Apple will make a rare official appearance at next week’s annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where its HomeKit smart home system will take the limelight, reports Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman.

With Amazon and Google expected to roll out new software capabilities for their internet-connected products and voice-activated smart platforms, Apple’s own smart home system will also be on show.

Apple’s ‌HomeKit‌, a system for controlling devices in the home, will also be on display. Some companies will show off new gadgets for the home that work with Siri, Apple’s digital assistant.

According to the report, the company isn’t expected to release any new hardware at the trade show, but Apple executive Jane Horvath is scheduled to speak on a consumer privacy panel on January 7.

Ahead of last year’s CES, Apple put up a giant sign in Las Vegas touting the security of its devices, and in 2018 some Apple employees reportedly met with potential augmented-reality glasses suppliers there, but otherwise it has traditionally chosen to stay away. Apple’s presence at CES 2020 is the first time in decades that the company has attended in an official capacity.

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Apple could launch a second version of the so-called iPhone SE 2 before the end of the year, according to DigiTimes. The latest prediction from the hit-and-miss industry publication is said to come from sources in Taiwan’s supply chain.

The latest news coming from the supply chain is that Apple is likely to add yet another LCD-based model to its iPhone lineup for 2020. This new member will be an upgraded version of the widely speculated ‌iPhone‌ SE2 featuring a 5.5- or 6.1-inch LCD display and available at the end of 2020 or in earlier 2021, said the sources.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple to release five new ‌iPhone‌ models in 2020 – a so-called ‌iPhone SE 2‌ with a 4.7-inch LCD display in the first half of 2020, followed by a higher-end all-OLED lineup consisting of 5.4-inch, two 6.1-inch, and 6.7-inch models in the second half of the year.

However, some supply chain makers at ‌iPhone‌’s assembly partners claim to have received roadmaps showing production of “six items” of iPhones, claims DigiTimes. According to the report, Taiwan-based driver-IC backend firm Chipbond Technology is said to have landed COF packaging orders from Apple for both LCD devices.

The initial model of the so-called ‌iPhone SE 2‌ is expected to resemble the iPhone 8, including a 4.7-inch display with bezels and a Touch ID home button, but with a faster A13 chip and 3GB of RAM. The device will continue to have a single-lens rear camera, according to Kuo, like the original ‌iPhone‌ SE and the ‌iPhone 8‌. Similar to DigiTimes, Kuo believes that a larger “‌iPhone SE 2‌ Plus” is also in the works, but he predicts it won’t arrive until 2021.

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Imagination Technologies announced on Thursday that Apple has replaced a licensing agreement with the British chipmaker for access to its intellectual property in exchange for license fees.

In a brief statement on its website, the U.K. firm said that the substitute multi-use license agreement, first announced in February 2014, would allow Apple access to a “wider range” of Imagination’s IP.

London, UK; 2nd January 2020 – Imagination Technologies (“Imagination”) announces that it has replaced the multi-year, multi-use license agreement with Apple, first announced on February 6, 2014, with a new multi-year license agreement under which Apple has access to a wider range of Imagination’s intellectual property in exchange for license fees.

The development marks a dramatic shift in relations between the two companies following three years of discord, beginning in April 2017 when Apple told the chipmaker that it planned to stop using its graphics technology in iOS devices within two years.

Imagination relied on Apple for up to half of its revenue and saw its shares fall by 60 percent on the news of Apple’s plans. Imagination also publicly criticized Apple, claiming that it doubted the tech giant could go it alone without violating Imagination’s patents, IP, and confidential information.

After entering a “dispute resolution procedure” with the company, Imagination accused Apple of unauthorized use of its IP. Apple hit back by claiming that the firm had known for nearly two years that it was winding down the relationship, and was only revealing the separation after Apple had invoked a clause in its contract to pay lower royalty rates.

