Apple's iOS beta may have leaked the new iPod touch
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Apple’s iPod touch line of devices seemingly went defunct in 2016, with the firm no longer updating the line with new hardware. For many, this seemed logical — as smartphones spread and became more ubiquitous — an iPod touch that was a gimped smartphone seemed to stop making sense. when you could get your child a cheap new Android phone or older iPhone.
This reasoning hasn’t stopped Apple for working in a new iPod touch accordingly to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (though we suspect it may have played a part in the delay), and now iOS Beta 12.2 apparently makes reference to this new iPod.
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The new iPod would presumably take cues from the current breed of iPhones and iPads. It would drop bezels for an all screen display and adopt a gesture-driven UI. Apple might also drop the headphone jack as well, given the cultural popularity of AirPods.
Apple is expected to launch a new line of iPod touch devices in mid-late 2019 along with its 2019 iPhone and iPad refresh.
Via: Macrumors
