Apple users in 2025 are likely headed toward the best year of their lives

The year 2025 has started off on the wrong foot, depending on where you are. But if you’re in a part of the US that’s not on fire, at least there’s some leverage on the way in the form of Apple rumors. the next Product launches. What are leaks, if not a reason, to distract yourself from the current horror and horrific situation?

Every weekly gossip monger’s favorite Bloomberg Newsletter written by Mark Gorman reveals What’s on the horizon for Apple in 2025?in At least based on his sources. Most of Gorman’s newsletters read like an astrology chart for the year; This is where your stars align and why that justifies what will happen to you. But since we have no other tea leaves to turn to, it’s a good place to start. This year could be one of the most important for Apple. We’ll remember it as a “stepping stone toward more revolutionary products,” Gorman says.

Gorman has already confirmed that the rumors abound iPhone SE It will see a repeat alongside this year’s iPhone 16 lineup. Just don’t expect it to launch as soon as this month. It will likely premiere in the middle of the year, around April. With the major iOS 18 update. It’s everything We’ve been talking about it in the rumor mill. It’s good news for the rumor that It’s been mentioned In the Gorman Newsletter.

iPhone SE update It is expected To lose the home button and adopt Face ID for security, like the rest of the product range. It will also have some form of Apple intelligence, as rumors have already whispered, as this is where Apple has been heading in R&D lately. It may also be called iPhone 16E. Guess what the letter “E” stands for? I still think it means “economical”. Whatever it’s called, Gurman has said in the past that it will be a “huge shakeup to the iPhone product line.”

Once that happens, we can expect the iPad to see a revival in style with the iPhone SE. The new iPads will mainly be classified as “low-end.” They will accompany a range of iPad Air models and entry-level Magic Keyboard keyboards.

Products that did not Updated In the years, it is Apple TV and Homepod, It will be revived with a new design and improved features. And those two will, too, Gorman adds It is placed Keeping Apple’s smart home ecosystem in mind, which has been dormant for the past two years. (To be fair, it’s been quiet all around; the smart home isn’t as hot a place to market as it once was.)

For Mac heads, 13″ and 15″. MacBook Air You will get an instant update. It’s already in production overseas and includes the latest M4 chip inside the MacBook Pro and iPad. The Mac Pro is also getting its next update, but don’t expect a design change.

The latest exciting piece of information in Gorman’s newsletter is a punch in the gut Vision Pro Fans: It reminds us that her role in Walled Garden is still a work in progress. Don’t expect a second-generation Vision Pro this year — soon — since the first generation is still finding its place in the ecosystem. Instead, expect Improved AirTag, which has been sold a lot Better for Apple.