Imagination lost 70 percent of its value following the dispute with Apple, and despite a successful restructuring and a return to profitability for the company, put itself up for sale in June 2017. Imagination was bought by the Chinese-funded private equity firm Canyon Bridge in November 2017.

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Apple in December began testing an expansion of its more detailed Apple Maps app in the Central and Southeastern parts of the United States, along with Alaska, and that updated Maps content is now rolling out to all customers.

The revamped Maps app features more extensive geographical details, with updated buildings, roads, parks, sports fields, parking lots, foliage, pools, pedestrian pathways, and bodies of water.

To get its mapping data, Apple uses its own vehicles equipped with LIDAR sensors and cameras. Apple has been using this method to collect mapping information for years now.

Apple began rolling out its updated mapping app to customers starting in iOS 12, and at the 2019 Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple said all customers in the United States would receive the improved Maps app by the end of the year.

Apple has made good on that promise with the rollout of the new mapping terrain to large swathes of the United States, and the updated Maps are now becoming available across most of the country. It could still take some time for all users in the Central and Southeastern areas of the U.S. to see the new content. Apple plans to bring the new Maps app to additional countries in 2020.

(Thanks, @tricil and @NateThompson!)

Update: Though Apple has begun releasing the new mapping updates across the United States, updated Maps features are not yet showing up for all users in the Southeast at this time.

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In our What to Expect article that we shared yesterday, we covered everything that we’re expecting to see from Apple based on current product rumors and historical release data.

New iPhones with 5G, OLED displays, and upgraded 3D triple-lens camera system with significant augmented reality improvements are in the works, Apple is working on updated Macs and iPads, and AirTags, an innovative new accessory for tracking lost devices, is on the horizon.

We could also see a lower-cost HomePod, new over-ear headphones, and there could perhaps be some surprises in store like an augmented reality headset or an ARM-based Mac, but those aren’t sure bets for 2020 at this time. There are also some outlandish rumors, like folding iPhones and iPads, plus rumors about the Apple Car, virtual reality headsets, and other far off products continue to circulate.

We want to hear from the MacRumors community. What are you hoping to see Apple release in 2020?

Are there new features you’re hoping Apple will bring in iOS 14 or macOS 10.16? New headphones? Updated Mac features? New additions to the iPhone lineup?

Let us know what you want to see in the comments, and make sure to check out our What to Expect article for a look at the current rumors. We’ll learn more about Apple’s 2020 product plans in the early months of the year, and as always, we’ll be covering all Apple rumors in-depth here at MacRumors.

Our MacRumors forums are also a useful resource for discussing upcoming products and rumors, and with so many new products rumored for 2020, our forums are the place to be for discussions on what’s coming.

Thank you to all of our readers and our forum members for making MacRumors the number one site for Apple news, rumors, and advice on the web. We wouldn’t be here without you, and we look forward to another year of rumors in 2020. Happy New Year!

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We’re expecting to see some major changes from Apple this year, with several exciting new products on the horizon. Significant iPhone changes are expected in 2020, with 3D sensing rear cameras, 5G technology, and an all-OLED lineup.

Apple is also working on updated iPad Pro models, new Macs, Apple Tags, and could have a few other surprises in store like an augmented reality headset, a lower-cost HomePod, an updated Apple TV, and more.

Below, we’ve rounded up all of the products we’re expecting to see from Apple in 2020 based on both current rumors that we’ve heard so far and past release information.

“iPhone SE 2”

During the first half of 2020, Apple is said to be planning to unveil a new low-cost iPhone that will be sold alongside the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and Pro Max. The smartphone, though called an “iPhone SE 2” in rumors, is actually most similar to an iPhone 8. It might even be called an “iPhone 9,” which is Apple’s missing iPhone after the company released the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X in 2017.

An iPhone SE and an iPhone 8

It’s said to feature a 4.7-inch display with Touch ID, which means it will continue to use the thicker bezels of the iPhone 8 line. Inside, it will be equipped with an A13 chip, the same chip that’s in Apple’s flagship iPhones.

