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Fortune
Dave Smith

Apple accidentally leaked its own top-secret hardware in software code—and it looks like we're getting a slew of products across 7 categories

Tim Cook looking kinda pissed (Credit: Bonnie Cash / UPI / Bloomberg—Getty Images)

Apple appears to have accidentally revealed a slate of unannounced hardware after internal identifiers surfaced in publicly shared software code, offering unusually concrete clues across multiple product lines. The disclosures, first surfaced by MacRumors, point to next-generation chips spanning Apple’s iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Vision Pro product lines, and help validate past reports and rumors about Apple’s roadmap for future products.

For some context: Apple’s software regularly includes device strings, codenames, and chip references that surface ahead of hardware—often confirming families and classes, if not final specs. The identifiers coherently map Apple’s late‑2025 to 2026 pipeline: silicon upgrades across the lineup, an Apple TV spec jump that unlocks AI/gaming features, a Vision Pro “speed bump” anchored on M5, and display R&D that points to a higher‑end Studio Display in early 2026.

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