Sources: Apple delays the next iPhone Air, originally set for fall 2026, after the first model sold below expectations and a portion of inventory remains unsold
So It Can Get Better Juli Clover / MacRumors : iPhone Air Sales Are So Bad That Apple's Delaying the Next-Generation Version Ronil Thakkar / KnowTechie : Apple's iPhone Air might already be out of breath M.G. Siegler / Spyglass : The iPhone Error — Apple Delays Release of Next iPhone Air Amid Weak Sales Sam Cross / T3 : There's news on the Apple iPhone Air 2, but you won't like it Josh Render / Tom's Guide : The iPhone Air 2 may be delayed indefinitely — here's what we know Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority : After Galaxy S26 Edge, another top-tier thin phone could be on its way out Joshua Hawkins / BGR : Apple Has Indefinitely Delayed The iPhone Air 2, Reports Claim Isaiah Richard / Tech Times : Apple Indefinitely Delays iPhone Air 2 Development, Says Report—Will It be Canceled? Shikhar Mehrotra / Digital Trends : Apple has reportedly delayed the iPhone Air 2, and it's not looking good Andrew Nusca / Fortune : Apple reportedly punts on the next iPhone Air Sagar Naresh Bhavsar / Neowin : Report: Second generation Apple iPhone Air launch has been reportedly delayed Nick Papanikolopoulos / Gizchina : Apple Freezes iPhone Air 2 Plans After Weak Sales Times of India : Apple reportedly cancels iPhone Air 2, may stop current model production Anshuman Jain / Beebom : Apple Reportedly Delays iPhone Air 2 After Disappointing Sales Abdul Haddi / PC Guide : Apple iPhone Air 2 reportedly delayed, citing “lower-than-expected” sales of the current model Tyler Lee / Phandroid : iPhone Air 2 Gets Indefinite Delay, But Apple Won't Pull the Plug Yet Adnan Farooqui / SamMobile : Apple has delayed the iPhone Air 2, why that's bad news for the Galaxy S26 Edge Sumit Adhikari / SammyGuru : After Samsung, Apple Rethinks Slim Smartphones — iPhone Air 2 Shelved Gavin Bonshor / BonTech Labs : Apple pushes back next iPhone Air as demand falls flat Neal Broverman / Mashable : Apple delaying second-generation iPhone Air, report claims Juli Clover / MacRumors : iPhone Air is Dead Ed Hardy / Cult of Mac : iPhone Air bombed so hard that Apple will delay the next version Brad Bennett / MobileSyrup : New report says next iPhone Air has been delayed iClarified : Apple Allegedly Delays Next-Generation iPhone Air Amid Weak Sales [Report] Philip Elmer‑DeWitt : iPhone Air 2.0 on hold Roman Loyola / Macworld : Report: The next iPhone Air update is up in the air due to terrible sales Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : iPhone Air 2 Future Unclear Amid With Reports of Indefinite Delay or 2026 Relaunch Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge News : Soft iPhone Air Sales May Force Apple To Hit Pause On Next Version Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider : iPhone Air 2 won't be out in 2026, claims questionable report David Joseppi / The Apple Post : Second-gen iPhone Air development halted indefinitely, report claims Akash Sriram / Reuters : Apple delays next version of iPhone Air, the Information reports Jay Peters / The Verge : The next iPhone Air has reportedly been delayed MacDailyNews : Apple reportedly delays next-gen ‘iPhone Air 2’ indefinitely X: Parker Ortolani / @parkerortolani : it would've gotten lost in the fold anyway, but I think this shows it's sold worse than the mini or the plus somehow Sam Sheffer / @samsheffer : always a treat when a non-announced phone gets delayed! Tom Warren / @tomwarren : the base iPhone is great value this year, and if you needed something more then you'd go for the Pro. The iPhone Air just made little sense, especially when consumers value battery life so much Marques Brownlee / @mkbhd : These “unannounced product gets delayed” headlines are always odd. Jessica Lessin / @jessicalessin : Ozempic phone has skinny sales. (For ozempic reference see @MoreorLessPod!) https://www.theinformation.com/ ... Bluesky: Marcelo Calbucci / @calbucci.com : I feel vindicated in my yearly observation after each Apple announcement that people don't want a thinner phone, they want longer lasting battery. [embedded post] Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : Apple's $1,000 ultra thin iPhone Air which has fewer cameras and worse battery life than the $800 iPhone 17 is selling so poorly they're second guessing the next release. — They really misjudged their audience by betting thinness at the expense of user value was the way to go. Mastodon: @steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co : @Techmeme The customer apparently doesn't want a skinnier phone, and the customer doesn't seem to want AI stuffed into it. I think people want good, reliable apps that work well together, and more than a pretense of data security. The company seems adrift again. Steve Troughton-Smith / @stroughtonsmith … : We went to a couple of halloween parties this week, and there was one constant: nobody has ever heard of iPhone Air. Even people who had upgraded to the 17 or 17 Pro series. 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