To keep costs low, it will feature a single-lens rear camera, 3GB RAM, and it will be available in silver, red, and space gray colors. Rumors indicate the new low-cost iPhone will be priced at $399.

For more information on the upcoming iPhone SE 2, check out our iPhone SE 2 roundup.

iPhone 12 Lineup

Apple in the fall of 2020 will refresh its iPhone lineup as it does every year. In 2020, rumors suggest we can expect to see multiple iPhones in 5.4, 6.1, and 6.7-inch sizes, a deviation from the current 5.8, 6.1, and 6.5-inch sizes that Apple has used for the last couple of years.

Apple is expected to introduce higher-end 6.1 and 6.7-inch iPhone models alongside lower-end 5.4 and 6.1-inch iPhone models, for a total of four iPhones in the fall of 2020.

All of the iPhones in 2020 are expected to feature OLED displays, with Apple doing away with the LCD display of the lower-end iPhone. At least one of the new iPhones that’s in the works will feature a redesign with a metal frame that’s similar to the frame of the iPhone 4, which had a distinctive, flat look.

A new TrueDepth camera system that cuts down on the size of the notch could be included, and rumors suggest the higher-end models will feature a new 3D triple-lens rear camera system that uses a laser to calculate depth information, leading to improved photographic and AR capabilities. The lower-end iPhone is expected to use a dual-lens camera system.

Every new iPhone coming in 2020 is expected to support 5G technology, which is faster than the current 4G LTE technology. It will take some time for 5G networks to spread across the United States and the rest of the world, but there will be decent availability by the end of 2020.

We don’t yet know what the 2020 iPhones will be called, but given the naming of the 2019 lineup, iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are likely bets.

For more on what to expect from the iPhone 12, make sure to check out our iPhone 12 roundup.

Apple Watch Series 6

Every year when the iPhone is refreshed, Apple also introduces a new Apple Watch, and this year, we’re expecting the Apple Watch Series 6. We haven’t heard a lot about the Apple Watch Series 6 just yet, but there are a few details that have been highlighted in rumors.

The Apple Watch Series 6 is said to feature faster performance, better water resistance, and improved wireless transmission for faster WiFi and cellular speeds, improvements introduced through a swap to liquid crystal polymer metarial for the flexible circuit boards in the device.

A major 2020 feature is expected to be sleep tracking, with Apple rumored to be adding sleep tracking capabilities to the device for tracking sleep duration and quality, among other things.

Whether there will be other new health tracking features in the Apple Watch Series 6 remains to be seen, but we’ll hear more about the new device as launch approaches. To keep up with new Apple Watch rumors, make sure to check out our Apple Watch roundup.

Updated iPad Pro Models

There was no iPad Pro refresh in 2019, and rumors suggest a refresh is coming in the first half of 2020.

Apple is said to be planning to introduce an updated iPad Pro with faster Face ID and a rear-facing time-of-flight (ToF) camera system that would allow for 3D models to be captured using the iPad Pro and then edited with the Apple Pencil for an all-new productivity experience.

The time-of-flight camera system can determine the distance between objects by measuring the time it takes a light or laser signal to get from the camera to the subject in each point of the image. That information is used to create a 3D image of the surrounding area to allow more accurate depth perception and better placement of virtual objects.

There’s also a rumor from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that indicates Apple is planning a high-end 12.9-inch iPad Pro with a mini-LED display for launch in late 2020, but it’s not yet clear how this meshes with the rumors of an early 2020 launch. Apple could perhaps be planning a staggered iPad Pro launch in 2020, or one of the launch timelines could be off.

Mini-LED will allow for thinner and lighter product designs without compromising on display quality, and will, in fact, bring many OLED benefits like deeper blacks, better contrast, HDR, and better wide color gamut performance.

More information on the upcoming iPad Pro can be found in our iPad Pro roundup.

