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Long-rumored all-screen folding MacBook Pro project may be dead

AppleInsider • Thu, 03 Sep 2026

In the same report that brought rumors of a 2029 MacBook of some sort, and M5 Ultra in the OLED MacBook Pro , it is said that Apple has scrapped plans for an all-screen folding MacBook Pro. An all-screen MacBook Pro may be a pipe dream An all-screen folding MacBook Pro is a rumor that really got started in 2022 . Then, it was said that a 2026 launch was possible. And now, it turns out that it may not see the light of day. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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In the same report that brought rumors of a 2029 MacBook of some sort, and M5 Ultra in the OLED MacBook Pro , it is said that Apple has scrapped plans for an all-screen folding MacBook Pro.

An all-screen MacBook Pro may be a pipe dream An all-screen folding MacBook Pro is a rumor that really got started in 2022 .

Then, it was said that a 2026 launch was possible.

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