Every September, like clockwork, Apple launches its newest iPhone line with a variety of gadgets. This year brings us the iPhone 17 in all its variations, most notably the new skinny iPhone Air, along with new Apple Watches -- Series 11 and Ultra 3 -- and an upgrade to its 2-year-old AirPods Pro 2 earbuds.
Along with the hardware, Apple is rolling out the new versions of the devices' respective operating systems, iOS 26 and WatchOS 26 , both of which have been in public beta all summer. The new Liquid Glass interface design may even seem routine to you by now. Watch this: Everything Announced at Apple's iPhone 17 Event in 7 Minutes 07:18
Unsurprisingly, given Apple's struggles with its AI efforts , especially given how much it stressed AI at previous events, there was on