Apple’s September 2024 Media Event: All the Small Things

Apple’s presentation moved fast yesterday, and since the event concluded, more details have emerged about everything announced. We’ve been combing Apple’s product pages, social media, and other sources to learn more about everything announced, which we’ve collected below:

As reported by Juli Clover at MacRumors, FineWoven iPhone cases are no longer for sale, but the material continues to be used for Apple Watch bands, MagSafe Wallets, and AirTag Key Rings.

Clover also reports that mmWave 5G technology is still limited to iPhones sold in the U.S.

9to5Mac’s Filipe Espósito reports that all iPhone 16 models include Wi-Fi 7 support.

According to Joe Rossignol of MacRumors, all iPhone 16 models have 8GB of memory.

Apple went all-in on Watch bands with six new types and almost 40 new colors, according to MacRumors’ Harley Charlton.

Another detail reported at MacRumors by Clover: Beats has entered the iPhone case business for the first time with a polycarbonate case that comes in four colors with support for MagSafe and the iPhone 16’s new Camera Control button.

Apple released an update to its Human Interface Guidelines for the iPhone 16’s new Camera Control button UI.

Apple’s satellite-based services are being expanded to the U.K. and Canada, according to MacRumors’ Hartley Charlton.

Neil Long, writing for mobilegamer.biz, rounds up the games that Apple touted as AAA iPhone gaming experiences during the event, which included some that struggled on the iPhone 15 Pro models.

The AirPods 4 do not include a USB-C charging cable in the box, according to 9to5Mac’s Filipe Espósito.