An image found in the latest version of iOS 13 beta suggests that Apple will reveal its 2019 iPhones on September 10 (September 11, AEST). Discovered by iHelpBR, a screenshot hidden in the beta shows the Calendar app with the date set to Tuesday the 10th. The screenshot itself is named HoldForRelease.
A similar screenshot was found last year, with the Calendar app set to September 12, which was the date of last year's iPhone launch.
While the screenshot alone isn't confirmation that September 10 will be day, Apple has historically revealed new iPhones during the second week of September. Tuesday (US time, Wednesday AEST) tends to be Apple's preferred day, but we have seen a few iPhone events fall on a Wednesday. A Wednesday event is unlikely this time around, as it would fall on September 11, which Apple has avoided in the past for obvious reasons.
If Apple ends up announcing the iPhone 11 and friends - or whatever they end up being called - on September 10, we'd expect pre-orders to kick-off on September 13, ahead of a September 20 release date. Not long to go!
Once again, we're expecting to see three iPhones this time around, succeeding the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. The new phones sound like they'll be pretty similar to their predecessors in terms of appearance, but Apple is expected to up camera count across the board. This would mean the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max have three rear-facing cameras, and while the cheaper model has two. Read more iPhone 11 rumours here.
Based on past launches, we'd expect to see the final version of iOS 13 drop on September 18, just ahead of new iPhones going on sale.
Alex Choros
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