, if Apple wants more iPhone owners to switch to Mac from a PC or Chromebook, touch should be available to them. Otherwise, the Mac will always seem stuck in the past when stacked against its competition.
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 design changes
A pair of rumors arrived this week concerning design changes coming to the iPhone 18 and 18 Pro.
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