Along with the iPhone 17 lineup, Apple is expected to announce updates to the Apple Watch, AirPods, Apple TV, and HomePod.

A new entrant, the iPhone 17 Air, is also rumoured to arrive as Apple’s slimmest smartphone yet, inspired by the company’s lightweight MacBook Air and iPad Air line. The Air is expected to feature a single camera, Apple’s latest in-house modem, and an ultra-slim 2,800mAh battery design.

Most years, the flagship smartphones are introduced in September. MacRumors highlighted a story originally reported by iphone-ticker.de that the Apple iPhone 17 event could be Tuesday, September 9, according to information gleaned from German mobile phone providers.

OS 26 adds a variety of new battery-related features for your iPhone, but they seem especially perfect for the forthcoming iPhone 17 launch.

Apple recently released the iOS 26 developer beta 6, and it packs a slew of new upgrades alongside new ringtones. Yes, there are a total of six new ringtones with iOS 26 beta 6, and some of them are new takes on the already existing ‘Reflection’ ringtone,

Applying Apple Intelligence to this low-level function looks like it could make a real difference.