Apple’s WWDC announcements for iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate were packed with hints about new hardware, including three new products expected to launch this fall.
#1: iPhone Ultra
The first foldable iPhone is launching this September, and iOS 27 is packed with hints about the iPhone Ultra.
iOS 27 beta code, for example, has references to an iPhone’s fold state, angle, and number of built-in displays.
Additionally, Apple built landscape support into many more built-in apps, prepped developers about new app resizing needs, and now lets you freely resize macOS Golden Gate’s iPhone Mirroring app.
For a company that so highly values secrecy, it’s pretty remarkable how much evidence iOS 27 contains about a foldable iPhone’s existence.
#2: MacBook Ultra
Apple is expected to launch its first touchscreen Mac this fall too: the MacBook Ultra.
It’s no surprise, then, that macOS Golden Gate offers a variety of hints about touch support coming to the Mac.
Scroll to refresh, the touch-friendly iPhone gesture, is a new addition to macOS Golden Gate. Sidecar adds direct touch input. Messages gains a new Drawing iMessage app, and Markup tools come to more Mac apps.
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