Code Discovered in iOS 12.1 Beta Suggests Apple’s iPad Event Is Coming Very Soon

As exciting asthreenewiPhones and a newApple Watch with a built - in ECGmay ( or may not ) have been for you , there were passel of update for other Apple merchandise that we expected to see last week , but did n’t get .

This leave behind many wondering if Apple was going to only hold up off on announce anything else until 2019 , or whether the company had another consequence plan for later this spill . Well , base on information buried in the new iOS 12.1 genus Beta found by9to5 Mac , it seems Apple does have one more affair fall up . And if preceding events are any indication , it will most likely take place sometime in late October .

The code in the iOS 12.1 beta specifically contains the text “ iPad2018Fall ” , suggesting that we have a new iPad come before the end of the year . That descend in communication channel withnumerous rumor we ’ve heardabout a freshen iPad Pro featuring slight bezel and FaceID instead of Apple ’s traditional TouchID sensor .

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Other things we expect to see admit the reveal of a unexampled , low - price MacBook , 2d - genAirPods with a case that supports wireless charging , and potentially , acheaper version of the HomePod , or at least more update for Apple ’s first , and only smart speaker .

One affair that seems unconvincing though is any news on AirPower , because after being a no - show last week , multiple technical school insidershave reported info from sourcesclaiming that the multi - equipment wireless charging pad Apple teased last year has either been canceled or sent back to the draft board .

A previous October timeline would also line up with the release of the iPhone XR , as Apple ’s chintzy new iPhonewon’t be availableuntil October 26 .

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