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Apple Schedules iPhone 18 Pro Launch for September 2026
The company opened its annual developer conference on June 8 with the release of the first iOS 27 beta. The schedule points to a September 9 keynote, September 11 pre-orders, and a September 18 sales start for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.
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Apple opened its Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday, June 8, with the release of the first iOS 27 developer beta. The timing matches the pattern set in 2025, when the same beta arrived on the opening day of the prior conference. The company also stated that the first public beta of iOS 27 will be available in July. That date again follows the sequence used for iOS 26 last year.
Last year the iPhone 17 series was announced on Tuesday, September 9. Pre-orders would then open on Friday, September 11. Early reviews are expected on September 15 or 16, with units going on sale the following Friday, September 18. The first folding iPhone may be shown at the same event but could reach stores later, following the pattern used for the iPhone X.
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