It’s no secret that the iPhone 16 will arrive in simply a few weeks. The newest rumors declare that an occasion will likely be held on Tuesday, September 10, with 4 new fashions and presumably new AirPods or an iPad mini. Nonetheless, a brand new report means that this 12 months’s launch is likely to be a bit of totally different.
In keeping with Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, reporting on X, “Apple has scheduled an unusual and mandatory meeting for employees at all Apple retail stores for the evening of Sept 12 or morning of Sept 13.” The assembly itself isn’t unusual–Apple holds one yearly to debate the launch day logistics–however Gurman explains that all these pre-launch conferences are normally held on the Sunday after the occasion (September 15) quite than on a weekday.
A gathering on Thursday or Friday morning may imply an earlier launch than the everyday Friday following the occasion (on this case, September 20), or it may merely imply that the majority workers would quite not are available on a Sunday.
Nonetheless, it may additionally imply that one thing is launching on Friday, September 13, equivalent to new AirPods. Or it may imply that Apple is forgoing its typical 10-day preorder interval. Or maybe it can begin taking preorders within the retailer.
At any price, it does imply that the iPhone 16 is coming very quickly. You’ll be able to observe together with the newest rumors in our iPhone 16 superguide as the large day nears.