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Archive From the archive of The Apple Rumor Mill
This is an archive page with the Apple rumors of Monday 26 October 2026, as they stood that day. The summaries have not been updated since; rumors may have been confirmed or overtaken by now. Today's news is on The Apple Rumor Mill.
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Apple kicks off an 'exciting week' with the official OLED iPad mini and iOS 27.2, with M6 Macs and the OLED MacBook Pro expected Tuesday and Wednesday.
The iPad mini gets an OLED screen for the first time, measuring 8.5 inches, and is thinner (5.4 mm), lighter (255 g) and rated IP67. Only the 512GB model has the full A20 Pro; the other models use a cut-down version. Pre-orders open Wednesday, October 28, with deliveries from November 6; Bright lists €759 for the 128GB.
Marketing chief Joswiak said the week starts with the iPad mini. According to Gurman, M6 versions of the iMac and MacBook Pro are likely on Tuesday, followed by Wednesday's 'Pro and tell' event with the OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro. Bright wonders whether that one gets 5G; that is pure speculation for now.
Gurman says the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros with OLED touch screens will land on Wednesday as a press release, with hands-on time for invitees in Los Angeles. The software is said to adapt menus and controls depending on whether you touch the screen or use the trackpad, and the current mini-LED models stay on sale for now. The next iMac and MacBook Air are expected to keep LCD panels for the time being.
iOS 27.2 brings Siri AI to French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, alongside Suggested Actions in Messages and a new Music icon. iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS also received 27.2; tvOS adds four-speaker surround with HomePods.
Apple says it knows of an inner-display problem on a small number of units and points owners to AppleCare for a swap, without naming a cause or fix. A durability test by JerryRigEverything showed scratching on the inner screen and dust that jammed the hinge.
iFixit took the Duo apart and gave a provisional 5 for repairability, its highest score ever for a foldable. Using CT scans and patents it names three suspects for the cracks near the hinge, including a support bar that may not retract properly. The cause is not confirmed and Apple has not responded.
A researcher found that the keys of eight intermediate certificates from India's eMudhra were weak enough to allow impersonating websites. Apple has been blocking them automatically in Safari, Mail and apps since October 19, with no sign of abuse. Only command-line tools on the Mac still accept them until a macOS update with no announced date.
Gurman reports that two veterans with around thirty years at Apple are moving into advisory roles, with Victor Yin taking over much of display development. He describes it as a succession years in the making. Some hardware program managers were also reportedly cut to speed up decision-making.
Next up: Tuesday October 27: M6 iMac and MacBook Pro possible per Gurman; Wednesday October 28, 10:00 a.m. Pacific: 'Pro and tell' and iPad mini pre-orders open (deliveries November 6).
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Everything here is speculation or based on rumors, not an official Apple announcement. The label (Certain, High, Medium, Low) is my estimate of how reliable the source is. The summaries are in my own words; read the article itself for the details (the star marks the leading source). Sources: leading Apple sites.
