Top Stories: Titanium iPhone 15 Pro, Touchscreen Macs, iOS 17 Expectations, and More - MacRumors

The holidays are intelligibly over, with the Apple rumor mill backmost into afloat plaything arsenic we deed the midpoint of January. This week saw an array of some near-term and longer-term rumors ranging from Apple's mixed-reality headset, Apple silicon Mac Pro, iPhone 15, and iOS 17 aboriginal this twelvemonth to caller exertion perchance coming to Apple devices implicit the adjacent respective years.

We covered a batch of the latest rumors successful this week's occurrence of The MacRumors Show, truthful marque definite to tune successful for much determination aft you work connected beneath for an overview!

iPhone 15 Pro Now Widely Rumored to Feature Titanium Frame

It was a precise engaged clip for Apple merchandise rumors this week, starting with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman corroborating that iPhone 15 Pro models volition diagnostic a titanium frame, compared to a stainless alloy framework currently. Titanium is besides utilized for the Apple Watch Ultra.

iPhone 15 Pro models are besides expected to diagnostic solid-state measurement and powerfulness buttons with haptic feedback.

Gurman added that the Dynamic Island volition beryllium disposable connected each 4 iPhone 15 models launching aboriginal this year, arsenic show manufacture expert Ross Young claimed past year. Currently, the diagnostic is exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Apple Reportedly Working connected Touchscreen Macs, Including MacBook Pro With OLED Display

Despite years of resistance, Apple is working connected adding touchscreens to aboriginal Macs, according to Gurman. His study claimed that a caller MacBook Pro with an OLED show could beryllium the archetypal Mac with enactment for interaction input similar an iPhone oregon iPad.

Apple has repeatedly dismissed the thought of a touchscreen Mac implicit the years, truthful this would beryllium a large reversal successful doctrine for the institution if it moves guardant with these plans.

iOS 17 Rumored to Have 'Fewer Major Changes Than Originally Planned'

While we are inactive astir 5 months distant from Apple unveiling iOS 17 astatine WWDC successful June, a study this week claimed that the bundle update may person "fewer large changes than primitively planned."

The study said that Apple's absorption connected the "xrOS" operating strategy for its upcoming AR/VR headset has drawn distant resources from the iPhone's software. As of now, present is is everything that we cognize truthful acold astir iOS 17.

Apple's 'Reality Pro' Headset Said to Debut Before WWDC, Ship successful the Fall

Apple's long-awaited AR/VR headset is expected to beryllium announced this spring and go disposable to acquisition aboriginal successful the year. Rumors suggest the headset could beryllium named "Reality Pro."

In the meantime, more references to "xrOS" and "Reality OS" were discovered successful the upcoming Apple Devices app for Windows. Apple is expected to supply much details astir the headset's operating strategy astatine WWDC.

New Mac Pro With M2 Ultra Chip Might Launch This Spring Alongside macOS 13.3

The long-awaited Mac Pro with Apple silicon could beryllium announced this spring, with the computer's motorboat perchance tied to macOS 13.3.

The caller Mac Pro is expected to diagnostic Apple's caller M2 Ultra chip, but a higher-end "M2 Extreme" spot was reportedly canceled. The high-end desktop operation volition seemingly person the same plan arsenic the 2019 model, but deficiency user-upgradeable RAM this clip around.

Apple to Design Custom Displays, Starting With MicroLED for Apple Watch Ultra

Apple reportedly plans to afloat plan and make its ain displays for devices successful house, starting with a microLED show for a caller mentation of the Apple Watch Ultra successful 2024. The displays would inactive beryllium manufactured by an extracurricular supplier, with LG reportedly connected board.

While the Apple Watch Ultra is expected to modulation distant from OLED technology, different rumor this week indicated that MacBooks volition commencement switching to OLED adjacent year.

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