That is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac providing a fast rundown of the newest Apple product rumors, with evaluation and commentary. As we speak: Siri shake-ups, iOS 19 objectives, C2 modem, and new Apple shows. Listed below are this week’s Apple rumors.

Siri shake-ups at Apple

Earlier at the moment, Mark Gurman reported that Apple was making a serious change to Siri’s management throughout the firm.

Siri will not be a part of Apple’s AI staff with final management from John Giannandrea. As a substitute, Craig Federighi is now the highest exec overseeing Siri.

Much more important, nonetheless, is that John Rockwell is being moved out of main the Imaginative and prescient group to now personal day-to-day administration of Siri as a substitute. As a part of the shake-up, a second key Rockwell veteran is shifting to the Siri staff—becoming a member of Kim Vorrath.

My takeaways

This can be a main change for Apple. And whereas Mike Rockwell may seem to be a stunning alternative to steer Siri, there have been rumblings that the Imaginative and prescient Professional creator has for years been angling to see Siri fastened.

Maybe my greatest takeaway, which I’ll flesh out in a separate article, is that Siri lastly has the type of top-tier Apple chief in control of it that may assist it thrive. Rockwell could not have an AI background, however tasking such a serious inside chief with administration of Siri reveals Apple taking the assistant very critically.

iOS 19 redesign objectives

Over the weekend, Mark Gurman reported on Apple’s inside efforts across the new iOS 19 design in his Energy On e-newsletter.

First, Apple’s obvious objectives for iOS 19 contain making it “easier to make use of, quicker to navigate and simpler to study.” It would additionally have to be prepared for upcoming new designs, corresponding to subsequent yr’s foldable iPhone, and optimized for an period of AI assistants.

The piece additionally mentions that “high Apple executives say they’re assured that customers will love the brand new feel and appear.”

My takeaways

iOS 19 sounds prefer it’s trying one thing very troublesome, but additionally essential. It goals to make Apple’s software program able to serve fashionable and future wants whereas additionally providing a recent stage of simplicity and ease for customers.

That’s a very dangerous proposition in my thoughts, however one that would repay large if Apple succeeds.

A number of new shows within the works, not simply Studio Show

Mark Gurman wrote just lately about Apple having a brand new Studio Show within the works. It would reportedly launch later this yr—probably alongside the M5 MacBook Professional—or else early subsequent yr.

However Gurman additionally added that Apple has a second new show being developed. Its codename is J527 whereas the anticipated Studio Show 2 is J427. He writes: “listed here are two prospects: Apple is creating each and can select one to launch, or it’s a second mannequin with a unique display measurement or set of specs.”

My takeaways

I’m very a lot wanting ahead to grabbing a brand new Studio Show when it does arrive, however this second monitor in growth is very curious. The only reply is that it’s a brand new Professional Show XDR, however the J527 codename being so just like that of the Studio Show makes that appear unlikely. I think Gurman’s first guess is true, and Apple remains to be prototyping two totally different approaches for its subsequent Studio Show however will solely launch one.

C2 coming to iPhone 18 Professional fashions

Analyst Jeff Pu shared this week that he expects Apple’s subsequent era 5G modem—the C2—to reach subsequent yr.

Reasonably than launching the C2 in all units, he believes Apple will embody it within the high-end iPhone 18 Professional and 18 Professional Max.

My takeaways

I’m pretty skeptical of this rumor. Largely as a result of I think Pu is basing his perception on a previous Bloomberg report about Apple bringing the C2 to “higher-end iPhones.” There’s nothing in that authentic report, although, about this taking place to the exclusion of different iPhone fashions.

It’s definitely attainable Apple will use its new in-house modems to distinguish iPhone fashions greater than it has earlier than. For instance, placing the C1 within the entry iPhone 18, and C2 within the 18 Professional fashions. However proper now, I don’t suppose we’ve any stable proof that’s going to occur. Apple including the C2 to the complete iPhone 18 line appears a safer guess.

What are your takeaways from this week’s Apple rumors? Tell us within the feedback.

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