Steve Jobs (2nd-R) poses with U2 and Jimmy Iovine (L) back in 2004. Tim Mosenfelder / Getty U2 has responded to reports that it will be helping launch the iPhone 6, after it was rumored that the band will be heavily involved with the launch of the iPhone 6. Rumors had claimed that the band's upcoming album would be pre-loaded on the new iPhone.

A statement from a U2 spokeswoman made it clear that the band were not involved with the iPhone 6 launch, saying "They are not releasing their album on the iPhone, and they are not performing at the iPhone launch."

The rumors made a lot of sense. U2 has a longtime relationship with Apple. That relationship got stronger after Apple acquired Beats, run by producer Jimmy Iovine. Iovine produced two of U2's albums.

MacRumors reports that a possible U2 music video shoot was held on the Samuel Beckett Bridge in Ireland last week. eBay employee Stephen Browne managed to get close to the video shoot, and claimed that "tight security" followed him everywhere and "tried hard" to block his camera with umbrellas.

No clear photos have emerged from the video shoot, although Browne did manage to take a photo showing an actor using an unidentified mobile phone.

Looks like @U2 new album maybe preloaded on to iPhone6. The focus of the "video" on the bridge last week was a phone pic.twitter.com/CUY4rKTSM9 — Stephen Browne ✨ (@Stephenbrow) September 3, 2014

The video shoot apparently focused on an actor using a phone while standing on the iconic Irish bridge. Director Mark Romanek was also seen during filming, he's best known for directing the movie One Hour Photo with Robin Williams, as well as the music video for Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt.

The Samuel Beckett Bridge in Ireland Flickr/Daniel Stockman

However, there were claims that the video shoot wasn't a music video at all, but a commercial for the new iPhone. As MacRumors reports, Julian Lennon, a friend of Bono, told U2 fans in Spain that he believes U2 have been shooting a new commercial for Apple.

Many Irish journalists were also reporting that U2's new album would come pre-loaded on the iPhone 6. In a tweet that has since been deleted, Irish journalist Bryan MacDonald was one of the people making the claim, along with other Irish music writers.

A final rumor surrounding U2's involvement with the iPhone 6 involved the large structure currently being assembled outside the Flint Center in Cupertino. A local resident claimed that the structure "looked like a sound stage going up for a rock concert."

U2's association with Apple stretches back to 2004 when the band launched a special model of the iPod that came with exclusive interviews and performances by the band. The partnership has continued through Apple's support of Bono's Product(RED) charity, with Jony Ive and Tim Cook offering up special items for auctions to support the AIDS charity. In June, Bono joked about Apple's faltering support of the charity, as well as likening the company to a "cult."