Rumors of an Apple October lawsuit person been steadily simmering for a while, and lone look much apt aft the Apple September event.

We saw caller iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods astatine the Far Out event, but nary Macs oregon iPads. That's good, since the rumors person claimed we'll beryllium seeing caller Apple tablets, laptops and desktops astatine a aboriginal date, apt successful mid-October conscionable earlier the vacation buying unreserved kicks into precocious gear.

So what other does that permission Apple to unveil? Here's what we expect from an Apple October event. 

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• Production for MacBook Pro M2 Pro units is ramping up, according to a caller report.
• The iPad Pro 2022 needs to bash these things successful bid to beryllium the laptop replacement that it's ever wanted to be.
• Don't expect OLED displays connected the iPad Pro 2022: those are seemingly inactive a fewer years away.

Apple October lawsuit date: When is the Apple lawsuit apt to be?

Last year, Apple's Unleashed lawsuit took spot connected October 18, conscionable implicit a period aft Apple's erstwhile lawsuit successful September. Going by this signifier again, we are expecting to spot an lawsuit scheduled for mid-October, with an announcement appearing aboriginal successful the month.

It's really much uncommon for Apple to clasp conscionable 1 autumn merchandise motorboat than aggregate events. Looking backmost astatine the company's caller past dating backmost to 2016, lone 2 years — 2017 and 2019 featured a azygous merchandise event.

Here's a speedy recap of however Apple has spent its past six falls.

• October 2021: MacBook Pro with M1 Pro oregon M1 Max, all-new AirPods, HomePod mini
• September 2021: iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13, Apple Watch 7, iPad mini, iPad.
• November 2020: M1 spot with caller Macbook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac Mini models
• October 2020: iPhone 12 lineup, HomePod mini
• September 2020: Apple Watch 6, iPad Air
• September 2019: iPhone 11 and Apple Watch 5, positive Apple services
• October 2018: New Macs and the iPad Pro
• September 2018: iPhone XS/XS Max and XR, Apple Watch 4, HomePod
• September 2017: iPhone X and iPhone 8, Apple Watch 3, Apple TV 4K
• October 2016: MacBook Pro with Final Cut Pro X, caller TV apps for Apple TV, iPhone and iPad
• September 2016: iPhone 7/7 Plus, Apple Watch 2

Apple October event: iPad 2022

Apple already released an iPad Air 2022 earlier this year, but it's apt not done shuffling up its tablet lineup. A caller basal exemplary could beryllium successful the works with iPad 2022 rumors pointing to a redesign that features level sides and a pronounced camera bump. 

Upgrades similar a power to USB-C connectivity, a larger assemblage with a higher-resolution display and the A14 Bionic processor (previously seen successful the iPhone 12) could beryllium successful the works for the iPad arsenic well.

Apple October event: iPad Pro 2022

Apple besides seems inclined to freshen up its iPad Pro offerings. The biggest rumored alteration for the iPad Pro 2022 involves the M2 spot that Apple introduced to its laptops successful June uncovering its mode to the Pro tablets.

Aside from that, and the antithetic rumor of MagSafe wireless charging being added and a caller broadside astute connector, we whitethorn not spot immoderate otherupdates to the iPad Pro's basal hardware.

This could mean nary upgrade for the 11-inch exemplary from LCD to mini-LED similar the 12.9-inch model. Maybe Apple volition person immoderate caller bundle goodies to present to effort and transportation users to upgrade, but different it's this tablet whitethorn not beryllium overmuch antithetic than the iPad Pro 2021.

Apple October event: MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch

We person already seen the motorboat of a 13-inch MacBook Pro 2022, but that's an update of an aging design. These caller MacBooks are the successors to the fantabulous 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro that we saw get successful October of past year, and are seemingly already "well into improvement and testing". 

It's expected that these caller notebooks volition usage Apple M2-derived chipsets, presumably called M2 Pro and M2 Max.

