Some took this to be a reference to a live iPhone keynote presentation instead of a pre-recorded one. That seems unlikely, but there are a couple of reasons for suspecting that the live elements may be livelier this year …From live presentations to hybrid formatApple’s keynote presentations and iPhone launches famously used to be carried out live on stage. Live presentations always carry some risk of demo failure or other mishap, and it would be a massive risk for Ternus to have a live presentation during his debut as CEO. However, I do think that the live elements of this year’s event could be more animated, for two reasons. First, the iPhone Ultra will be one of the biggest changes to the iPhone lineup since the launch of the iPhone X.