New Apple TV With A12 Chip and 'One More Thing' Teased Ahead of Next Week's Apple EventWe're just six days away from Apple's annual September event at Steve Jobs Theater, where the company is widely expected to unveil new iPhone and
Apple Watch models. And now, there are hints of a new
Apple TV and possibly more.
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Today, the Twitter account @never_released aka Longhorn, which has a history of sharing codenames and info about upcoming Apple hardware, claimed that an <!---->Apple TV<!----> refresh is incoming. No timeframe was provided, but the tweet says the new model has an Apple TV11,1 identifier and a codename of J305.
<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">AppleTV11,1 is J305AP.
https://t.co/jjCkhADmJh</p>— Longhorn (@never_released)
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MacRumors can confirm that both the AppleTV11,1 model identifier and the J305 codename appear within strings and plist files in an internal build of
iOS 13 that was provided to us, but this does not guarantee an imminent release.
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The tweet added that the new <!---->Apple TV<!----> will be powered by a faster A12 chip, which would certainly benefit the upcoming Apple Arcade gaming service. It is not entirely clear if this means an A12 or A12X chip, as the current <!---->Apple TV<!----> 4K has the same A10X Fusion chip as 2017
iPad Pro models.
<strong>Update:</strong> Longhorn has doubled down on the new <!---->Apple TV<!----> having an A12 chip, not A12X.
<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yes, t8020, 100% sure that AppleTV11,1 uses an A12, not an A12X.</p>— Longhorn (@never_released)
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Rumors aside, it would be reasonable to expect a new <!---->Apple TV<!----> next week, as the device has been updated once every two years for the past three generations: a revised third-generation <!---->Apple TV<!----> in March 2013, the fourth-generation <!---->Apple TV<!----> in September 2015, and the <!---->Apple TV<!----> 4K in September 2017.
As for other potential announcements, the Twitter account CoinX today teased followers with a "one more thing" tweet, the iconic phrase used by the late Steve Jobs when unveiling one last product or surprise at Apple events.
<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“but there’s one more thing” - Steve Jobs</p>— CoinX (@coiiiiiiiin)
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CoinX has accurately leaked several details about upcoming Apple products, including the names of the
iPhone XS, <!---->iPhone XS<!----> Max, and
iPhone XR before anyone else, the removal of the headphone jack on 2018 <!---->iPad Pro<!----> models, and much more. CoinX is also the source of the
rumored "Pro" moniker for this year's iPhones.
What could the "one more thing" be? Possibilities include
Apple's rumored Tile competitor that MacRumors shared exclusive details about last week, or perhaps just maybe an early preview of the so-called
Apple Glasses. We'll soon find out.
Apple's keynote
kicks off Tuesday, September 10 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
Steve Moser contributed to this report.<div class="linkback">Related Roundups:
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