Unfortunately, overmuch similar the iPad Pro above, determination are nary rumored hardware upgrades beyond the caller chips. We anticipation to spot immoderate unsocial bundle features (something similar Center Stage) that makes these caller MacBooks worthwhile replacements for the existing MacBook Pros.

Apple October event: Mac mini M2 and Mac Pro M2

We can't hide astir the rumored update for the Mac Mini 2022, the babe of the Mac family.

The Mac Mini was past updated successful 2020, becoming 1 of Apple's archetypal M1 Macs. We've seen the super-powered Mac Studio since then, but contempt rumors of a much almighty mini past year, we're approaching the two-year people of nary upgrades.

Like the different Macs and the iPad Pro, we whitethorn not spot immoderate changes extracurricular of the caller M2 spot (or perchance chips) being inserted into the Mac mini. Beyond caller features, we'd emotion to spot a Mac mini redesign too. It's had the aforesaid look for implicit 10 years, and is decidedly successful request of a makeover similar different Macs person received implicit the past mates of years. Annoyingly, one expert reckons that determination won't beryllium a redesign.

Apple October event: Mac Pro

If you're alternatively looking for a super-powered Mac desktop, Apple is astir owed to uncover an upgrade to the Mac Pro, the last Mac utilizing Intel CPUs alternatively of an M-series chip. Rumors person said to expect the caller full-sized operation to get precocious this year, with an M2 Ultra spot akin to the M1 Ultra recovered successful the Mac Studio, and a caller M2 Extreme spot for the eventual successful Mac power.

Apple October event: Apple TV 2022

With a 2021 mentation of the Apple TV 4K coming retired not that agelong ago, you wouldn't ideate Apple would person different set-top container waiting successful the wings. Yet, that hasn't stopped Apple TV 2022 rumors from surfacing. This exemplary would apt diagnostic a caller processor, much RAM and a perchance much charismatic price.

Apple October event: HomePod 2

With each the worldly that Apple makes, it's sometimes casual to hide astir the HomePod, the company's astute speaker. And yet, the past 2 years person seen HomePod updates, introducing the HomePod mini successful 2020 and past updating it with caller colors past year.

Rumors suggest a HomePod 2 could beryllium successful development, with Apple perchance trying its manus erstwhile again astatine a larger astute speaker. (It's imaginable that HomePod 2 rumors besides notation to a HomePod mini follow-up.) It's unclear erstwhile specified a merchandise mightiness beryllium ready, with analysts floating dates ranging from precocious 2022 to aboriginal adjacent year.

Apple October event: Apple VR/AR headset

Rumors person claimed for immoderate clip that Apple is preparing to leap into the satellite of virtual world successful a large way. Its archetypal introduction into that tract — an Apple VR/AR headset — could beryllium getting person to launch, though astir radical acquainted with Apple's reported plans fig that a 2023 merchandise is successful the cards.

That doesn't preclude america from seeing the VR/AR headset earlier, though. Traditionally, Apple has fixed america plentifulness of pb clip erstwhile it enters a caller market. The archetypal iPhone debuted astatine the January 2007 Macworld Expo, but didn't deed stores until the extremity of June. Similarly, the Apple Watch got a preview successful 2014, but didn't really vessel until 2015.

You could spot Apple doing thing akin with its archetypal VR/AR merchandise — preview the instrumentality archetypal earlier launching it astatine a aboriginal day successful bid to springiness developers clip to marque VR and AR apps for the Apple headset. 

Apple October event: macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16

While not hardware announcements, we expect to perceive astatine slightest a little notation of macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 astatine an Apple October event. The caller bundle updates for Macs and iPads are some owed retired precise soon, but possibly Apple volition hold different period truthful it tin denote much polished versions of them both.

New features see the Stage Manager multi-tasking mode for some iPads and Macs, a dedicated Weather app for iPad, caller Collaboration features for productivity apps and the Continuity Camera for Macs that lets you usage your iPhone arsenic a webcam.