OLED shows are nonetheless deliberate for the iMac and MacBook Air, however do not anticipate both improve to reach within the close to future.
Apple’s “Professional and Inform” particular occasion is forecast to function the OLED improve to the MacBook Professional, amongst different launches. Nevertheless, Apple’s use of OLED will not cease there, because it nonetheless has plans to apply it to different less-Professional fashions.
In response to Mark Gurman in Sunday’s “Energy On” e-newsletter for Bloomberg, Apple is at the moment testing new variations of the MacBook Air and iMac. These prototypes are claimed to incorporate OLED shows.
Nevertheless, whereas testing is underway, it does not imply there might be a launch of these specific fashions anytime quickly. Gurman says that an up to date iMac with out OLED is arriving within the coming days, whereas a brand new non-OLED MacBook Air might be surfacing early in 2027.
Deliberate however removed from launch
There have been repeated rumors of an OLED replace to each strains. Nevertheless, these rumors have by no means hinted that an replace was imminent for both mannequin.
In December 2025, a provide chain report claimed {that a} 24-inch iMac replace with OLED was arriving in 2027. In August 2026, the OLED iMac was stated to reach in 2029.
For the MacBook Air, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated in March 2026 that it will be later than anticipated. Whereas earlier studies claimed a 2027 or 2028 launch was attainable, Kuo pointed to it occurring in 2029.
It isn’t the one OLED Mac mannequin that has been rumored about. In September 2026, there was a declare that an OLED MacBook mannequin can be launched in 2029 to bridge the hole between the MacBook Professional and MacBook Air.