Other iPads

Other iPads could also see a refresh in 2020, with Apple updating the 10.2-inch seventh-generation iPad and the 10.5-inch iPad Air, but we’ve heard no specific rumors about these products as of yet.

AirTags

Apple is working on AirTags, a Tile-like Bluetooth tracking device designed to be attached to items like keys and wallets, letting them be tracked right in the Find My app.

There’s no prospective release date for Apple’s AirTags, but given that we’ve been seeing signs of them in iOS 13 for months now, Apple is likely targeting a 2020 launch.

Air Tags images found in iOS 13

AirTags feature built-in chips that connect to an iPhone, relaying the position of devices that they’re attached to. As with a lost iPhone, you can use any Apple device or a web browser with iCloud to locate a missing AirTags item.

Rumors suggest AirTags will feature an Apple-designed U1 ultra-wideband chip for more accurate tracking than Bluetooth can provide, which will give Apple an edge over its competitors.

A mockup of what AirTags might look like

For more on how the AirTags will work and when we can expect to see them, check out our AirTags guide.

New MacBook Pros

Apple in 2020 is rumored to be planning to update the 16-inch MacBook Pro lineup with a new machine that features a mini-LED display. Mini-LED technology will allow for thinner and lighter product designs, while offering many of the same benefits as OLED such as improved wide color gamut, high contrast and better dynamic range, and truer blacks.

Apple is also expected to release a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a scissor switch keyboard, which could come during the first half of the year. Earlier rumors also suggested the 13-inch model could also support up to 32GB RAM.

To keep up with MacBook Pro rumors this year, follow our MacBook Pro roundup.

Other Mac Updates

We haven’t heard a lot of specific rumors about other Macs coming in 2020, but Apple is expected to bring its new scissor switch keyboard to the MacBook Air at some point during the year.

We’ve heard no word about refreshes of machines like the iMac, iMac Pro, and Mac mini, but updates at some point in 2020 are always a possibility. We’ll keep track of any potential Mac updates in our Mac roundups, listed below:

• MacBook Air
• iMac
• iMac Pro
• Mac mini
• Mac Pro

Software

Every year in June during the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple introduces new software for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Macs.

This year, we’re expecting to see iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, tvOS 14, and macOS 10.16. Thus far, we haven’t heard any details about what to expect

Lower-Cost HomePod

Apple is said to be planning to introduce a second-generation version of the HomePod, which first came out in 2017. The new version is said to feature a lower price point, which should allow it to better compete with speakers from other companies.

The new HomePod is said to feature two tweeters instead of seven in the current HomePod, resulting in a lower audio quality but a more affordable price tag. There’s no word yet on when Apple might introduce a new HomePod in 2020.

For more on the HomePod, check out our HomePod roundup.

Other Possibilities

Over-the-Ear Headphones

There were rumors suggesting Apple was working on high-end over-ear headphones with an “all-new design” that are as convenient as AirPods but with superior sound quality. The headphones were said to feature noise cancelling technology and were meant to be aimed at a higher-end market.

No over-ear Apple-branded headphones materialized in 2019 despite rumors suggesting a launch could happen as soon as 2019, and we’ve heard nothing more since then. It’s possible the headphones were actually the Beats Solo Pro that launched in October, even though those are on-ear, not over-ear. The Beats Solo Pro, like the Beats Studio3, feature Active Noise Cancellation.

Apple TV

Ahead of the launch of Apple TV+, signs of a new Apple TV model were found in iOS 13, and rumors have suggested an upgraded Apple TV could use a faster A12 processor, but other than that, we haven’t heard anything about a new Apple TV.

An updated set-top box could come sometime in 2020, but we don’t know when nor do we know any other features that might be included. To follow along with rumors, make sure to check out our Apple TV roundup.

AR Smart Glasses

Apple is working on augmented reality smart glasses that are expected to be offered alongside the iPhone, with the iPhone handling the bulk of the processor needs and the glasses serving a display role.

