Apple is preparing a third wave of fall announcements: a foldable iPhone, a touchscreen MacBook Pro, and M6 chips

California-based tech giant Apple is preparing its next release schedule and large-scale presentations of new products for the second half of October 2026. 

Key new products and Apple’s release schedule for October and November:

* October 16–23: Pre-orders and sales of the first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, begin in first-wave countries, along with the release of iOS 27.1
.* October 27: Official announcement of the innovative MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen, the updated 14-inch MacBook Pro, and the iMac all-in-one computer powered by the next-generation Apple M6 chips, as well as the compact iPad mini 8 with a 2-nm A20 Pro processor
.* October 30: Release of iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, and macOS 27.2 updates; start of sales for the HomePod mini 2 smart speaker; and the powerful Mac Studio with 512 GB of unified memory hits stores.
* November 6: First shipments and general availability of the new MacBook Pro, iMac, and iPad mini 8.

The highlight of this fall’s product lineup will be the first-ever MacBook Pro with touch input and an OLED display. The laptop will feature an updated, lighter chassis and M5 Pro and M5 Max processors, offering a touchscreen as an optional feature for creative workflows without sacrificing traditional keyboard control.

Source: MacRumors.

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