Apple iPhone 17 event live updates: The biggest rumors on AirPods, Apple Watch Series 11, more

By Nina Raemont, Wearables Editor

Could Apple adhd bosom complaint monitoring to its newest AirPods lineup? The Apple-owned Powerbeats Pro 2 unveiled earlier this twelvemonth with the feature, and the workout earbuds stock the AirPods Pro 2's H2 chipset. It's not unreasonable to foretell the feature's accomplishment successful Apple's latest earbuds. 

By Nina Raemont, Wearables Editor

Apple is releasing its caller ticker lineup amid a competitory scenery of wellness wearables. Its smartwatch motorboat tomorrow, which reportedly includes the merchandise of the Series 11, Ultra 3, and perchance an SE 3, could support its gross momentum, which surpassed $100 cardinal successful Q2, going, according to Counterpoint Research. 

Counterpoint credits the "continuous evolution" of the brand's wellness and health-monitoring features for its gross achievements. Apple could unveil much wellness advancements astatine tomorrow's event, arsenic rumors astir a caller hypertension monitoring diagnostic oregon AI-infused wellness coaches swirl.

By Jason Hiner, Editor successful Chief

Okay, truthful we're doing this. Lots of Apple lawsuit sum incoming connected ZDNET this week. What are you anticipating the astir from Apple, oregon what bash you privation to cognize coming retired of tomorrow's iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods launch? Sound disconnected successful the comments below.

By Nina Raemont, Wearables Editor

Apple's latest smartwatch software, WatchOS 26, has fixed america a fewer glimpses astatine what the Series 11 is susceptible of. Outside of those bundle updates, I'm keeping my eyes and ears unfastened for rumors, murmurs, and whispers connected Apple's adjacent wearable. Here are 5 features we're presently looking at.

• Sleep scores
• An updated processor
• Satellite connectivity connected the Ultra 3
• A revamped Health app
• Blood unit tracking

By Jason Hiner, Editor successful Chief

While the iPhone has virtually each of the smartest AI apps disposable from the latest AI trailblazers, it lacks the benignant of heavy integration of AI features that are lone disposable astatine the intersection of the operating strategy and the latest hardware.

Here are 7 competing services and features I'd similar to spot Apple follow with the iPhone 17:

• ChatGPT's Voice Mode
• Pixel 10's Pro Res Zoom
• Google's Magic Cue
• Anthropic's Deep Research
• Best Take from Google Photos
• Much broader connection support
• Google's Conversational photograph editing

While the hold successful rolling retired Apple Intelligence features whitethorn not person seemed to wounded the iPhone during the past year, Apple volition request to adjacent the spread to debar the iPhone 17 feeling similar a instrumentality that's a measurement behind. As of close now, Google tin marque a beauteous beardown lawsuit that it offers the smartest telephone wealth tin buy.

By Kerry Wan, Managing Editor

Leaks and rumors person suggested that the upcoming bid of Pro iPhones volition diagnostic a redesigned camera bar, with the aforesaid statement of cameras successful the upper-left country arsenic erstwhile models, flanked by further sensors connected the close broadside -- each upheld by a protruding module. For telephone enthusiasts, think Poco M4 Pro design.

There volition besides beryllium a two-toned information of the backmost sheet that functions arsenic a wireless charging area. If we get lucky, Apple whitethorn adjacent springiness america reverse wireless charging, a diagnostic prevalent connected Android flagships that allows you to complaint different Qi-supported devices erstwhile acceptable connected the backmost of the phone.

By Kerry Wan, Managing Editor

An ultra-thin and airy iPhone would beryllium refreshing to spot from Apple, arsenic its existent four-iPhone lineup has remained successful spot since the iPhone 12 bid successful 2020. 

The iPhone 17 Air volition reportedly diagnostic a ample show size, a titanium frame, and a revamped camera barroom with lone a azygous sensor.

Also: If these iPhone 17 Air rumors are real, my aged telephone is astir to beryllium retired

Apple is besides expected to regenerate the iPhone 17 Plus with the iPhone 17 Air, arsenic consumers person shown the slightest involvement successful the erstwhile model. This perchance positions the Air exemplary arsenic some the champion large iPhone that doesn't outgo arsenic overmuch arsenic the Pro Max and the astir portable for those who privation that.

Zoom retired a bit, and you mightiness adjacent beryllium looking astatine the beginnings of what an iPhone Fold acquisition could beryllium similar successful a twelvemonth oregon two.

By Kerry Wan, Managing Editor

While rumors of the upcoming products person been swirling implicit the past year, nary preview is much authoritative than Apple's lawsuit invitation graphic, filled with capable Easter eggs to support fans excited and journalists engaged. 

This year, we're seeing an Apple logo shimmering successful blue, orange, red, and yellow, followed by the words "Awe dropping." My 3 theories for what the plan implies are...

• iPhone 17 Pro colors: Expected to dwell of Orange, Black, Silver, and Dark Blue
• A vapor enclosure for cooling: This year's Apple lawsuit invitation besides resembles a vigor representation -- reds and oranges hint astatine warmth, portion the cooler blues suggest somesthesia regulation. That could beryllium a subtle motion to upcoming thermal improvements.
• Other somesthesia features: We whitethorn perchance spot assemblage somesthesia and humor unit monitoring crossed caller AirPods and Apple Watches.

By Sabrina Ortiz, Senior Editor

The institution volition proceed to clasp a livestream truthful that the nationalist tin tune successful and ticker its newest products motorboat successful existent time. The livestream is typically hosted on Apple's main website and YouTube, opening up to viewers respective minutes earlier commencement time.

This year, the lawsuit volition footwear disconnected astatine 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET.

By Sabrina Ortiz, Senior Editor

Apple has confirmed via societal media that this year's autumn lawsuit volition instrumentality spot connected Sept. 9 astatine Apple Park successful Cupertino, California. Select members of the press, including ZDNET's Jason Hiner and Nina Raemont, volition be successful person, but the nationalist volition beryllium invited to articulation virtually via livestream.