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Apple Pulls iPhone Air 2 From 2026 Plan as Suppliers Halt Current Air Production

Industry reports cite weak demand for the thin model, making the successor's market fate uncertain.

Overview

  • The Information, citing three unnamed insiders, reports Apple told internal teams the iPhone Air 2 is off the original 2026 schedule.
  • Production of the current iPhone Air has been sharply cut, with Foxconn down to one and a half lines slated to close by late November and Luxshare said to have stopped in October.
  • Apple has not commented on the reported changes, which follow signs of weak uptake as the Air remained readily available while other iPhone 17 models faced long wait times.
  • Analyst Ming‑Chi Kuo previously estimated suppliers reduced iPhone Air output by about 80 percent shortly after launch.
  • A successor under the internal codename V62 is reportedly still in development, though its release timeframe and viability remain unclear.