iPhone 8 rumors: what we expect from Apple’s new iPhone – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2017-09-11T19:58:49+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/15876551 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Lauren Goode <![CDATA[Apple iPhone 8 event: what to expect]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/7/16267774/apple-event-september-2017-preview-iphone-8-watch-tv 2017-09-11T15:58:49-04:00 2017-09-11T15:58:49-04:00

Apple's upcoming September 12th event is more than just its annual hardware event: it marks 10 years of iPhone launches, which first shipped in June 2007 and is undeniably Apple's most important product. So, it's not surprising that many of the early reports and rumors about this event have been focused on the iPhone. Will it have an OLED display? Will there will be a "pro" version of the phone? And just how much will it cost?

But over the past decade, there have been just as many other notable product developments for Apple, on its path to becoming the world's most valuable tech company. It created the App Store, and the app economy. It sh …

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]]> Chaim Gartenberg <![CDATA[The top iPhone 8 rumors, ranked from most to least plausible]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/10/16262992/apple-iphone-8-rumors-touch-id-design-price 2017-09-10T10:00:01-04:00 2017-09-10T10:00:01-04:00

Apple's newest iPhone is coming soon, and whether it ends up being called the iPhone 8, iPhone Pro, iPhone Edition, or something else, one thing is clear: this is shaping up to be one of the biggest updates Apple has ever made to its smartphone line.

If you haven't been following all the rumors swirling around the iPhone 8 over the last few months, don't worry - we've rounded up all the biggest ones here, along with our best guess as to how likely they are to actually show up

New design

The biggest change to the iPhone is the one we know is most likely to happen: a major redesign. It seems that Apple will be dramatically transforming the ph …

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]]> Vlad Savov <![CDATA[Bundling the $1,000 iPhone with free Apple Music and iCloud storage would be genius]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/8/16273160/new-iphone-1000-price-apple-music-icloud-bundle-rumor 2017-09-08T10:04:13-04:00 2017-09-08T10:04:13-04:00

Here are three things I'm not interested in: a $1,000 iPhone, Apple Music, and paid iCloud storage. I'm neither an Apple hater nor a cheapskate; I simply prefer to spend my money on more tangible and lasting things than ephemeral subscriptions or the early-adopter tax for the latest and greatest iPhone of 2017. But an analyst note from Barclays has thrown up an intriguing possibility that could, all of a sudden, kindle my interest in Apple's services and new hardware: what if Apple bundled free Apple Music and iCloud storage with the purchase of the top new iPhone model?

The Barclays analysis, as reported by Business Insider, proceeds on th …

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]]> Jacob Kastrenakes <![CDATA[What should the $1,000 iPhone be called?]]> https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/8/16268282/iphone-8-naming-rumors 2017-09-08T08:52:12-04:00 2017-09-08T08:52:12-04:00

It seems like nearly every detail has leaked about the flashy new iPhone that Apple is going to announce next week. But there's one thing that's stayed under wraps through every supply chain report, firmware leak, and news story: the phone's name.

Everyone's been calling it the iPhone 8, but chances are, it won't be named that. This phone is supposed to sit apart from the regular iPhone, so it'll probably be given a more distinct name to make it stand out.

There are a bunch of ideas that keep getting tossed around, some of which I like and think are more likely than others:

  • iPhone X: The thinking here is that it's been 10 years since the f …

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]]> Jacob Kastrenakes <![CDATA[iPhone 8 reportedly won’t come with Touch ID]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/7/16268366/iphone-8-no-touch-id-production-delays 2017-09-07T13:10:17-04:00 2017-09-07T13:10:17-04:00

Touch ID won't be part of the redesigned iPhone that Apple introduces next week, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Rumors that Apple will ditch the fingerprint sensor, which it first popularized on smartphones in 2013, have been popping up for months now. Bloomberg said in July that Apple was hoping to replace the fingerprint sensor with facial recognition, but it wasn't a sure thing just yet. That same day, an industry analyst went further and said the phone likely won't include Touch ID on its front. Now, the Journal appears to be the first news outlet to report that a fingerprint scanner won't be included at all.

