Top Stories: iOS 19 Compatibility, Top 5 Apple Products for 2025, and More

2025 is shaping up to be a busy year for Apple, with plenty of rumors and articles this week highlighting some of the things we can expect.

While the release of iOS 19 is still more than five months away, we’ve already heard about which devices might support it, and in the more immediate future, Apple is currently preparing an iOS 18.2.1 bug-fix update that should Posting soon. This week we’ve also taken a look at the top five new Apple products expected to launch in 2025, plus we’ve heard rumors about first product launches in 2025 and beyond, so read on to find out all the details!

iOS 19 is rumored to be compatible with these iPhones

According to French website reports iPhoneSoft.fr, All iPhone models compatible with iOS 18 will also support iOS 19which means devices from the iPhone XS/XR to the second-generation iPhone SE will be able to run the next major iOS update coming next year, although some features will undoubtedly be limited to newer models.

The report also claims that the vast majority of iPad models compatible with iPadOS 18 will also be able to run iPadOS 19, with the exception of the seventh-generation iPad, which was released in September 2019 and discontinued a year later.

The 5 most anticipated Apple products in 2025

It seems that 2025 will be an important year for Apple, with the company planning to improve the iPhone, further expand into smart home products, and improve Apple Intelligence. There are rumors that a large number of new products will be launched in 2025, including new iPhones, M4 Macs, smart home command centers, and more.

As an outlook for the new year, We highlight the top five Apple products We believe this will have the greatest impact in 2025.

iOS 18.2.1 update coming soon to iPhone

iOS 18.2 was released to the public a few weeks ago, and iOS 18.3 is still in beta testing, so Apple is currently Preparing for interim iOS 18.2.1 update Before iOS 18.3 is ready for release, it will be able to provide security patches and perhaps some bug fixes.

We’ve seen signs of iOS 18.2.1 in our own network analysis, and reliable sources even suggest Exact build number leaked We should expect updates.

The new MacBook Air equipped with M4 chips is expected to be launched “earlier” than the iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11

We expect three major new Apple products to launch in the first half of 2025, but it doesn’t look like they will all arrive at the same time.

according to BloombergMark Gurman, M4 chip-based MacBook Air models should be available firstwhile the fourth-generation iPhone SE and the eleventh-generation iPad will be later.

Macs equipped with M5 chips are expected to be launched in this order

Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo this week Outlined production schedule for M5 series chipswhich he anticipates will be used in future Mac and Apple Intelligence servers. The rollout is likely to begin next year.

Kuo expects the standard M5 chip to enter mass production in the first half of 2025, followed by the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips in the second half. He then expects the M5 Ultra chips to enter mass production in 2026.

iPhone sizes will change next year: What to know

This year, Apple adjusted the screen size of the iPhone 16 Pro to make it larger than the 2023 iPhone 15 Pro model, and next year we will also Display size changes expected for iPhone 17 series.

The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max won’t get bigger, so they will continue to use the same 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays as the current Pro models. But the regular iPhone 17 should match its Pro sibling, and the iPhone 16 currently has a 6.1-inch display.

Meanwhile, the Plus model will reportedly be replaced by an all-new model, unofficially called the iPhone 17 Air. According to reports, the display size of this ultra-thin model is about 6.6 inches.

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