Apple is due to announce new iPad Pros plus perhaps an Apple Pencil and most likely new iMacs today at its October event, starting at 10am Eastern (10:00 AM (10:00) EDT =4:00 PM (16:00) Central Africa. Innovation Village will show you how to follow what’s happening at this much-awaited product launch.
The invite has the caption “There’s more in the making” and there are many versions with different artistic designs, hinting at a creative-focused event.
If you haven’t been invited to attend the event in person, fear not: Apple will be live-streaming the keynote so you can watch the unveiling of the new Apple products from the comfort of your own home. In this article, we explain how to watch the launch event on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac and PC.
Often the keynote livestream itself doesn’t start until a few minutes after the commencement time – and don’t worry if you’re a few minutes late, as your video feed will start from the beginning. It is likely to last somewhere between two and two and a half hours based on our knowledge of previous events.
As with September’s iPhone launch, Apple has again turned to Twitter to live stream the event too. To watch, you have to go to this specific tweet and tap on the heart icon. If you do that, Apple will send you updates both about when the live video is starting and with details of what’s announced through the event.
Alternatively, you can watch the live video via Apple’s own event page. You’ll find that the video feed starts a few minutes before the event but also that it requires certain browsers to work.
Unsurprisingly, the video will play perfectly on Safari for both macOS and iOS. Apple says that Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 will work too. Ahead of the September iPhone launch, the company also said that “recent” versions of Chrome and Firefox may work, but stopped short of guaranteeing it.
Then if you have an Apple TV you should be able to watch it through that. Owners of second- and third-generation Apple TV models should find it available on their home screen. If you have a fourth generation or an Apple TV 4K then you may have to download Apple’s Events app from the App Store.
This event is expected to see new iPad Pros launching alongside a revamped Apple Pencil and perhaps much more. For full details of what to expect we will see —and what we won’t —read the Innovation Village guide.
