It is that point of 12 months once more – Apple is ready to debut its newest lineup of the iPhone 16 fashions at its iPhone occasion subsequent week on Monday, Sept. 9. And when you plan to improve your telephone subsequent week, do not instantly rush to the Apple Retailer when the occasion ends as a result of the brand new iPhones will not be that can be purchased but.
Apple is fairly constant relating to releasing their new merchandise and we do not anticipate that to vary this 12 months. We’ll inform you once we anticipate Apple to launch the iPhone 16 after its occasion. We’ll additionally let you recognize when you possibly can anticipate to obtain iOS 18 – Apple’s newest software program – in your present iPhone.
Wish to observe together with us throughout Apple’s large occasion? This is how one can watch the iPhone 16 announcement. (We’ll put up our liveblog hyperlink nearer to the occasion begin time.)
When can I purchase the brand new iPhone 16?
Whereas we can’t have a set date for when the iPhone 16 will change into accessible till the iPhone occasion on Monday, we are able to predict the date based mostly on Apple’s previous consistency. Right here’s what we anticipate:
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Monday, Sept. 9: Apple’s official occasion (confirmed)
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Friday, Sept. 13: Preorders open
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Week of Sept. 16: iOS 18 accessible for obtain
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Friday, Sept. 20: New iPhones and different gadgets in shops
Once more, other than the confirmed announcement occasion, these dates are solely hypothesis based mostly on Apple’s earlier iPhone launch historical past. As an illustration, Apple usually opens preorders the Friday following the iPhone occasion. So if Apple follows its earlier cadence, you can preorder an iPhone 16 on Friday, Sept. 13. Likewise, if Apple retains the identical schedule because the previous, that will imply the iPhone 16 will formally be that can be purchased on Friday, Sept. 20.
How about new Apple Watch and AirPods merchandise anticipated to be introduced alongside the presumed new iPhone 16 collection? Usually, additionally they observe the identical dates, however there have been some delays up to now. It’s fully attainable that a number of of those anticipated merchandise may hit shops in later weeks – probably whilst late as October.
When can I obtain the brand new iOS 18?
When you’re not planning to purchase the brand new iPhone 16, you will nonetheless have the choice to make your older iPhone comparable with the brand new iOS 18 replace – assuming your iPhone is eligible. (Almost all fashions launched up to now six years are.)
Whereas Apple will not announce when it will launch iOS 18 to the general public till its occasion, we are able to once more speculate based mostly on the previous. The most recent software program will likely be accessible the week after the occasion – at earliest, that will be Monday, Sept. 16, although it is attainable it will not change into accessible till mid-week.
We’ll replace with the official dates for brand new {hardware} and software program after Apple proclaims them on Monday.
