A brand new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman particulars Apple’s present launch plans for the primary half of 2026. A lot of it was already anticipated, however the largest scoop is that Apple is contemplating delaying the brand new M5 MacBook Execs—initially slated to be launched this fall—till early subsequent yr.
This fall nonetheless seems fairly full. We’ll have the brand new iPhone 17 lineup, together with a brand new super-thin iPhone 17 Air, up to date Apple Watches, new iPad Professional fashions, and maybe an up to date model of the Imaginative and prescient Professional headset and A18 Professional-powered MacBook.
New 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions had been set to be launched this fall, however Apple might launch them early in 2026. “The timing stays fluid,” Gurman notes. Whereas practically all of the Apple Silicon MacBook Execs have been launched in October or November, the M2 MacBook Professional was launched in January of 2023, so this new timing isn’t unprecedented. Replace MacBook Air laptops are additionally nonetheless anticipated to launch within the spring.
Later within the spring, they’ll be joined by an iPhone 17e, which has similarities in scope to the iPhone 16e launched this yr, and a brand new entry-level iPad and iPad Air. The iPads and MacBooks are what are dubbed “chip and ship” fashions—there aren’t any main new options anticipated, simply upgraded processors.
Apple can be anticipated to launch its first exterior Mac monitor for the reason that Studio Show was launched in 2022. Not a lot is thought in regards to the new show’s specs, apart from that it’s anticipated to stay at a 27-inch measurement. The present Studio Show is lacking a number of higher-end options, together with ProMotion and HDR.
Apple remains to be engaged on its inexpensive sensible dwelling hub product, which was imagined to be launched this spring however was delayed on account of its reliance on new Siri options and upgrades which have fallen far not on time. This system, which some name the “HomePad,” is now anticipated to launch within the first half of 2026.
So, based on Gurman, Apple’s launch lineup for the primary half of 2026 contains these merchandise:
- M5 MacBook Professional
- New Studio Show
- iPhone 17e
- iPad replace
- iPad Air replace
- M5 MacBook Air
- Sensible Dwelling hub
