{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e4ec1b819c95e0506a0e9c7e","clusterId":"c_05a9ba6e165a7033b7cbf030","slug":"apple-reportedly-builds-two-iphone-controllers-under-beats-brand","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Apple Reportedly Builds Two IPhone Controllers Under Beats Brand","summary":"Apple is reportedly developing two game controllers for the iPhone and may sell them under the Beats by Dre name, an Apple subsidiary. MacRumors found references to two unannounced controllers in the macOS 26.7 release candidate. The profiles cover devices coded T6502 and T1057, which differ in haptic design; T1057 adds an accelerometer and gyroscope. Mark Gurman reported the work is led by a Beats by Dre executive.","whyItMatters":"Apple has kept iPhone gaming to touch controls and third-party pads, and sourcing a controller through Beats is a way to test a new category under a cheaper brand without touching the premium Apple line.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe two device profiles surfaced inside macOS 26.7, not iOS, which is where the report began. Both list a D-pad, dual thumbsticks, shoulder buttons, a home button, a menu button, and analog triggers. They split on haptics and on motion sensing: only T1057 carries an accelerometer and gyroscope. The Verge noted that Apple sometimes uses subsidiary brands to test new product categories or to compete at lower price points without undermining the more premium Apple lineup. Gurman predicted the controllers will skip expensive materials and finishes to keep the price relatively affordable.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The two controllers Apple is building for the iPhone split by haptics: T6502 keeps the simpler design, T1057 adds an accelerometer and gyroscope. Sells the motion sensing as the flagship tier.","twitterPost":"Apple's two iPhone controllers split on sensors: T1057 adds an accelerometer and gyroscope, T6502 does not. That is the upsell line.","threadsPost":"The two controllers Apple is building for the iPhone are not a matched pair. T1057 carries an accelerometer and gyroscope, T6502 does not. Under Beats by Dre, that haptic and motion split is the product ladder, not a spec footnote.","newsletterBlurb":"Apple is reportedly developing two game controllers for the iPhone and may sell them under the Beats by Dre name. MacRumors found the two device profiles, T6502 and T1057, in the macOS 26.7 release candidate; they differ in haptics, and only T1057 has an accelerometer and gyroscope. Mark Gurman reported the development is led by a Beats by Dre executive, with an expected affordable price.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260914-apple-reportedly-working-iphone-game-controllers/\",\"title\":\"Apple Reportedly Working on Game Controllers for iPhone\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4653,"outputTokens":592,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789359270,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T04:09:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T04:13:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T04:13:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_05a9ba6e165a7033b7cbf030","canonicalTitle":"AppleはiPhone用ゲームコントローラーの開発に取り組んでいるとの報道","representativeArticleId":"a_0791bec7254456c8002e35ef","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"leak\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-14T03:11:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-14T03:11:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T04:13:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260914-apple-reportedly-working-iphone-game-controllers/","title":"AppleはiPhone用ゲームコントローラーの開発に取り組んでいるとの報道"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"leak","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}