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July is nearly over, meaning that Apple's annual iPhone event is fast approaching. Below, we look back at when Apple typically announces iPhone events. This September, Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and an all-new foldable iPhone that will reportedly be named the iPhone Ultra. The regular iPhone 18, a lower-end iPhone 18e, and the iPhone Air 2 are not expected to be announced until around March 2027, as part of a new split-up launch strategy . Related: iPhone 18 Pro Launching in Two Months With These 12 New Features We are still waiting for Apple to announce the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra event. In his newsletter last month, Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman said September 8 or September 9 are the most likely dates for the event. If that proves to be accurate, then the most likely dates for Apple to announce the event would be Tuesday, August 25 or Wednesday, August 26, as the company typically provides two weeks' notice. Since 2020, iPhone event videos have been pre-recorded, but in recent years Apple has invited select reporters to the Steve Jobs Theater to watch the video in person. Afterwards, attendees receive hands-on time with the new devices. The table below provides an overview of dates for the last six iPhone events, with 2020 and 2021 being outliers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. iPhone Series Announcement Date Event Date Delta (Days) iPhone 17 Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Tuesday, September 9, 2025 14 iPhone 16 Monday, August 26, 2024 Monday, September 9, 2024 14 iPhone 15 Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Tuesday, September 12, 2023 14 iPhone 14 Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Wednesday, September 7, 2022 14 iPhone 13 Tuesday, September 7, 2021 Tuesday, September 14, 2021 7 iPhone 12 Tuesday, October 6, 2020 Tuesday, October 13, 2020 7 Related Roundup: iPhone 18 Pro Tag: iPhone Ultra This article, " iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra: When is the Next Apple Event? " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
If you've never been a fan of Liquid Glass – Apple's glass-like interface effect introduced in iOS 26 – then there's some good news in iOS 27. Apple has added a setting that lets you finely adjust the level of translucency, giving you more control over the look and feel of your iPhone. Perhaps you find notifications too see-through, or you want to see more of your wallpaper through Control Center. Fortunately, iOS 27 includes a dial that can help with that. Apple has swapped the two-option Clear and Tinted setting for a continuous slider that puts translucency anywhere between barely-there glass and a heavy frost. The earlier presets arrived in iOS 26.1 and gave you two positions on a spectrum, whereas iOS 27 gives you the whole spectrum. It also locates the control in "Appearance" – a new section in Settings that gathers up interface options previously scattered through Display & Brightness, including Light and Dark mode and text size. Not only that, Apple has also tweaked the default look, and says that Liquid Glass now diffuses complex content behind it more effectively while drawing a clearer separation between layers. How to Change the Liquid Glass Effect When you first install iOS 27, you'll be presented with the slider to change the Liquid Glass effect, but it's good to know how to get to it later if you want to switch up the look. Open Settings on your iPhone. Tap Appearance . Tap Liquid Glass . Drag the slider left for a clearer, more transparent effect, or right to add tint and opacity. The midpoint on the slider is Apple's default. The UI preview redraws in real time as you drag it, so you can watch it instead of having to back out of Settings to check. Note that the setting applies across the system, and affects everything from Control Center and Home screen folders to app overlays and Lock Screen notifications. If the Slider Doesn't Go Far Enough Even at the tinted end, Apple's interface retains a degree of glassiness. If you're not satisfied with the result, two Accessibility options push it further: Reduce Transparency strips out nearly all translucency, leaving only flat, solid backgrounds. Increase Contrast sharpens the boundaries between buttons, text, and whatever sits behind them. You can find both in Settings ➝ Accessibility ➝ Display & Text Size . You'll find that iPadOS 27 also offers these controls in the same place, and the same goes for macOS 27 Golden Gate (albeit in System Settings). All three software updates are in public beta now, with a general release expected in September. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 This article, " iOS 27: Tone Down Liquid Glass Transparency " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Changing your home's address on Apple Maps can be almost as stressful as moving home in real life, but there's one sure-fire way to get the job done without pulling your hair out. Remember to update your home address whenever you move house. The Apple Maps app is a great way to get around, whether you're using it while driving via CarPlay or just walking. It also makes it easy to quickly get directions to the places that you visit often, like your home or where you work. But if you've moved home and ever tried to change your address in your iPhone 's Maps app, you'll know it can be tricky. The job can be complicated considerably if you also have your home address pinned, too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
OpenAI president Greg Brockman recently did an interview with Joanna Stern, where he commented on the lawsuit OpenAI is facing from Apple and talked about OpenAI's product plans. Brockman reiterated what OpenAI has already said on the record , stating that the company is "plenty innovative" and uninterested in other companies' trade secrets. I would say that we have no interest in other companies' trade secrets. We are plenty innovative. We are thinking about things from our own angle. And so that's how we operate and that's what we do. He also said OpenAI is working on its own long-term product plans. It's active litigation, so not something that I want to talk about, but all I can say is we're very committed to a long-term roadmap here and that we are focused on our own development and technology. That's what we're interested in. Apple accused OpenAI of a months-long scheme to steal confidential Apple information from Apple employees interviewing with OpenAI. Apple said OpenAI has created a culture of hardware theft, and that its hardware business is "rotten to the core" because the hardware it's building relies on info stolen from Apple. OpenAI's products are being developed with former Apple designer Jony Ive, though Ive wasn't named in the lawsuit. Brockman declined to say when OpenAI's first hardware devices will come out, but he said people should "expect them soon." Rumors suggest OpenAI's first product will be a mobile smart speaker without a display, and it has been described as a "humanlike AI companion" designed for home use. He further said OpenAI is working on a "family of devices" and is building its own chips. OpenAI wants to offer "value over time" and deliver on a device that's "built for the AI era" and "maximally useful." He had ChatGPT answer a question about what OpenAI's first AI device would look like. My take, something ambient and low friction, voice first but not voice only and with a clear privacy signal. ChatGPT also answered whether the company's first device would need a screen, and it said "nope." People haven't been thrilled with the recent merging of ChatGPT and Codex , and Brockman acknowledged that the app is "kind of a mess." He described the current app as "incremental progress towards the future," and said the separate Work tab should be gone by the end of the year, with everything molding into ChatGPT. Brockman's full interview, which goes into more detail on ChatGPT's future, OpenAI's hardware work, and the company's ambitions, can be watched on YouTube . Tags: Apple Lawsuits , OpenAI This article, " OpenAI President on Apple Lawsuit: We Don't Need Your Secrets " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
