iPhone's 20th anniversary could be marked with an iPhone Fold 2, plus AirPods with cameras

Rumor iPhone's 20th anniversary could be marked with an iPhone Fold 2, plus AirPods with cameras William Gallagher 1 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Tue Jun 16 2026, 01:56 PM EDT · 3 minute read Apple is said to be planning a new iPhone plus AirPods with cameras for late 2027 Rumor Score   🤔 Possible A new report claims that Apple is preparing multiple new releases for late 2027, including a 20th-anniversary iPhone , and AirPods with cameras. Though, there's enough hedging here to be skeptical. It's long been presumed that Apple will release an iPhone 20 to mark the anniversary of the original iPhone, and that it may have a bezel-free display . Similarly, a second generation folding iPhone , and AirPods with cameras have been repeatedly rumored before. But now Bloomberg claims that all of these are being prepared for a late 2027 launch. Unspecified sources say that Apple intends to launch its greatest number of products yet. The report also claims that each of these devices is already being tested, alongside the more predictable testing of iOS 28. AI AirPods As previously rumored, the report suggests that the purpose of cameras in AirPods is not to take photos or replace users' iPhones. Instead, the example quoted again here is that via their AirPods, a user could ask Siri to suggest a meal based on what is in their fridge. Apple already showed how Visual Intelligence can work in an AR space For all that it is repeatedly cited, that's not a very clear example. A user could presumably verbally tell Siri what's left in the fridge, for example. There are now Apple Intelligence tools that recognize food types. So it could be that the AirPods cameras would do that too. The new report claims that the cameras will be in the stems, so it's possible that they will be forward-facing. Otherwise, a user would have to take the AirPods out to point the cameras, and that seems no benefit over pulling out an iPhone. Reportedly these AirPods were intended