Offering the glasses as an iPhone companion will allow Apple to keep them slim and lightweight. Some rumors have suggested these glasses could come as soon as 2020, but it’s not clear if that’s still the case because a recent report from The Information indicated Apple is now aiming for a 2022 launch date.

For all of the rumors that we’ve heard on Apple’s work on AR headsets, VR headsets, and mixed reality, make sure to check out our Apple smart glasses roundup.

ARM-Based Mac

Apple is working to reduce its reliance on Intel by developing its own ARM-based chips for its Mac lineup, which would allow it to manufacture its chips in house without waiting on Intel’s release timelines.

There is no word on when Apple might release an ARM-based Mac, but some rumors have suggested it could come as early as 2020, perhaps in the MacBook Air. For more on Apple’s work on ARM-based Macs, check out our ARM-based Mac guide.

Wrap Up

There are some exciting products in the works from Apple in 2020, and we’ll certainly see some unexpected surprises as well, as we do every year. Make sure to follow MacRumors.com and the MacRumors roundups over the course of 2019 to keep up with all of the rumors about the upcoming products that Apple has in development through our What to Expect Guide.

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As of iOS 13, apps are no longer able to present an “always allow” option when requesting access to a user’s location. The only way to immediately grant an app continuous access to location is to navigate to Settings > Privacy > Location Services, tap on an app, and select the “always” option if available.

iOS 13 also periodically reminds users about apps that are continuously tracking their location, complete with a map of those locations. An on-screen alert provides users with options to continue to “always allow” ongoing access to their location or to limit access to while the app is being used.

In light of those changes, The Wall Street Journal today reported that some developers are concerned that the location tracking reminders will hurt adoption of their apps, while some iPhone users are said to have expressed frustration that the reminders appear every few days despite repeatedly selecting “always allow.”

Apple responded to the report with a statement insisting that the changes were made to further safeguard user privacy.

“Apple has not built a business model around knowing a customer’s location or the location of their device,” an Apple spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal, adding that Apple builds its hardware and software with privacy in mind.

The amount of location data collected by apps while in the background has dropped by 70 percent since iOS 13 was released, according to Jason Smith, chief business officer of data intelligence company Location Sciences. Given how easily the data can be used to identify and track individuals, that is a promising sign.

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The Apple TV 4K is a fantastic little set-top box that has an easy-to-use interface, an App Store, and options to watch all kinds of content, but there’s one major flaw with the device – the Siri Remote.

Apple unveiled its ‌Siri‌ (or ‌Apple TV‌) Remote with touch surface in 2015 alongside the fourth-generation ‌Apple TV‌, and it’s never been a particularly popular accessory. With that in mind, Swiss company Salt created an alternative ‌Apple TV‌ Remote, which we managed to get our hands on.

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Salt is a Swiss telecommunications company that offers the ‌Apple TV‌ 4K in a broadband TV bundle for its customers. There’s no way to order this remote in the United States or countries other than Switzerland – it’s designed only for Salt customers.

According to Salt, the Salt Remote was designed in close collaboration with Apple after the Salt TV customer base complained about the poor usability of the default remote that comes with the ‌Apple TV‌.

Available for just under 20 Swiss francs, the Salt Remote looks more like a traditional remote than Apple’s version, and it’s made from a simple black plastic with buttons for controlling multiple functions.

It is designed to connect to the ‌Apple TV‌ out of the box and requires no pairing to set up. It’s both wider and longer than the ‌Siri‌ Remote, so it’s harder to lose, which is probably a good thing for most people given how easy it is to misplace the ‌Siri‌ Remote.

Unlike the ‌Siri‌ Remote, the Salt Remote has no touch interface on the front, offering buttons as an alternative. On the ‌Siri‌ Remote, the touch surface replaces directional arrows and there are limited physical buttons available.

Salt’s remote features directional arrows for navigation purposes, volume controls, multiple media controls with play/pause, rewind, and fast forward, a mute button, a menu button, and a power button. All of the buttons are responsive and easy to use.

