Apple has reportedly delayed the launch of the iPhone Air 2. According to The Information, Apple recently “notified engineers and suppliers that they were taking the next iPhone Air off the schedule without providing a new release date.” The report cites “three people involved in the project.”
The second-generation iPhone Air was originally scheduled to launch next fall alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Fold. The Information reports that the device was planned to be even lighter than the current iPhone Air and feature a larger battery capacity.
Apple was also working on bringing the vapor chamber cooling system that first debuted on the iPhone 17 Pro to the iPhone Air 2. A separate supply chain rumor last week said the iPhone Air 2 may have also had two cameras.
The report says that Apple has “stopped short of canceling the next iPhone Air.” In fact, some Apple engineers and manufacturers are “still working on it.”
That said, however, there’s no release date on the books and this decision to remove the iPhone Air 2 from the schedule is “rare if not unprecedented.”
The Information attributes this decision to lower-than-expected sales of the iPhone Air so far. The report says Foxconn has “dismantled all but one and a half of its production lines for the first version and expects to halt all production by the end of the month.”
MacDailyNews Note: The full report via The Information also states, “It’s possible the product is undergoing a significant redesign, and one person said Apple could still release the second-generation iPhone Air as soon as spring 2027 alongside the standard iPhone 18 and budget-friendly 18e.”
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Apple has reportedly delayed the launch of the iPhone Air 2. According to The Information, Apple recently “notified engineers and suppliers that they were taking the next iPhone Air off the schedule without providing a new release date.” The report cites “three people involved in the project.”
The second-generation iPhone Air was originally scheduled to launch next fall alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Fold. The Information reports that the device was planned to be even lighter than the current iPhone Air and feature a larger battery capacity.
Apple was also working on bringing the vapor chamber cooling system that first debuted on the iPhone 17 Pro to the iPhone Air 2. A separate supply chain rumor last week said the iPhone Air 2 may have also had two cameras.
The report says that Apple has “stopped short of canceling the next iPhone Air.” In fact, some Apple engineers and manufacturers are “still working on it.”
That said, however, there’s no release date on the books and this decision to remove the iPhone Air 2 from the schedule is “rare if not unprecedented.”
The Information attributes this decision to lower-than-expected sales of the iPhone Air so far. The report says Foxconn has “dismantled all but one and a half of its production lines for the first version and expects to halt all production by the end of the month.”
MacDailyNews Note: The full report via The Information also states, “It’s possible the product is undergoing a significant redesign, and one person said Apple could still release the second-generation iPhone Air as soon as spring 2027 alongside the standard iPhone 18 and budget-friendly 18e.”
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