7 Things Not to Expect at Tuesday’s ‘Let Loose’ Apple Event

Apple will hold its first major media event of 2024 on Tuesday, and Apple CEO Tim Cook recently hinted it could be more significant than expected, telling investors that the company has “big plans to announce” next week.

Whether those plans are more significant than the highly anticipated new iPad Pro and iPad Air lineups is anybody’s guess at this point, but it’s also fair to say those are already a pretty big deal. After all, they’re not only the first new iPads we’ve seen from Apple since the iPhone 14 came along nearly two years ago, but the higher-end model is expected to make the switch to OLED — a first for an Apple tablet.

It’s all but certain that we’ll also see the debut of the next-generation Apple Pencil. A so-called “Apple Pencil 3” has been rumored for years, and while we’ve often been disappointed by its absence at other iPad events, the rumors are not only more substantial this time around, but the artwork for Apple’s May 7 event pretty much screams “Apple Pencil,” as does Tim Cook’s tweet to “Pencil us in” for the date. The only way Apple could be more on the nose here is if the invite included a photograph of the new stylus.

There have also been some more recent rumors of Apple making a strong AI push with its new iPads and possibly even putting a brand-new M4 chip into the iPad Pro in advance of its Mac debut earlier this year. While the sources of these reports are typically too reliable to be dismissed offhand, they still stretch credulity a bit. Possible? Yes. Likely? We’ll have to wait and see.

However, leaving that aside, there are still a few things you might think could fit into such an event that Apple is unlikely to include. Of course, it’s nice to leave a little room for Apple to surprise us, but read on for X things we suggest not holding your breath for.