Plus, if Apple's latest patent turns into an actual product you could see your AirPods case become more like an Apple Watch, with a touchscreen and app controls. In which case, our guide to the best Apple Watches might not see much change this year, but the wearable you already have might soon feel new and exciting again. Of course, we’d take Gurman’s claims with a pinch of salt, but he has a pretty good track record, so there’s a strong chance he’s right. So if you already have an Apple Watch 8 or an older model, you might find that you get most of this year's upgrades by downloading them to your current Watch, rather than having to splash out on a new device. Other leaks suggest we might not see an Apple Watch Ultra 2 or the Apple Watch SE 3 until 2024, so that could be a huge year for Apple Watch hardware, with the Apple Watch 10 (or Apple Watch X as it might be called) also rumored to be getting big upgrades.īut this year? It seems Apple’s focus will very much be on software updates rather than hardware ones. The Apple Watch Series 3 was first released in September 2017, bringing fitness improvements and a faster processor.

This claim echoes the few Apple Watch 9 rumors we’ve heard so far, which suggest it will be a lot like the Apple Watch 8.

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