It’s that point of 12 months once more – Apple is unveiling its newest product lineup iPhone 16 models in its iPhone incident subsequent week Monday, September 9. When you plan to improve your cellphone subsequent week, do not rush to the Apple Retailer instantly after the occasion as a result of the brand new iPhone isn’t but obtainable for buy.
Apple could be very constant on the subject of releasing new merchandise, and we do not count on that to vary this 12 months. We’ll let you know when Apple expects to launch the iPhone 16 after the occasion. We’ll additionally let you realize when it is obtainable for obtain iOS 18 – Apple’s newest software program – in your present iPhone.
Wish to attend Apple’s massive occasion with us? That is How to watch the iPhone 16 launch event. (We are going to put up a reside weblog hyperlink close to the occasion begin time.)
When can I purchase the brand new iPhone 16?
Whereas we can’t know for certain the iPhone 16 launch date till Monday’s iPhone occasion, we are able to predict the date based mostly on Apple’s previous consistency. That is what we count on:
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Monday, September 9: Official Apple occasion (confirmed)
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Friday thirteenth September: Pre-orders open
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Week of September 16: iOS 18 obtainable for obtain
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Friday, September 20: New iPhones and different units in shops
Once more, apart from confirmed launch occasions, these dates are simply hypothesis based mostly on Apple’s earlier iPhone launch historical past. For instance, Apple sometimes begins pre-orders on the Friday after its iPhone launch occasion. So if Apple follows its earlier tempo, you can pre-order the iPhone 16 on Friday, September thirteenth.
What in regards to the new Apple Watch and AirPods merchandise which might be anticipated to be launched alongside the brand new iPhone 16 sequence? Typically talking, in addition they comply with the identical dates, however there have been some delays previously. It is fully doable that a number of of those anticipated merchandise can be obtainable in a number of weeks – maybe even as late as October.
When can I obtain the brand new iOS 18?
When you’re not planning on shopping for a brand new iPhone 16, you continue to have the choice of conserving your previous iPhone updated with the brand new iOS 18 replace – assuming your iPhone eligible. (Practically each mannequin launched previously six years is.)
Whereas Apple will not announce when iOS 18 can be launched to the general public till the launch occasion, we are able to as soon as once more speculate based mostly on previous occasions. The newest software program can be obtainable per week after the occasion ends – Monday, September 16 on the earliest, nevertheless it’s doable it will not be obtainable till mid-week.
We’ll replace as soon as Apple broadcasts official dates for brand new {hardware} and software program on Monday.
