How will Apple change in September under its new CEO — [former hardware chief John Ternus](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/04/20/221244/apple-ceo-tim-cook-is-stepping-down)? The blog _Geeky Gadgets_ is already expecting "[significant updates to the iPhone over the next three years](https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/iphone-evolution-2026/)," as well as streamlined internal engineering (plus durability enhancements and high-capacity batteries). **2026:** Foldable display **2027:** Bezel-less iPhone 20 (celebrating the iPhone's 20th anniversary) CNET's web sites (which include ZDNET, PCMag, Mashable and Lifehacker) are even [hosting a contest](https://www.cnet.com/tech/what-will-apple-do-next-guessing-game-2026/) "to see which of our readers can make the best Apple predictions for 2026. Answer five questions in any of our three rounds of the contest to be entered to win \[$applePrize\] in September." But the blog _9to5Mac_ already has [a list of new upcoming Apple products](https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/23/apple-has-six-major-new-product-categories-coming-says-mark-gurman/), courtesy of Bloomberg's Mark Gurman (who appeared [on the TBPN podcast](https://www.youtube.com/live/CD9iwAqesrY) this week "to talk about Apple's CEO transition, what to expect from John Ternus, and more." _As part of the conversation, Gurman said: "There are six major Apple products in development right now, six major new product categories." Here's the full list he shared: 1. AI AirPods 2. Smart glasses 3. Pendant 4. Smart display 5. Tabletop robot 6. Security camera_ _\[...\] Gurman has [reported](https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/17/apple-accelerating-work-on-three-new-ai-wearables-per-report/) on the Pendant before as a new AI wearable that's an alternative to AI AirPods and Glasses. All three products are expected to rely heavily on a paired iPhone for Siri and other AI features. The smart display ('HomePad'), tabletop robot, and security camera are all brand new Apple Home products._ The AI features arrive "[thanks to the revamped Apple Foundation Models trained by Google Gemini](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/26/apples-ai-push-alone-will-generate-three-new-hardware-categories)," reports the _AppleInsider_ blog (citing Gurman's _Power On_ newsletter at Bloomberg). The smart doorbell camera will include "an Apple Intelligence-upgraded version of the facial recognition already included with HomeKit Secure Video. Today, HSV can utilize the Apple Home admin's tagged faces in their Photos app to label people that are viewed on the camera. When a known person rings the doorbell, Siri will announce them by name over the HomePod chime."

Where does [Apple](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/apple) – perhaps the most iconic tech company on Earth – go next? Last week its CEO, [Tim Cook](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/tim-cook), stood down after 15 years. As US Guardian tech editor **Blake Montgomery** explains, when Cook took over after the death of the charismatic Steve Jobs, there were doubts he could build on his predecessor’s success. In fact, he has overseen extraordinary growth. After a decade of building global supply chains – and charming presidents from Xi Jinping to Donald Trump – he now presides over a company worth $4tn. Yet, as **Nosheen Iqbal** hears, maybe Apple has fallen behind. Its AI product Siri is routinely described as lagging behind its competitors. And when was the last time Apple developed a product – such as the iPhone – that truly seemed to shake the market? And what does the appointment of John Ternus, an Apple insider and hardware guy, say about the company’s plans for the future?  Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images