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Apple Event News Hub: iPhone 18 Pro is here, more

Chance Miller | Sep 9 2026 - 8:03 am PT

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I’m at Apple Park for today’s “Surprise and shine” event, headlined by the rumored announcement of the iPhone 18 Pro and the foldable iPhone Duo. We’re also expecting the Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4, and AirPods 5.

Bookmark this page to follow along with 9to5Mac’s coverage of all of Apple’s announcements today.

How to watch today’s Apple event

It’s easy to follow along with the Apple event festivities from home; here’s how:

The official YouTube livestream, which is available here
Apple’s TV app, where it will be linked on the Home tab
and Apple’s Events website

News hub

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo: Live blog

iPhone Duo details: Apple unveils foldable iPhone Duo
Pre-order today, pricing unchanged for Series 12 ($399) and Ultra 4 ($799).
Apple Watch Series 12 comes in space gray, black, light gold, and dark bronze for aluminum. Ceramic is also back, available in pearl white and night blue.
New Audio Intelligence feature, Sound Recognition support on Apple Watch. Siri Recap uses ambient listening to take high-level notes of your day.

More about Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 here: Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 unveiled with upgraded health tracking system
Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 time.
$129 for AirPods 5 with Active Noise Cancellation, $149 for the higher-end model with on-stem volume controls, longer battery life, and a wireless charging case. Pre-order today.

Now we’re moving on to AirPods 5, richer and deeper sound for different ear sizes. 50% more noise reduction than AirPods 4.
iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 for 256GB, iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299 for 256GB. Pre-order Saturday, September 12; available September 18.

Smaller Dynamic Island with up to three Live Activities at once.
48MP Fusion main camera with variable aperture for iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.
iPhone 18 Pro Max has the largest increase ever for iPhone. Up to 30 hours per charge. Faster charging, up to 50% charge in 15 minutes.
A20 Pro chip: 2 new “desktop-class” super cores, 4 new efficiency cores. 7-core GPU.
New Black, light blue, glacier (silver), and burgundy (red) finishes
We’re starting the iPhone 18 Pro segment with a recap of recent Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features.

We’re starting with iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.
Former Apple CEO Tim Cook is also in the building, sitting up front alongside other Apple executives including Greg Joswiak, Craig Federighi, Eddy Cue, Phil Schiller, and more.
For those of us here in person, new Apple CEO came out with a greeting touting the brilliance of Apple and his gratitude for his new role.

Seated in Steve Jobs Theater and ready to go!

Badge acquired, now time to mingle at Steve Jobs Theater.

New Apple CEO John Ternus took to X this morning to share a cryptic teaser that seemingly hints at the rumored variable aperture coming to the iPhone 18 Pro Max.