There's supposed to …

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]]> James Vincent <![CDATA[The iPhone 8’s dock might work more like the new iPad’s]]> https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/8/30/16225048/iphone-8-rumor-ui-dock-notch 2017-08-30T08:25:36-04:00 2017-08-30T08:25:36-04:00
A leaked icon reportedly showing the iPhone 8’s display, with no home button and a “notch” at the top of the device. | Guilherme Rambo

All the rumors about the upcoming iPhone 8 point to Apple making some fairly big changes to the device's user interface, with tweaks needed to accommodate the removal of the home button and the addition of a "notch" housing the phone's camera and sensors at the top of the display.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has a new report on how exactly these changes could be implemented, with Gurman's sources suggesting that Apple is looking for ways to replace the functionality usually assigned to the home button. (E.g. returning to the home screen, opening up the multitasking interface, and accessing Siri.)

In the dodgy supply chain of Apple leaks, it's …

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]]> Jacob Kastrenakes <![CDATA[Apple reportedly planning $999 price for new iPhone]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/24/16198158/iphone-8-price-rumor-999-apple 2017-08-24T13:09:11-04:00 2017-08-24T13:09:11-04:00

Apple's redesigned iPhone is going to be an expensive one. According to The New York Times, the nearly bezel-free iPhone we've been hearing about for the last several months will sell for "around $999," about $350 more than the standard iPhone does today.

Next month, Apple is expected to introduce three new iPhones. Two will be slightly redesigned and updated versions of the iPhone 7, and one will be this high-end iPhone with a brand new design and a nearly full-screen display. There had been speculation before now that this iPhone would be at least $1,000: for one, Apple would need to charge more than $769, the price of the Plus-sized iPho …

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]]> Jacob Kastrenakes <![CDATA[I hope the next iPhone actually comes in this ugly pinkish bronze]]> https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/8/11/16129048/iphone-8-color-rumor-bronze-gold 2017-08-11T08:59:51-04:00 2017-08-11T08:59:51-04:00

We're about a month away from new iPhones being unveiled, and that means all kinds of mock-ups and dummy models and supposed part leaks have been coming out. And one kind of odd thing that's popped up several times over the last week has been a new iPhone color: it's somewhere between orange and bronze and pink; it's objectively pretty ugly; and I think I really love it.

Supposedly, this year's iPhones will only come in three colors - and one of them won't be rose gold. It's safe to assume the first two colors are black and white, and it seems very possible that Apple would make the third into yet another pinkish, goldish shade (even if it …

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]]> Thuy Ong <![CDATA[The new iPhone could have a resizable home button and face recognition for payments]]> https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/10/16123446/iphone-8-leaks-resizable-home-button-face-recognition-payments 2017-08-10T05:30:47-04:00 2017-08-10T05:30:47-04:00

There's been a host of leaks about the upcoming iPhone recently, most of which have been sourced from accidentally-released HomePod firmware, which also runs iOS. In the latest discoveries, developers have uncovered what looks like a resizable home button for the new handset, as well as support for Apple Pay authentication using facial recognition.

In a series of tweets, developer Guilherme Rambo found references to 'Pearl ID' (Apple's codename for its facial recognition system) that suggest it will be able to store multiple faces and will be accessible by third party apps. The firmware also includes the phrase 'multi biometric,' which sugg …

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]]> Chaim Gartenberg <![CDATA[The iPhone 8 could automatically silence notifications when you’re looking at it]]> https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/8/9/16117954/iphone-8-silence-notifications-automatic-face-3d-sensor-rumor 2017-08-09T08:33:31-04:00 2017-08-09T08:33:31-04:00

Another day, another possible iPhone 8 leak, as developer Guilherme Rambo continues to mine the accidentally leaked HomePod code for more information on Apple's upcoming device. The latest from Rambo is that the iPhone 8 could leverage the widely rumored front-facing 3D sensor on the device to allow for the phone to detect whether or not a user is actively using the phone, and to silence notifications if you are (via 9to5Mac).

As to whether or n …

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