iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders might start later this year

Macworld Just a few days ago, Apple announced the date for its annual Phone event: Wednesday, September 9, less than two weeks away. We’re expecting Apple to unveil its first-ever folding iPhone at the event, along with the iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch Series 12. But if you’re looking to buy one of them, you might have to wait longer than usual. A reliable source has told Macwelt that pre-orders this year are not set to begin, as usual, on the Friday following the launch. Instead, Apple will open pre-orders a day later, on Saturday, September 12. The reason for this is that this year, September 11 falls on the Friday following the event, a day of remembrance and mourning in the U.S. The time is also set to change, according to the source: While pre-orders usually begin at 5 am PT, Apple is reportedly opening up pre-sales at midnight PT on Saturday. Apple held midnight PT pre-orders until the iPhone 11, when it shifted the time to better accommodate oth