Apple Spring event: Date, time, product launch rumors
Macworld We’d given up hope for a Spring event this year, but Apple has just issued invites to an event on May 7, 2024. So it turns out that big things are brewing at Apple Park after all, and we will find out what they are very soon. In this article, we explain what you need to know about Apple’s Spring Event in 2024, how to watch it live, and what products you can expect to be unveiled. Apple’s spring event is one of the three or four big events in Apple’s yearly cycle of announcements. We get the big software announcements at WWDC in the summer, the iPhone launch in September, sometimes we see Apple make Mac and iPad announcements in October or November, and (most years) we get some hardware reveals at a spring event in March or April. Apple executives will hit the stage–whether real or virtual–and boast about some recent successes, before revealing what new products are about to launch. For more detail on Apple’s calendar of events, read When is the next Apple event? Apple has held lots of spring events over the years, but they don’t happen every year and there was no guarantee that Apple would hold a spring event in 2024. Once Apple had announced the dates for WWDC it was assumed there would be no Spring event, but it turns out there will be. Read on to find out more. Update April 23: Apple has surprised everyone by announcing that there will be a late spring event in 2024 – the date is Tuesday May 7 and it starts at the very early time of 7 am PT. Will there be a spring Apple event in 2024? Apple has confirmed that it will hold an event on Tuesday May 7 at 7am PT. We’ll discuss the products that might launch below. When is Apple’s spring 2024 event? Tuesday May 7 at 7 am PT. While the date is a lot later than previous ‘spring’ events, it’s quite typical for Apple to hold events (other than WWDC) on a Tuesday or sometimes a Wednesday. Here are the dates of the past seven Apple spring events. 2023: No event 2022: Tuesday March 8 2021: Tuesday April 20 2020: No event 2019: Monday March 25 2018: Tuesday March 27 2017: No event 2016: Monday March 21 2015: Monday March 9 2014: No event 2013: No event 2012: Wednesday March 7 Apple Apple Apple What time will Apple’s spring event start? Apple’s events generally start at 10 a.m. in local (California) time, but this time the event starts at 7am PT. Here’s how it would work out in various territories: UK: 3pm (BST) Rest of Europe: 4pm (CEST) US: 7am (PT), 8am (MT), 9am (CT), 10am (ET) Canada: 7am (PT), 8am (MT), 9am (CT), 10am (ET) India: 7.30pm (IST) Singapore and China: 11pm Japan: next day at 2am (JST) Australia: 11pm (AWST), 11.30pm (ACST), midnight (AEST) New Zealand: next day at 2am (NZST) Apple events generally last between one and two hours. What will Apple choose as the event tagline? The tagline is Let Loose. The date: 7 May and time 7am may also be relevant. What will Apple announce at the spring event? We’ve seen Apple announce the M3 MacBook Air via a press release. So what could be next? The iPads are overdue an update. They were the one product category that didn’t get a look in at all in 2023. Not a single Apple tablet was updated. So a new batch of iPads is expected including a new iPad mini and iPad Air (the latter of which could have a larger screen option). An 11th gen iPad and an update to the iPad Pro, also with a screen size adjustment, could also happen in the spring, although we may be waiting a little longer for them. There is also an expectation that a new Apple Pencil could soon launch. Now the MacBook Pro, iMac and MacBook Air offer the M3 (and M3 Pro and M3 Max in the case of the MacBook Pro), but what of the Mac mini? That Macs will surely be updated soon. We could also see some updates to the Home products. There have been rumors of a faster version of the Apple TV, a HomePod with screen, or a product that combines the two products. Speaking of music, we could also see new AirPods – including a cheaper model. Read the AirPods rumors. We could also get a date for the availability of the Vision Pro outside the U.S. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo the Vision Pro is likely to launch outside the U.S. before WWDC 2024, which likely takes place in June. Speaking of which, we’ll probably be waiting until WWDC in June for the Mac Pro and Mac Studio update. How to watch Apple’s spring event live The best way to watch would be to get an invite to attend in person, but most of us won’t be so lucky. Fortunately, Apple will also livestream the presentation so everyone can watch along. The first place to try is Apple’s events page, which currently lets you rewatch old events but will have the livestream on the night. Indeed, the main Apple.com home page should have plenty of coverage while the presentation is happening. If you’ve got an iPhone, an iPad, an Apple TV, or a Mac–assuming the device has sufficiently up-to-date software–you can watch the stream on the TV app. PC owners can also watch, but will need to visit Apple’s site as mentioned above. After the event is finished, it will also be available to rewatch in the Podcasts and TV apps, and on Apple’s website. You should also be able to watch the announcements live on Apple’s YouTube channel, and the company has occasionally experimented with streaming announcements on its Twitter page, although we don’t expect it to repeat the strategy this year. Finally, Apple has for certain events in the past held broadcast events in Apple Stores, so it may be worth contacting your nearest outlet to see if they have anything planned. Apple Apple Apple What has Apple launched in past spring events? Studying past behavior can help us predict what Apple will do in the future. Here’s what Apple has announced at previous spring events. 2023: no event 2022 (“Peek Performance,” virtual): New iPhone SE, new iPad Air, Mac Studio and Studio Display, and new iPhone color options 2021 (“Spring Loaded,” virtual): New iPad Pro and iMac, Apple TV 4K, AirTags, new iPhone color options and iOS 14.7 2020: no event 2019 (“It’s show time”): Apple Card, and the News+, TV+, and Arcade subscription services 2018 (“Let’s take a field trip”): New iPad and education announcements 2017: no event 2016 (“Let us loop you in”): iPad Pro, iPhone SE, and software updates 2015 (“Spring Forward”): Apple Watch, a new MacBook, and iOS 8.2 2014: no event 2013: no event 2012 (“We have something you really have to see. And touch”): 3rd-gen Apple TV and 3rd-gen iPad What happens at an Apple event? Like most tech-company launch events, it will feature both fluff and substance. Expect some tedious bragging at the beginning; this may cover such topics as operating system adoption rates, hardware customer reviews, and eco-friendly manufacturing policies. But Apple wouldn’t hold an event if there wasn’t something worth hearing, and we should get into proper announcements within 10 minutes or so. Generally speaking you can expect multiple separate announcements at an Apple event, but this year we think the company will focus hard on a single product (or ecosystem of products). Apple Inc, iPad, Mac

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