There is no microphone button for activating ‌Siri‌ because ‌Siri‌ is not an available ‌Apple TV‌ function on the ‌Apple TV‌ set-top boxes in Switzerland. Anyone who uses the current ‌Apple TV‌ remote with ‌Siri‌ for searching for content will definitely notice the lack of a ‌Siri‌ button.

There’s also no Home button available on the Salt remote. On Apple’s version, the Home button lets you get to the Home screen quickly and access the app switcher to close out apps or swap between apps. Holding down the menu button on the Salt Remote brings you to the Home screen of the ‌Apple TV‌, but there’s no way to replicate the other missing Home button functionality.

Given that this is an inexpensive remote option, it is powered with two triple A batteries that need to be replaced every six months on average, but that’s a minor inconvenience.

All in all, the Salt Remote is clean, simple to use, and has no fiddly touch interface to deal with. Unfortunately, given that this is developed by a Swiss company, it is unlikely to come to the United States or other countries.

Apple may have allowed an alternative remote for one telecom, but it’s doubtful that Apple would allow the ‌Siri‌ Remote to be replaced in all countries. It’s possible that we could, however, see a new ‌Siri‌ Remote design at some point when Apple releases an updated ‌Apple TV‌.

What do you think of the Salt Remote? Let us know in the comments.

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Apple is currently involved in a lawsuit against Corellium, a mobile device virtualization company that supports iOS. Apple has accused Corellium of copyright infringement because Corellium creates software designed for security researchers that replicates iOS.

The lawsuit has been ongoing since August, but it is heating up after Apple amended its lawsuit in late December with a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) filing, suggesting the Cupertino company believes jailbreaking is a violation of the DMCA. Corellium, says Apple, facilitates jailbreaking through its software.

A virtual ‌iPhone‌ on Corellium’s website used as evidence in Apple’s lawsuit against the company

Corellium’s CEO Amanda Gorton has taken issue with Apple’s new filing, and yesterday penned a missive lambasting Apple for its jailbreaking position. “Apple’s latest filing against Corellium should give all security researchers, app developers, and jailbreakers reason to be concerned,” reads the letter’s opening statement.

The filing asserts that because Corellium “allows users to jailbreak” and “gave one or more Persons access… to develop software that can be used to jailbreak,” Corellium is “engaging in trafficking” in violation of the DMCA. In other words, Apple is asserting that anyone who provides a tool that allows other people to jailbreak, and anyone who assists in creating such a tool, is violating the DMCA. Apple underscores this position by calling the unc0ver jailbreak tool “unlawful” and stating that it is “designed to circumvent [the] same technological measures” as Corellium.

Gorton accuses Apple of using its Corellium lawsuit to “crack down on jailbreaking” and claims Apple is seeking a precedent to eliminate public jailbreaks. She says that Corellium is “deeply disappointed” by Apple’s “demonization of jailbreaking” as developers and researchers “rely on jailbreaks” to test the security of their own apps and third-party apps. She further claims that Apple has benefited from jailbreaking by turning jailbreak tweaks into ‌iPhone‌ features.

Not only do researchers and developers rely on jailbreaking to protect end users, but Apple itself has directly benefited from the jailbreak community in a number of ways. Many of the features of iOS originally appeared as jailbreak tweaks and were copied by Apple, including dark mode, control center, and context menus.

In addition, jailbreak creators regularly contribute to the security of iOS. The developer behind the unc0ver jailbreak was acknowledged and credited by Apple for assisting with a security vulnerability in the iOS kernel – a vulnerability he discovered while using Corellium.

Gorton says that Corellium is prepared to “strongly defend” against Apple’s attack, and looks forward to sharing a formal response to Apple’s claims in court.

Apple is continuing to seek a permanent injunction to prevent Corellium from offering a product that replicates the iOS operating system. Apple wants Corellium to destroy all infringing materials that it has collected, and pay Apple damages, lost profits, and attorney fees.

