Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Apple Reportedly Developing Beats-Branded Controllers for iPhone Gaming
Apple may be making game controllers for iPhones.
The controllers could be sold using Apple’s Beats brand.
A report says Apple has been working on them for more than a year.
Two possible versions have been identified by the names T6502 and T1057.
Both may look like regular console controllers, with sticks, buttons, and triggers.
One version may sense how it is moved using special sensors.
The other may not have those motion sensors.
Apple has not announced the controllers, so their price, design, and release date are unknown.
References to the controllers appeared in a macOS test release but were later removed.
Apple has reportedly worked for more than a year on mobile gaming controllers under the Beats brand.
Two rumored models, codenamed T6502 and T1057, were referenced in the macOS 26.7 release candidate.
Both controllers reportedly include a D-pad, thumbsticks, shoulder buttons, analog triggers, and Home and Menu buttons.
The T1057 may include an accelerometer and gyroscope, while the T6502 reportedly lacks motion sensors.
Apple has not confirmed the project, and later macOS 26.7 references reportedly removed the controller mentions.
- Who
- Apple, with Beats executives reportedly involved in development.
- What
- The company is reportedly developing two mobile gaming controllers for iPhone users.
- When
- Apple has reportedly worked on the controllers for more than a year; references appeared in the macOS 26.7 release candidate.
- Where
- The controllers are intended for use with iPhones; software references were found in macOS 26.7.
- Why
- The reported project would give iPhone users an Apple-made alternative to controllers from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo.
- Reported brand
- Beats
- Reported codenames
- T6502 and T1057
- Reported development period
- More than one year
- Common controls
- D-pad, two thumbsticks, shoulder buttons, analog triggers, Home button, and Menu button
- Motion-enabled model
- T1057 reportedly includes an accelerometer and gyroscope
- Motion-free model
- T6502 reportedly has no motion sensors
- Official status
- Apple has not confirmed the controllers, their pricing, design, or availability