How to watch the It’s Glowtime Apple event and the iPhone 16 reveal

With Apple’s September occasion simply days away, proper now might be the worst time to purchase an iPhone when you’re seeking to improve your present telephone. As an alternative wait a pair extra weeks as a result of Apple’s new line of iPhone 16s will likely be introduced on Monday. Not solely will you’ve extra iPhones to select from, however you possibly can additionally rating a earlier mannequin at a lower cost. The Apple occasion will likely be held September 9 at 1PM ET (10AM PT) on the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino. You may livestream Apple’s It’s Glowtime event on YouTube (which we’ve embedded above to your comfort), in addition to on Apple’s site.

So far as new merchandise go, we’re anticipating 4 new iPhone fashions to be introduced: The iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max. Don’t count on an enormous leap ahead from the iPhone 15, which our senior editor Billy Steele referred to as the “most substantial update to the regular iPhone in years.” As an alternative, the most important push will likely be round iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence. When it comes to {hardware}, there will be the standard extra highly effective processor, display screen sizes might modify barely and there’s supposedly a brand new devoted digicam button for the Professional fashions.

Away from iPhones, we’ll doubtless additionally get new Apple Watch fashions (Collection 10 or Collection “X,” and perhaps an Extremely 3), alongside new AirPods in each entry- and Professional-level fashions. You may get the news on every little thing we count on on the occasion in our in-depth what we expect at the iPhone 16 launch article.

For anybody not planning to purchase any new Apple gadgets this yr, you will nonetheless have entry to the newest iOS 18 update, doubtless later in September, so long as your machine is eligible (find out here). Here is everything coming with the iOS 18 update this yr, together with Apple Intelligence and extra home screen customization options.

Engadget’s Cherlynn Low and Billy Steele will likely be on the bottom in Cupertino to liveblog the iPhone occasion, so look out for real-time information and evaluation on September 9.