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welcome to a special holiday edition of the apple core now today we're going to take a look forward to 2019 to see what we can expect from Apple based on some of your feedback let's get started before we begin I want to thank all of you for sending in your 2019 Apple wish list now here's how it's gonna go down first off I'm gonna read your comments about what you want to see Apple do in 2019 and then we're gonna do a little reality check to see how likely we are to actually get it in the next year based on the rumors so let's start with the iPhones that I'm gonna read Erik Becker's comment who says he wants to see ol it across the whole lineup no point in upgrading to a phone with no better screen for that high of a price he says and I totally agree with you but I don't think we're gonna see a change in next year's lineup at least according to the most recent rumors which state that Apple is going to keep with the same designs in 2019 now along those same lines Christopher Allen says on YouTube that he's not buying a phone with a knotch ever and that he's gonna hold on to his old phone forever until that ugly notch goes away and I'm sorry to tell you Chris but you're gonna be waiting another year because it seems that 2019 is not gonna be the year that Apple gets rid of the notch on the new iPhones because Apple still needs that true depth camera array on the top to make face ID work and it doesn't look like they're going to be switching to an in screen fingerprint scanner anytime soon now a lot of you are requesting the return of the headphone jack on the iPhone again I'm sorry to disappoint you not seeing this one happen what we may see is iPhone switching to USB see and that was on Greg guys's wish list he said he wants the iPhone to switch to USB see and lower the prices now this one is a little bit more likely only because Apple already did this with the new iPad models in 2018 now regarding those lower prices which seems to be number one on everybody's wish list for next year I again I'm sorry to disappoint this is definitely not gonna happen Apple is going to continue with the same price tear in 2019 at least for its iPhones and we're not even hearing any about a smaller cheaper iPhone se in the works so we're just gonna have to be okay with paying a higher premium for Apple devices now in terms of operating systems and what you want to see in iOS it seems that Siri is a pretty big complaint across the board user Jeff LeBlanc says that that's the worst thing about his iPhone 10 now this is one rumor that we continue to hear year after year running around WWDC time and I'm not giving up on Siri because Apple continues to make improvements on Siri it's by no means up to par with other assistants like Google's assistants so we'll have to wait and see for 2019 it is a serious possibility that Apple does a complete overhaul to its digital assistant the other thing you guys wanted for iOS was multitasking that alongside horizontal unlock which are already on the iPads so I'm hoping that Apple is going to migrate these features to the iPhone as well with the next iOS now it's very likely in the next I Oh s are more ar features we talked a couple weeks ago about an AR feature that would allow you to identify your uber or lyft driver when he shows up just by pointing the camera now let's move on to the Apple watch 2019 Apple watch might get FaceTime support and face ID support this would mean the Apple watch would have to have some kind of camera either on the band or on the watch face itself which is pretty promising in the next year now user st. John Manson says his wish list for Apple includes epilepsy monitoring for the Apple watch and given how much Apple has been focusing on health features on the Apple watch as of late I don't think this is too much of a stretch Apple has also been rumored to be working on a glucose monitor and a blood pressure monitor for the Apple watch but I also know that a lot of these features need FDA clearance which means we might have to wait longer than 2019 to see them roll out in the meantime Apple has started to include other health features in some of its other products the company just launched its first sleep tracking monitor so I suspect that sleep tracking will become a larger part of Health kit also it just took out a new patent for biometric sensors on the air pods and that leads - our next matter aside from lowering the price of the iPhones your number one wishlist item were air pods and yes in fact you will be seeing new air pods in 2019 or at least according to the rumors now the question really is how big of a refresh are we getting in the next year there are two likely events one is that we're only getting a new wireless charging case now the second includes all the other rumors about the air pause that we've been hearing Steve Ryan games says he wants the air pods - or at least ones that match your iPhone and this could be a possibility even if we only get that wireless charging case as the Refresh but in the event that we get the big refresh next year we might be looking at noise canceling air pods waterproof air pods and those biometric sensors but if Apple does launch air pods - with the wireless charging case it would only make sense that they also launch the air power mat which was on your list and frankly on mine as well it may be too late for Apple to deliver on its promise of bringing this charging mat to consumers in 2018 but that doesn't mean it's dead we will likely be getting that charging mat capable of charging up to three Apple devices at once in 2019 given its track record don't hold your breath on to the max now we just got a brand new batch of laptops we got a slight refresh to the MacBook Pro lineup and we got the MacBook Air sequel that we have been waiting for for a long time so I'm not expecting to see new laptops next year from Apple but that doesn't mean we're not gonna see other types of Mac's the Mac Pro is one of those products that's definitely overdue for a refresh and if Apple wants to maintain its pro users we might actually get one in 2019 now this one wasn't as popular on your wish list but it's also been rumored to be in the works that is a cheaper smaller home pod to compete with the Google home Mini and the Amazon echo dot Apple is rumored to be working on this cheaper home pod for 2019 so we can probably expect it right around WWDC the other one that wasn't really on your wish list but I had to mention anyway is original content as Apple goes head-to-head in 2019 with the likes of Netflix Hulu and HBO Apple is rumored to be spending 1 billion dollars in content next year and it already has production deals with Reese Witherspoon Steven Spielberg and Oprah and I'm personally curious to see what this Apple branded content will look like and if it can still compete in this saturated market what's not clear is whether or not it's going to offer it as a standalone service or as the bundle deal with Apple music but all these questions are going to be answered in 2019 and on Mark Thompson's wish list for 2019 that I get rid of the laptop for Apple core but what do you guys think should I get rid of the laptop should I get rid of the desk altogether because hey you never know what I might do next year so hit me up on the comments section below or on Twitter and that pretty much does it for apple core this year but stay tuned next year because we're going to be coming to you live from the scene at stage at the Consumer Electronics Show so until then Happy New Year's