{"id":841279,"date":"2026-09-09T02:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/841279\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T02:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:56:14","slug":"apple-adds-37-hardware-identifiers-ahead-of-surprise-and-shine-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/841279\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple adds 37 hardware identifiers ahead of \u2018Surprise and Shine\u2019 event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apple-event-logo-surprise-shine-september-9-small.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple has added new hardware identifiers for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices, some of which could be announced as soon as tomorrow at its \u201cSurprise and Shine\u201d event. Here are the details.<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s back end adds new products<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With less than 24 hours to go until Apple\u2019s \u201cSurprise and Shine\u201d event, the company appears to be preparing its back end for upcoming devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aaronp613\/status\/2097450968698810583?s=46\" rel=\"nofollow\">Aaron Perris on X<\/a>, Apple has added nearly 40 new hardware identifiers to its backend, including seven for iPhones.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A bunch of upcoming Apple device identifiers have been found on Apple\u2019s backend. Interestingly, there are 7 iPhone models listed. We only know of 6.<\/p>\n<p>iPhone19,1<br \/>iPhone19,2<br \/>iPhone19,3<br \/>iPhone19,4<br \/>iPhone19,5<br \/>iPhone19,6<br \/>iPhone19,7<\/p>\n<p>Mac17,10<br \/>Mac17,11<br \/>Mac17,12<br \/>Mac17,13<br \/>Mac18,1<br \/>Mac18,2\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron (@aaronp613) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aaronp613\/status\/2097450968698810583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, the new iPhone hardware identifiers include one more identifier than the six models currently rumored to make up the full iPhone 18 lineup. Current rumors point to three iPhones being announced tomorrow (iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, iPhone Ultra), with the rest of the lineup expected to be announced early next year (iPhone 18, iPhone Air 2, iPhone 18e).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, it is possible that the extra hardware identifier could simply be a variant of one of the six other devices, rather than a new device altogether.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back to the list, it also features nine Mac identifiers, eight for iPads, nine for Apple Watches, one for Apple TV, and three for products in Apple\u2019s HomeAccessory category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While most of the identifiers cannot yet be tied to specific devices, some align with products Apple is known to be developing and could announce as early as tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/01\/apple-watch-series-12-three-new-features-coming-next-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch Series 12<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/08\/watchos-27-code-reveals-four-changes-for-apple-watch-ultra-4-more\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch Ultra 4<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/08\/new-apple-tv-4k-will-be-more-powerful-upgrade-than-we-thought-per-leak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new Apple TV<\/a>, the long-rumored <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/08\/23\/apple-preparing-for-homepod-mini-apple-tv-smart-home-launches\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">smart home hub<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/08\/23\/apple-refreshed-imac-m6-chip-new-colors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">M6-powered iMac<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/02\/m6-macbook-pro-three-new-upgrades-launching-this-fall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MacBook Pro models<\/a>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/08\/30\/apples-next-ipad-mini-is-almost-here-heres-what-to-expect\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new OLED iPad mini<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9to5Mac will be at Apple Park tomorrow, so be sure to check out our coverage before, during, and after the \u201cSurprise and Shine\u201d event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s your best guess for some of the new device identifiers? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Worth checking out on Amazon<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788922571_273_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788922572_71_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4iRiYYE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1067630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788922574_903_im-9to5mac-banner-750x150@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has added new hardware identifiers for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices, some of which could be&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":841280,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-841279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=841279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/841280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=841279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=841279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}