Apple September Occasion: Might the Invite Trace at Extra Apple Intelligence?

Apple’s subsequent product launch is arising on Sept. 9, the corporate revealed on Monday when it despatched out invitations to its Apple Park keynote. We’re anticipating the iPhone 16 lineup to take the highlight, however Apple’s occasion invite may additionally reveal some potential clues.

Whereas that is simply hypothesis, Apple does have a tendency to supply a enjoyable thematic tie-in to their iPhone occasions with their invitations. As an example, final 12 months’s “Wonderlust” invite included imagery that ultimately referenced the titanium colours of the iPhone 15 Professional and Professional Max. This 12 months’s “It is Glowtime” tagline is surrounded by pink, purple and blue shady patterns that look similar to the colour tones used to introduce Apple Intelligence at WWDC. The glow might even consult with the brand new glowing border that seems once you summon the Siri assistant in iOS 18.

If that design selection for the invite was intentional, it might imply Apple Intelligence, which Apple introduced earlier this 12 months however has but to launch, could also be featured within the highlight alongside the iPhone 16. Apple Intelligence options embody generative AI options like GenMoji and Picture Playground for creating emoji and images respectively, in addition to a brand new model of Siri. 

If there is a large give attention to Apple Intelligence in the course of the occasion, we will possible count on Apple’s suite of AI options to be accessible throughout the iPhone 16 lineup. However it will be fascinating to see extra AI on different gadgets too. As an example, Apple’s base AirPods have not been up to date since 2021, and Apple has been promoting its present AirPods Max headphones since 2020. Google, in the meantime, simply introduced the Pixel Buds Professional 2 which helps its Gemini assistant.

And similar to how Google spent a lot of its current Pixel occasion speaking about how Gemini works on its gadgets, we will in all probability count on Apple to share extra about Apple Intelligence in the course of the occasion. Thus far, we all know Apple Intelligence will run on the iPhone 15 Professional and Professional Max. Apple’s iPad and Mac gadgets can even help Apple Intelligence so long as they embody at the least an M1 processor. These embody most up-to-date iPad Air and iPad Professional tablets together with MacBook Air, MacBook Professional, iMac, Mac Studio and Mac Professional computer systems.  

I additionally hope that the “Glowtime” signifier may present some hints concerning the iPhone 16 line itself. Maybe we’ll see a bolder selection of colours for the bottom iPhone 16, since lots of final 12 months’s iPhone 15 fashions had a extra delicate shade tone. And whereas Apple emphasised the titanium builds on final 12 months’s iPhone 15 Professional and Professional Max, these telephones are solely accessible in a comparatively muted vary of colours. In the meantime Google’s Pixel 9 collection embody extra vibrant choices like pink and inexperienced shades throughout each its base and Professional telephones. I bear in mind how a lot consideration the purple mannequin of the iPhone 12 obtained a number of years in the past as a spring arrival, as did the yellow iPhone 14 when it additionally arrived a number of months after the iPhone 14’s unique launch. It would be good to see Apple herald some extra fluorescent choices, and this 12 months Apple didn’t launch a spring iPhone 15 mannequin in a brand new shade. 

Whereas that is all hypothesis off of Apple’s invite, we’ll know extra quickly as soon as Apple holds its fall occasion on Sept. 9. Within the meantime, there’s loads of materials inside this invite to maintain us guessing what’s to return.

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