Latest iPhone 6S & iPhone 6S Plus news & rumours: event details, Force Touch, packaging

Apple is almost ready to unveil its latest smartphones upon the world; the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. According to 9to5Mac, the company will use the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco as the venue for the event, with September 9th as the expected date.

We recently saw a few more interesting rumours regarding the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. Firstly, developer Hamza Sood found an interesting snippet in the iOS 9 source code which includes “_enableDeepPress” as a function name. From his tweet, it appears Apple is testing trackpad gestures activated by Force Touch, the “deep press” that debuted on the Apple Watch.

Some force touch code in iOS. Looks like they’ve tested kb trackpad gestures on the 6s, activated via force touch pic.twitter.com/FWk2N1qgLg

— Hamza Sood (@hamzasood) August 26, 2015

We also saw some new packaging leak online via Chinese site cnBeta. The packaging appears to show a golden koi, alongside the expected iPhone 6S Plus moniker. The koi is one of several animated wallpapers that Apple is set to include in the new version of iOS; some basic examples have already surfaced in the iOS 9 public beta.

It’s a possible fake, but packaging leaks have been accurate before and it’s worth mentioning. The article also mentions a battery size decrease, with the new Plus model moving from 2910 to 2750mAh; battery life will still likely remain at its current levels.

Our final bit of information comes from reputed sources in Apple’s supply chain speaking to Business Insider. These sources confirm that the iPhone 6S will come with a 12-megapixel rear camera with a five-element lens. Apple would then move to a six-element bespoke lens for the iPhone 7 and onwards. 4K video recording and 2-megapixel front-facing camera with flash are also thought to be included, according to 9to5Mac.

We’ll continue to cover the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus as they’re announced, and we’ve already begun to add iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus accessories. Stay tuned for much more coverage as the phones are launched!