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Archive From the archive of The Apple Rumor Mill
This is an archive page with the Apple rumors of Saturday 31 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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Today is about the confirmed iOS 27.3 beta, Apple's internal alert on iPhone Duo screens, MacBook Pro touch control and fresh details on the iPad mini and HomeView.
Apple says on its Chinese newsroom that the first iOS 27.3 developer beta arrives next week, most likely Tuesday 3 November in the US. The final release follows in December. In China, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Clean Up and notification summaries come to the iPhone 15 Pro and newer, but not Siri AI yet.
According to an internal memo seen by MacRumors, technicians should inspect affected units and repair or replace them under standard procedures. Apple keeps saying only a small number of devices are involved; there is no recall or public repair programme. The cause has not been confirmed.
New details on touch control: swiping up from the bottom edge opens the Dock, swiping down from the top opens Spotlight and Siri AI, and a long press acts as a right-click. The screen cannot wake the Mac, the camera stays steady when you touch the display, and touch can be disabled in settings. Keyboard and trackpad remain the primary input.
The EU energy label lists a 4,900 mAh battery for the OLED iPad mini, against 5,034 mAh in the previous generation. Apple's specs put it at 18.9 Wh versus 19.3 Wh. Quoted battery life stays the same, in line with the more efficient A20 Pro chip and the OLED panel.
The just-released HomeView software holds 20 default wallpapers, a Hello start-up screen, automatic light/dark switching and several Snoopy animations. It also uses its own launcher, BreadBoard, and contains a 'HomeView Software 26' image, hinting the device may have been planned a year earlier. The on-sale date remains 13 November.
Developers showed off HomeView's software using a virtualised copy: home screen, Control Center, clocks, timers and settings. The device supports up to six users recognised through the camera for personal messages, calendar and Find My, and the software appears to be based on tvOS. It still goes on sale on 13 November.
The Wall Street Journal reports that flash suppliers now hold the leverage as AI data centres soak up memory. Profit on a 256GB-to-512GB iPhone 18 Pro upgrade is estimated to fall from about $185 to $134. Apple raised prices on over a dozen products this year and says it values its supplier relationships.
The research firm estimates 1.2 to 1.5 million units in 2027 and expects OLED laptops to grow strongly worldwide. The $2,899 starting price and the continued Mini-LED models could dampen replacement demand. Earlier forecasts put an OLED MacBook Air back to 2029.
MacRumors finds the outer screen handy for notifications and quick replies, the cameras merely okay, and misses a telephoto lens. Battery life should last most people a day. Display failures seem to show up soon after purchase. Bright's review called it a technical showpiece full of compromises.
Samsung Canada is running Instagram images showing a bright line through the hinge area, with slogans such as 'Folding is nothing new to us'. The company calls it a playful campaign. The Galaxy Z Fold8 costs $1,899 against $1,999 for the iPhone Duo, and many Fold8 configurations deliver as early as 3 November.
Next up: Tuesday 3 November: expected first iOS 27.3 beta; 6 November store launch of the new Macs and iPad mini; 13 November HomeView.
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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.
