This year’s launch cycle may have been thrown for a loop, but the next Apple Watch is still on track for a fall debut. …
This year’s launch cycle may have been thrown for a loop, but the next Apple Watch is still on track for a fall debut. While rumors of an iPhone delay continue to gain traction, the next Apple Watch (likely dubbed Series 6), is expected to launch alongside new iPads in the first half of September as in previous years. And though we don’t know exactly what Apple has in store for the watch, there are plenty of rumors, and even a few hidden clues in the latest WatchOS 7 update to unpack in the meantime. Chances are,this year’s Apple Watch will look a lot like its predecessors: a squarish body with rounded edges and an OLED screen that curves at the sides. As in previous years, Apple could introduce some minor upgrades like increasing the size of the screen (to show off the new watch faces coming with WatchOS 7), different materials for the frame and a few more watch band options, but so far there’s not a lot of evidence of a radical redesign for the Apple Watch — yet. Rumors of a circular watch face on the Apple Watch have been making the rounds for a few years now, and Apple has even issued a couple of Apple Watch patents that show what a round display could look like. But the existence of a patent doesn’t guarantee Apple will use it in a final product, and a change this big would require Apple to rework the hardware and software of the watch, so it could take a few more years to become a reality.
