
Apple updated the 12-inch MacBook in June 2017 and discontinued the device in 2019. Introduced in March 2015, the original 12-inch MacBook featured a thin and light design that weighed just two pounds, and was Apple's first notebook to feature a fanless design, USB-C port, and butterfly switch keyboard.

Display analyst Ross Young similarly expressed "skepticism" about Apple launching new MacBooks with display sizes below 13-inches. In 2022, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that he hadn't heard of any plans for a new 12-inch MacBook model. Apple apparently plans to confirm whether the device will move forward to mass production as soon as the second half of this year. Nevertheless, production activities related to the device are said to be ongoing. The company purportedly seems to be weighing up the future of the device and has yet to confirm if it will reach launch. According to an alleged source at a company that supplies parts to Apple in Taiwan, Apple is preparing to reintroduce the 12-inch MacBook. The post comes from the account "yeux1122," which has a mixed track record aggregating accurate Apple rumors.

Apple may be continuing its plans to bring back the 12-inch MacBook, a sketchy rumor shared on the Korean blog Naver claims.