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As 2019 comes to an end, many retailers are discounting a wide array of Apple products and accessories. In this article, we’ve rounded up the best sales you can find online for iPad, iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, AirPods, and more.

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For these deals, we’ve linked to retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, B&H Photo, and Adorama, some of which are offering lowest-ever prices for select products. You’ll also find notable deals on accessories from companies like Pad & Quill, Twelve South, Nimble, JBL, and Speck.

Sale duration varies from site to site, but for a large portion of them, you’ll have until New Year’s Eve to take advantage of the discounts.

AirPods

• AirPods with Charging Case – $139.00, down from $159.00
• AirPods with Wireless Charging Case – $168.95, down from $199.00
• Wireless Charging Case – $64.99, down from $79.00

iPad

10.2-inch iPad

• Wi-Fi, 32GB – $279.99, down from $329.00 ($50 off)
• Wi-Fi, 128GB – $359.99, down from $429.00 ($70 off)
• Cellular, 32GB – $409.99, down from $459.00 ($50 off)
• Cellular, 128GB – $489.99, down from $559.00 ($70 off)

10.5-inch iPad Air

• Wi-Fi, 64GB – $469.00, down from $499.00 ($30 off)
• Cellular, 64GB – $579.99, down from $629.00 ($50 off)
• Cellular, 256GB – $727.00, down from $779.00 ($52 off)

iPad Pro

• 11-inch Wi-Fi, 256GB – $899.00, down from $949.00 ($50 off)
• 11-inch Wi-Fi, 1TB – $1,199.00, down from $1,349.00 ($150 off)
• 11-inch Cellular, 64GB – $898.93, down from $949.00 ($50 off)
• 11-inch Cellular, 1TB – $1,299.99, down from $1,499.00 ($200 off)

iPad mini

• Wi-Fi, 256GB – $519.00, down from $549.00 ($30 off, lowest ever)

MacBook

MacBook Air (Mid 2019)

• 128GB – $979.00, down from $1,099.00 ($120 off)
• 256GB – $1,199.99, down from $1,299.00 ($100 off)

MacBook Pro (2019)

• 13-inch, 1.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD – $1,199.99, down from $1,299.00 ($100 off)
• 13-inch, 1.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD – $1,399.99, down from $1,499.00 ($100 off)
• 15-inch, 2.6GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD – $2,019.99, down from $2,399.00 ($380 off)
• 15-inch, 2.3GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD – $2,349.00, down from $2,799.00 ($450 off)
• 16-inch, 2.6GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD – $2,187.92, down from $2,399.00 ($211 off, lowest ever)
• 16-inch, 2.3GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD – $2,564.92, down from $2,799.00 ($234 off)

Smart Battery Cases

• iPhone XR Smart Battery Case – $99.99, down from $129.00 ($30 off, lowest ever)
• iPhone XS Smart Battery Case – $99.99, down from $129.00 ($30 off, lowest ever)
• iPhone XS Max Smart Battery Case – $109.99, down from $129.00 ($20 off)

Miscellaneous Accessory Sales

• Pad & Quill – Get 25% off sitewide through New Year’s Day, and an extra 15% off with code MR15
• Nimble – Save 30% off sitewide with code MACRUMORS30
• Twelve South – Save 15% sitewide with code MacRumors15
• AT&T U-Verse – Purchase a 12 month TV & Internet package and choose from a JBL Link 300 Speaker, Polk Command Soundbar, or $250 gift card as a reward
• Casetify – Buy 2, get 20% off and free shipping worldwide with code BOXING19
• DJI – Save up to 34%
• eBay – Get an extra 15% off select tech items with code JUMBOSAVE
• JBL – Save up to 50% on select JBL and Harman audio products
• OtterBox – Buy 2, get 1 free
• Scosche – Get 80% off select items
• Speck – Get 25% off select items

Head to our full Deals Roundup to shop for even more discounts on Apple products and related accessories.

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