These predictions predate The Rickies and are not officially graded as such.
No iPads. iPhone and Apple Watch only๐ช
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No Macs๐ช
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Names will be XC and XS๐
Line will be XS, โ9โ, 8 Plus, 8, 7 Plus, 7, SE๐ช
Or whatever the iPhone 9 will be called.
โiPhone 9โ will come in colors๐ช
Two new iPad Pros๐
๐ฎPredicted 7 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on October 30, 2018 when the iPad Pros (3rd gen) 9.7โ and 12.9โ were announced.
Redesigned Smart Keyboard๐
๐ฎPredicted 1.5 years ahead of its time.
Came true on March 18, 2020 when Magic Keyboard for iPad was announced.
iWork updates for iOS 12๐
๐ฎPredicted 5 days ahead of its time.
Came true on September 18, 2018 when iWork was updated with Siri Shortcuts, dark mode support and more.
Cheaper phone is not called โiPhone 9โ๐ช
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New watch bands๐ช
Series 4 has multiple changes to watch faces๐ช
New iPads๐
๐ฎPredicted 7 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on October 30, 2018 when the iPad Pros (3rd gen) 9.7โ and 12.9โ were announced.
New pencil and keyboard๐
๐ฎPredicted 7 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on October 30, 2018 when Apple Pencil (2nd gen) with gesture controls and updated Smart Keyboard Folio were announced.
Nothing about the Mac๐ช
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The cheaper iPhone will be called iPhone 9๐
The only iPhones seen on stage will be the ones we already know about๐ช
The larger iPhone will be called โXS Plusโ๐
๐ฎPredicted 4 years ahead of its time.
Came true on September 7, 2022 when iPhone 14 Plus was announced as the plus-size regular phone.
New and faster Face ID๐ช
A new, unique iPhone case๐
๐ฎPredicted 5 years ahead of its time.
Came true on September 12, 2023 when the FineWoven case for iPhone 15 were announced as a replacement for the leather case.