Apple Is Reportedly Launching an iPhone-Updating Machine That Looks Like a Toaster Oven

Apple has developed a new device that can wirelessly update boxed iPhones with the company’s newest software, according to French tech site iGeneration. Titled “Presto,” the machine reportedly resembles a toaster oven.

The source shared a first look at the groundbreaking device, which appears to have a simple, silver composition with several racks for unopened iPhones. Per the report, each rack holds up to six iPhones, so there’s plenty of room to batch-update multiple new phones at a single time.

[Club] Apple Store : comment se passe la mise à jour des iPhone sous boite avec Presto https://t.co/VJCJ5pIGKj pic.twitter.com/pog9GRk0PE

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Often, new iPhones will remain in their boxes for months before being sold to consumers. In that time, Apple will frequently release new iOS updates with fresh features and bug fixes, which do not automatically install on unopened phones. Here, Presto looks to streamline the process of opening and using new iPhones with the most up-to-date software. It’s a minor thing, but it’s Apple’s way of eliminating the added time it would take a consumer to download new software after purchasing an iPhone on their own.

According to reports, Presto’s system can update boxed iPhones with the latest iOS software in 15 to 30 minutes. Notably, it typically takes customers 20 minutes to download new software on new devices in their own time.

It’s not currently known how exactly Presto’s system operates, though Ars Technica believes that Apple is able to connect the phones’ NFC chips to Wi-Fi in order to install updates.