Apple’s next iPhone launch could break one of the company’s most predictable traditions: Friday pre-orders.

The company has confirmed a Sept. 9 event at the Steve Jobs Theater, where the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and its long-rumored foldable iPhone are expected to take center stage. Apple has not announced preorder dates, but Macwelt, via Macworld, reports that Pro-model orders could instead open Saturday, Sept. 12.

The unusual timing would avoid Sept. 11, which falls on the Friday immediately after the event, while potentially giving Apple’s first foldable iPhone an entirely different release schedule.

Apple has made a similar…

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