Apple’s September iPhone Event will be led by a new CEO, loaded with hardware, and full of surprises. We could finally get a foldable iPhone, new smart speakers, powerful smartwatches and more. Here’s what to expect and what we really want to see once Apple pulls back the curtain on September 9th.
Read more about Apple’s rumored new foldable phone on CNET.com
A Folding iPhone at Last? What to Expect From Apple’s Surprise and Shine Fall Event
0:00 Introduction & Apple Event Rumors
0:34 What to Expect: iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max
1:22 What to Expect: Apple Watch Series 12 & Ultra 4
2:01 What to Expect: CEO Transition to John Ternus
2:41 Wishlist: Foldable iPhone Ultra
4:00 Wishlist: Smart Home & HomePod Displays
4:57 Wishlist: Siri AI Fitness Coach
6:09 Outro & World Record Result
Video Credits:
Host: Andrew Gebhart
Scripted by: Andrew Gebhart
Producer: Iyaz Akhtar, Bridget Carey
Camera: JD Christison
Video Editor: Chris Monroe
Thumbnail Designer: Tharon Green
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@laru1986
August 31, 2026 at 8:02 am
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@Kickpwns2026
August 31, 2026 at 8:06 am
Laughs in my Z fold Apple is always years behind!😂😅
@ManOfTank8964
August 31, 2026 at 8:14 am
They wait for others to sort out the kinks before they try it. What they did for watches, big phones now foldables.
@Kickpwns2026
August 31, 2026 at 8:20 am
@ManOfTank8964Yeah steal the design like I said years behind. From facial recognition opening. To the pen years behind.
@ManOfTank8964
August 31, 2026 at 8:34 am
@Kickpwns2026 They failed with their VR headset though, they’d be too scared to try anything they are not sure. The new engineer CEO could change that, hopefully. Though Jobs was never an engineer, he was a visionary.
@Kickpwns2026
August 31, 2026 at 8:40 am
@ManOfTank8964NOBODY uses VR bro let’s be real. That was just a hype thing just like that META WORLD from FB. Androids absolutely dominate the phone industry. Let’s be real Iphones are sheep phone for non savvy tech users. Can’t even do modifications without the Apple store going all koo-koo on me😅
@ILoveGrilledCheese
August 31, 2026 at 9:16 am
😅 the Z fold is the worst foldable
@Ghost818-x8c
August 31, 2026 at 8:09 am
Finally something new, instead of the usual slab flat phone
@Wysiswyg
August 31, 2026 at 8:24 am
This is why Jobs was unique. Apple’s developers need to come up with first to market ideas, but the only person who was brave enough to take the hit if it failed, was Steve Jobs.
@urbanstrencan
August 31, 2026 at 8:57 am
Another round of overpriced phones coming 😢
@davebeam1
August 31, 2026 at 9:05 am
You lost me at your “pun counter” joke, which probably sounded cute and clever when you discussed over Zoom or Teams, but it comes across as immediately desperate and cringe in the way someone not at all funny tries to be funny and just isn’t. At all. Yuck. I’m embarrassed for you.
@OscarYaw93
August 31, 2026 at 9:18 am
Looks ”Applealing” to me
@Drrck11
August 31, 2026 at 9:20 am
My honest and frank opinion:
Foldables look cool, but I think it’s more of a marketing gimmick rather than a useful and functional feature of technology.
I would like to see Apple make a watch band that can house a health tracking device; aside from the usual upgraded phones and smart watches.
@optimizedfalcon
August 31, 2026 at 10:34 am
Nonsense. The multitasking ability on a fold is very efficient. Example, making online payments and having your bank app open at the same time to confirm it…
Playing a game and watching a video at the same time…
Making a booking whilst having the calender open to cross check…
If youve never owned one, you’d never know
@ThomasTheTankEngine22
August 31, 2026 at 11:04 am
Then you clearly haven’t used one… I do expect Apples foldable to be a software nightmare tho
@Kgothatsolhosie
August 31, 2026 at 9:23 am
Tim cooked whilst at apple, but i can’t wait to see what john turns in 😅
@Yellow936
August 31, 2026 at 11:19 am
@Kgothatsolhosie “but I can’t wait to see how the John’s era unfolds…”
@CNET
August 31, 2026 at 9:25 am
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A Folding iPhone at Last? What to Expect From Apple’s Surprise and Shine Fall Event
@fabrislemos
August 31, 2026 at 9:39 am
Trying too hard to be funny
@solracm7783
August 31, 2026 at 10:12 am
iPhone 18 base model is going to be called iPhone 19. That way they don’t skip 19 and after that by next September 2027 they can release iPhone 20 that way there is no 7 8 9. Or 7 ate 9. Lol. Get it? Lol.
@mamischco
August 31, 2026 at 11:33 am
Copy from Pura X
@Royce16727
August 31, 2026 at 1:01 pm
Siri AI HomePod 🤞
@Chrish1981
August 31, 2026 at 2:15 pm
Man I havn”t seen this guy in a long time
@G.D.Acosta
August 31, 2026 at 4:12 pm
It would be cool to have a phone you can also multitask with like with a tablet or play games or watch videos that benefit from a larger screen 📺 but not if it’s like 2K
@jeepoffroad
August 31, 2026 at 5:27 pm
When did Kermit the Frog start doing videos for CNET?