Apple iPhone 18 Pro Release Date: How WWDC 2026 Clues Signal September Launch Schedule

InnovationConsumer TechApple iPhone 18 Pro Release Date: How WWDC 2026 Clues Signal September Launch DetailsByDavid Phelan,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about lifestyle techFollow AuthorJun 13, 2026, 04:30am EDTJun 13, 2026, 04:32am EDTApple iPhone 17 Pro: when will the successor, the iPhone 18 Pro, launch?AFP via Getty ImagesApple’s Worldwide Developer Conference fired the starting gun in the race to the next iPhone. The keynote that launched the conference on Monday, June 8 set in motion a timetable which will culminate in the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and the first folding iPhone going on sale. Here’s all you need to know. ForbesApple iOS 27 Release Date: When You Can Download The New iPhone Software — Starts NowBy David PhelaniOS 27 Developer Beta Now LiveOn the day of the keynote, Apple’s next software cycle, iOS 27, launched, with the first beta released to developers. This exactly matches the iOS schedule from last year, which means the iPhone release schedule is bang on target, for now at least, to mimic last year’s routine. Apple also confirmed that the first public beta will go live in July, again syncing with last year’s schedule with iOS 26. This means the next date in the timetable may be deduced, and that’s the timing of the next special event. Special Event Keynote: Likely Wednesday, Sept. 9Last year, the keynote which revealed the iPhone 17 series was on Tuesday, Sept. 9. That week seems the most likely this year, but Monday, Sept. 7 is Labor Day, and Apple rarely holds a keynote on the day after a holiday. After all, it needs to fly press and special guests to Cupertino.MORE FOR YOUWhich means that the most auspicious date this year would be the Wednesday, Sept. 9.Pre-Orders Open: Likely Friday, Sept. 11If Sept. 9 is right, then the next event leading to the phones going on sale is almost certainly Friday, Sept. 11. First Reviews: Sept. 15 or Sept. 16Apple will send early revi...