In this weekend’s Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has clarified that despite Apple Intelligence not launching until October, Apple won’t be delaying the release of the new iPhone 16 models.
Last week, Apple Intelligence was pushed to iOS 18.1, resulting in the feature set missing the initial iOS 18 release in September. Apple Intelligence is anticipated to play a big role in making the upcoming iPhone 16 models more appealing to customers, especially considering that only the highest-end iPhone 15 Pro models currently support these features.
In the past, Apple has delayed new iPhone releases due to software features not being able yet. For example, the iPhone 4S was delayed until October because the new Siri and iCloud features wouldn’t be ready for the traditional June release back then. While that example was over 10 years ago, it’s still worth thinking about.
“These days, Apple typically releases the iPhone in September. But it…”
Source 9to5mac.com