Here's What Lifehacker Readers Think Apple Will Announce in the Fall

Jul 30, 2026 04:30 AM - 9 hours ago 2
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Lifehacker's Big Guessing Game vanished its 2nd information past week. The crippled invites readers to make predictions connected what products and features Apple whitethorn denote this year, each for the chance to triumph the latest Apple Watch. While we won't cognize the answers of these questions until Apple's September event, we do person the results. Check retired what Lifehacker readers deliberation Apple will denote this year, and travel backmost Aug. 18 to participate successful the last round.

What will Apple telephone its foldable iPhone?

Apple is almost assuredly going to uncover its first foldable iPhone during WWDC this year. The awesome mobility near is, what will the institution telephone it? Lifehacker asked readers to prime from the pursuing 4 options: iPhone 18 Fold, iPhone Fold, iPhone Ultra, aliases nary of the above. While iPhone Ultra was the astir celebrated sanction choice, pinch 30% of readers choosing it, somewhat much respondents deliberation Apple will spell pinch different name. We'll spot who is correct successful conscionable complete a month.

If Apple announces a foldable iPhone, really overmuch will it cost?

Apple devices are notoriously expensive, and those prices are only continuing to rise. As such, it stands to logic that Apple's astir analyzable and feature-filled iPhone yet will besides beryllium its priciest. Nearly a 4th of Lifehacker respondents judge the value will beryllium location betwixt $1,000 and $1,499, while different adjacent 4th deliberation it'll costs $1,500 to $1,999. However, a whopping 41% judge it will costs much than $2,000. Personally, I deliberation that's a bully guess, considering the merchandise and the existent authorities of the market.

Will Apple make the Dynamic Island smaller connected the iPhone 18 Pro?

The iPhone 18 Pro will apt return a backseat to Apple's foldable iPhone, and, arsenic such, will apt beryllium a mini upgrade complete the iPhone 17 Pro. Still, rumors estimate that Apple will shrink the size of the Dynamic Island connected the 18 Pro, to make it a spot little pronounced erstwhile looking astatine the display. A small little than 43% of respondents don't bargain that, while conscionable complete 57% judge it. While it'd beryllium awesome to get arsenic adjacent to nary camera cutout arsenic possible, for a genuinely screen-only iPhone front, I find the Dynamic Island useful, and I'm not judge making it smaller would amended that.

What do you deliberation truthful far?

Will the Apple Watch adhd assemblage somesthesia tracking?

While the Apple Watch Series 11 tin detect wrist temperature, Apple is besides upgrading the wellness sensors connected its wearables. As such, it's imaginable the adjacent procreation of Apple Waches could publication your assemblage somesthesia arsenic a whole, replacing the request for dedicated thermometers. While astir 18% don't deliberation that's coming, complete 82% do.

Will Apple merchandise caller AirPods pinch cameras?

One AirPods rumor that has persisted for years is that Apple is moving connected embedding cameras successful its earbuds. While that mightiness sound ridiculous, the conception really makes sense: Apple would usage these cameras not to return pictures, but to let Siri AI to spot the world astir you. It could move your AirPods into an AI device, and destruct the request for you to return retired your iPhone each clip you want to inquire the adjunct a ocular question. That said, astir Lifehacker readers don't deliberation Apple will do this, including complete 68% of respondents. We'll conscionable person to spot what Apple decides to do.

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