Apple's default wallpaper for the new iPhone 16e has a reflective sphere, and there is apparently a hidden meaning behind this design.
According to Daring Fireball's John Gruber, Apple's default wallpapers for the iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16, and iPhone 16e subtly suggest how many rear camera lenses each device has. As noted by Gruber, it's a clever little touch.
Given the iPhone 16e has a single rear camera, the wallpaper has a single reflective sphere. Meanwhile, the wallpapers for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro visualize the two and three rear cameras on those respective devices.
While the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are not launching until September, there are already plenty of rumors about the devices.
It was initially reported that the iPhone 18 Pro models would have fully under-screen Face ID, with only a front camera visible in the top-left corner of the screen. However, the latest rumors indicate that only one Face ID component will be moved under the...
Apple will unveil watchOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote on Monday, June 8, and a handful of new features have been rumored already.
The first developer beta of watchOS 27 should be available immediately following the keynote, and a public beta typically follows in July. The update should be released to all users with a compatible Apple Watch model in September.
Below, we recap watchOS...
Reports and rumors suggest the next MacBook Pro that Apple will release might not be a MacBook Pro at all. It could actually be something altogether new and more exciting – a "MacBook Ultra" – positioned above the Pro as Apple's top-tier laptop, suggesting that the current M5 Pro and M5 Max models will remain on sale when it launches.
The MacBook would be just the latest Apple product to ...