Apple's rumored gaming controller for iPhone could feature Beats branding
Big Tech Apple Apple's rumored gaming controller for iPhone could feature Beats branding Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said there are two gaming controllers in the works. 13, 2026 2:02 pm EST Getty Images/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Apple is reportedly on the verge of entering a new product category within the gaming world. As reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has been working on gaming controllers for iPhone for more than a year, but they could launch under its Beats brand instead.
- ▪Big Tech Apple Apple's rumored gaming controller for iPhone could feature Beats branding Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said there are two gaming controllers in the works.
- ▪13, 2026 2:02 pm EST Getty Images/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Apple is reportedly on the verge of entering a new product category within the gaming world.
- ▪As reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has been working on gaming controllers for iPhone for more than a year, but they could launch under its Beats brand instead.
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| Original publisher | Engadget |
| Canonical URL | https://www.engadget.com/2256955/apples-rumored-gaming-controller-for-iphone-could-feature-beats-branding/ |
| Publication time | Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:02:36 +0000 |
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Big Tech Apple Apple's rumored gaming controller for iPhone could feature Beats branding Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said there are two gaming controllers in the works. By Jackson Chen Sept. 13, 2026 2:02 pm EST Getty Images/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Apple is reportedly on the verge of entering a new product category within the gaming world. As reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has been working on gaming controllers for iPhone for more than a year, but they could launch under its Beats brand instead. Earlier this month, one of MacRumors' readers identified code in a macOS release candidate that referenced two hardware devices with gaming controller components, like dual thumbsticks, shoulder buttons and D-pads.
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