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This week in Apple: Budget iPhone landing soon, Apple Watch to sport Touch ID
June 19, 2025
This week in Apple news, we heard the next iPhone could land as early as today. Confusingly, Apple will likely call this upcoming budget-friendly handset the iPhone SE 2020 version. This is a slight detour from the previously rumored iPhone 9 and iPhone SE 2 monikers.
In other news, we also saw Apple make a new acquisition, the next Apple Watch could tout Touch ID, Apple Stores will likely remain closed past the end of the month, and Apple Card users catch a break.
See the Apple news roundup below for all the latest.
The top Apple news stories of the past week:
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