# Apple’s rumored gaming controller for iPhone could feature Beats branding

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/apples-rumored-gaming-controller-for-iphone-could-feature-beats-branding/
- Published: 2026-09-13T18:02:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-13T18:17:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2256955/apples-rumored-gaming-controller-for-iphone-could-feature-beats-branding/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gadgets, Gaming, Technology

## Key points

- Apple reportedly developing iPhone gaming controllers under the Beats brand.
- Two prototypes codenamed T6502 and T1057 found referenced in macOS code.
- Beats version may be cheaper, skipping Apple's premium materials; no launch date yet.

## Summary

Apple is reportedly developing a gaming controller for the iPhone that could launch under its Beats brand rather than the main Apple label, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The move would mark Apple's entry into a new hardware category, expanding beyond its current practice of merely stocking third-party controllers from firms such as Backbone and SteelSeries in its online store.

Code referencing two devices, codenamed T6502 and T1057, was recently spotted by a MacRumors reader in a macOS release candidate, describing hardware with dual thumbsticks, shoulder buttons and D-pads. Gurman reports that Beats executives are handling product engineering and design for these controllers, and suggests Apple may be using the Beats name to test the market with a cheaper, less premium option while tapping into stylistic overlap between gaming and Beats' customer base. No release timeline has been given for either device.

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