Rumors that Apple may launch a microLED Apple Watch Ultra have been floating around for a couple of years now. But last week word got out from the supply chain that Apple has unceremoniously canceled the project — at least for the time being. But that may not be the case.
The news was originally broken by supplier OSRAM, with Ming-Chi Kuo claiming that the whole watch was being canceled “for the foreseeable future". However both DigiTimes and ETNews report that Apple is still committed to the microLED Apple Watch Ultra.
The reason OSRAM’s LED chip may have been dropped is down to decreased performance — meaning Apple would have to go elsewhere. ETNews claims that Apple may have already found itself a replacement supplier from either Taiwan or China, with DigiTimes claiming that Taiwanese firms AU Optronics (AUO) and PlayNitride are two of the frontrunners.
But hurdles don’t mean the problem is canceled, just that it may not arrive for quite some time. We’ve heard rumors suggesting the microLED wearable may not arrive until 2026, so it may just be a case of waiting to see what Apple does over the next couple of years.
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