The iPad 11 and iPhone SE 4 are ‘on the iOS 18.3 train’ but won’t arrive till April

With Samsung announcing Unpacked on January 22 and every other tech company announcing major new products this week, rumors began circulating on Tuesday that Apple was planning to get in on the January fun.

But almost as soon as it started, a rumor that Apple was planning to release a successor to the iPhone SE later this month was debunked as “completely false.” Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. However, Gurman does offer some clarification, explaining that while “the new iPads and iPhone SE replacement are being developed with iOS 18.3,” they won’t launch when the update arrives later this month. Rather, he expects the new devices to be available “by April, if all goes according to plan.”

It is unclear whether Apple will hold a launch event for new products, which are expected to include iPad 11th generation and perhaps new AirTag. Apple held a spring event in May 2024 to celebrate the release of the iPad Pro M4, 13-inch iPad Air, and Apple Pencil Pro, but has not previously held a spring event since the Peek Performance event in 2022, which unveiled the Mac Studio and M1 Ultra chip. debuted.

Gurman and others have reported that Apple will likely release new products in March or April, a few weeks after the release of iOS 18.3. Apple began testing the update in December and released a second beta this week.

iPhone uv 4which is now expected to be called iPhone 16eIt will reportedly be a complete redesign of Apple’s budget phone with a modern design based on the iPhone 14.