Apple Timeline

Apple announced on April 20, 2026, that it will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the board, John Ternus has been named the next CEO.

The thinnest iPhone model, iPhone Air was introduced. The phone has a thickness of 5.6 mm.

Apple introduced the Liquid Glass design feature. Liquid Glass feature is translucent and behaves like glass in the real world. All icons, widgets, navigation, across controls and more shown as transparent.

Liquid Glass comes with:

• iOS 26
• iPadOS 26
• macOS Tahoe 26
• watchOS 26
• tvOS 26

Apple has introduced Apple Intelligence, a groundbreaking AI system designed to enhance the functionality and personalization of Apple devices.

Apple Vision Pro was released on February 2, 2024.

The tracking device AirTag was introduced.

Apple unveiled its own silicon chips, replacing Intel processors for the Mac.

The first version of the Apple Silicon chip was M1.

The first model without a physical Home button was the iPhone X.

Face ID was introduced with iPhone X.

Apple released the Touch Bar on October 27, 2016.

• Introduction: October 2016, on redesigned MacBook Pro models.
• Design Update: The 2019 update added a physical Escape key.
• Phase-out: Higher-end models dropped it in October 2021.

AirPods launched with the Apple W1 chip and became a top-selling wireless earphone.

The first Apple Pencil was released on November 11, 2015.

The first Apple Watch was released on April 24, 2015.

The first Apple Watch model was introduced on September 9, 2014. And it’s a step for Apple to enter the wearable technology market.

Apple Watch was introduced as a personal device focused on health, fitness, communication, and personalization rather than only timekeeping.

Unveiled in 2014, but released in April 2015.

Apple Pay was introduced in September 2014 to transform mobile payments with an easy and secure payment system.

iPhone 5S was introduced with fingerprint unlock technology.

Apple introduced iCloud for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.

And Steve Jobs said;

Today, it is a real hassle and very frustrating to keep all your information and content up-to-date across all your devices, iCloud keeps your important information and content up to date across all your devices. All of this happens automatically and wirelessly, and because it’s integrated into our apps, you don’t even need to think about it—it all just works.

FaceTime was announced by Steve Jobs on June 7, 2010, during the WWDC alongside the iPhone 4. It was officially released on June 24, 2010, with the launch of the phone.

Steve Jobs announced the first iPad model at an Apple press conference at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

Apple’s mobile app market App Store was opened on July 10, 2008.

The first iPhone model, iPhone 2G was released. And, transformed mobile phones forever.

The iTunes Music Store was launched. 

The first iPod was introduced on October 23, 2001. It was the first MP3 player to pack 1000 songs. iPod products discontinued in 2022

Macintosh Classic II (Performa 200) was released on September 14, 1992.

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Apple Computer Company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak & Ronald Wayne.