Live updates: Apple’s September 12 event

It’s finally time for Apple’s September 12 event, live from the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. We’ve broken down what we’re likely to see in our What to Expect post, but in brief, we’re expecting to see three new iPhones, the Apple Watch Series 4, and the possibility of a new iPad Pro and additions to the MacBook range. With the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and an iPhone Xr expected, you can bet we’ll be on the edge of our seats the whole time.

Want to know how to watch Apple’s event live? There are a few ways, but having a livestream blaring in the background isn’t the best for everyone. Sometimes it’s easier to get text updates. If that’s you, then don’t worry because we’ve got you covered. If you’re not able to watch the event, but you don’t want to miss the announcements, tune in here to see the latest live updates.

The event kicks off at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 12. We’ll see you there.

Introduction

The introduction is always fun, but it’s usually light on excitement — except for an interesting statistic. According to Tim Cook, Apple is about to ship its second billionth iOS device. That’s a lot of iPads and iPhones.

Apple Watch

• Not just the top smartwatch — the Apple Watch is the number one watch in the world
• Apple is making health and fitness an even bigger part of the Apple Watch
  • Will now notify the user if it notices an elevated heart rate — it’s an intelligent guardian
• The new Apple Watch Series 4 has similar form factor as the past watches
  • But with a 30 percent larger screen than ever before
  • Slightly thinner than the Series 3
  • UI has been redesigned to take advantage of more screen
    • Including a new watch face with more info, and custom shortcuts
  • Added more watch faces
  • Digital Crown now includes haptic feedback for great feedback
  • Speakers improved — now louder than before
  • Back made of black ceramic and crystal
•  Breathe app now available as a watch face on the Apple Watch that will guide people through breathing exercises
• Apple Watch Series 4 powered by the S4 processor
  • 64-bit dual core processor with performance that’s twice as fast
• Apple has also boosted the gyroscope and accelerometer
  • Thanks to these, the Series 4 can detect when a person falls by recognizing the specific movements that a person’s arms make when falling
  • Can call emergency services automatically
• Three new heart features
  • When your heart rate is too low
  • Irregular heart rate
  • ECG — electrocardiogram
    • The first ECG available to consumers
    • Will be able to check your heart health, including a PDF you can share with your doctor
      • Supported by American Heart Association and the FDA
    • These features will be available later this year and around the world
• Apple restating its commitment to privacy
  • Health and fitness data is encrypted on the device
• The Apple Watch Series 4 will have an 18-hour battery life
  • But an increase in outdoor GPS tracking life to 6 hours
  • Also a more eco-friendly watch
• Watch bands from other Apple Watches can be attached straight across to the Series 4
  • The Nike band comes with a reflective strip for vision at night
• The Apple Watch Series 4 will start at $400 for the regular model, $500 for the cellular model — and will release on September 21st
• The Series 3 will be getting a discount — $280 from today
• WatchOS 5 will release September 17

iPhone

• The iPhone X became the number one smartphone in the world
  • With a 98 percent customer satisfaction rating

iPhone Xs

• Made from a surgical grade stainless steel, with a gold finish on the glass and metal
• Edge-to-edge rounded screen, covered by most durable glass ever on a smartphone
• Comes in Gold, Silver, and Space Gray
• Finally comes with IP68 water-resistance
  • Includes testing in chlorinated water and salt water
• 5.8-inch Super Retina OLED display
  • Highest pixels-per-inch rating ever in an iPhone
  • HDR10 and Dolby support
• iPhone Xs Max
  • 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED display
  • Closest Apple’s come to a handheld productivity device
• Powered by the A12 Bionic processor
  • First ever 7 nanometer chip
  • 6.9 billion transistors
  • Up to 40 percent faster than the A11 processor
  • Can process up to 5 trillion operations per second
  • Apps launch 30 percent faster with A12
  • Core ML (Apple’s machine learning core) will be up to 9 times faster, but with 1/10th of the energy
  • AR will also get a boost thanks to the added power of the A12 Bionic
• Siri shortcuts will learn when you like to do things, and offer help

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