Read Apple’s documented 50th-anniversary celebrations, including performances and creative sessions, with past events separated from product predictions.
Apple marked its 50th anniversary on April 1, 2026. The anniversary celebrations have happened; this page no longer presents them as an upcoming event or uses them to predict unannounced products.
Correction, September 5, 2026: revised this article against the sources below and removed unsupported product and availability claims.
The anniversary announcement
Apple’s March 12 announcement connected the April 1 anniversary with the company’s founding in 1976 and outlined celebrations of creativity. It did not establish the later product roadmap imagined in the earlier version of this article.
Music and creative sessions around the world
Apple’s event recap documents Alicia Keys’s March 13 performance at Apple Grand Central and Paul McCartney’s March 31 performance at Apple Park. It also describes store events, performances and Today at Apple sessions in other cities.
The recap is the source for those event details. This article does not imply that iPhoneExtra attended or tested products at the celebrations.
Keep anniversary history separate from release information
A celebration of the company’s history is not confirmation of a rumored foldable, a particular Watch sensor or the availability of every Apple Intelligence feature. Earlier product predictions and incorrect future operating-system names have been removed.
For current software, use Apple’s release documentation and device requirements. Our iOS 27 overview distinguishes announced software from broadly available features.
The later leadership transition
The anniversary occurred during Tim Cook’s tenure as CEO. Apple subsequently announced the transition to John Ternus, effective September 1. Cook became executive chairman. That later development should not be rewritten into an event prediction made before it was announced.
Our leadership article covers the confirmed responsibilities and chronology. This page remains focused on the anniversary and its documented celebrations.
