Apple

Aug 28, 2026AW-0099Partly right

Macwelt: iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders open Saturday, midnight

Pre-orders open Saturday, September 12 rather than the usual Friday, and at midnight Pacific instead of 5am.

Macwelt reported that iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders would open Saturday, September 12, at midnight Pacific instead of the usual Friday at 5 a.m., a shift 9to5Mac linked to Apple avoiding the September 11 anniversary.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedPre-orders open Saturday, September 12 rather than the usual Friday, and at midnight Pacific instead of 5am.
  2. Who said it, and whenMacwelt reported it on Aug 28, 2026 in 9to5Mac.
  3. What happened, and wheniPhone 18 Pro was announced on Sep 9, 2026, 12 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyPartly rightSome of this was right and some of it was not.Why: Saturday September 12 held, and it is a departure from Apple's usual Friday. The time did not: Apple opened pre-orders at 5:00 a.m. PT, the usual hour, not at midnight Pacific. What the company published
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Macwelt
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9to5Mac
Product
iPhone 18 Pro
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The story of this report

  1. Aug 28, 2026Macwelt reported it · 9to5Mac
  2. Sep 9, 2026iPhone 18 Pro was announced
  3. VerdictPartly rightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Macwelt · Publication

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Questions about this report

Did this iPhone 18 Pro report turn out to be true?
Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. Saturday September 12 held, and it is a departure from Apple's usual Friday. The time did not: Apple opened pre-orders at 5:00 a.m. PT, the usual hour, not at midnight Pacific.
Who reported it first?
Macwelt reported it on Aug 28, 2026 in 9to5Mac.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 12 days before iPhone 18 Pro was announced on Sep 9, 2026.