Siri says the date of Apple's next launch event is April 20

• Siri has told Apple device users when the tech giant's next launch event will be.
• If prompted, Siri says, "The special event is on Tuesday, April 20, at Apple Park in Cupertino, CA."
• Apple usually announces the launch event a week before the date - it could be confirmed Tuesday.

Apple's voice assistant, Siri, has revealed the company's next launch event is scheduled to take place April 20.

MacRumors first reported that Siri responded to the question "When is the next Apple Event?" ‌by saying: "The special event is on Tuesday, April 20, at Apple Park in Cupertino, CA. You can get all the details on Apple.com."

Siri provides a link to the Apple Event page on its website, but the launch event isn't listed there yet.

Users will get this response only if they have a US Apple ID.

Apple usually announces the date of its launch event one week in advance - so the tech giant could confirm later Tuesday.

The April event is expected to showcase new iPads, according to a Bloomberg report on March 17. People with knowledge of the matter told the publication that Apple wanted to add a quicker processor and a better camera onto the new iPad Pros.

The people also told Bloomberg the iPads would look similar to the current 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pros, which cost $799 and $999. Apple has not officially announced the cost of the new models.

Reports suggested MacBooks and iPads could be in short supply because of the global chip supply shortage, and Apple has pushed back some component orders to the second half of 2021.