Apple’s own instructions ask for a Wi-Fi connection to download iOS 27, not cellular data, and one of the four alert messages Apple documents for a stalled update says exactly that. Apple has also already documented and fixed a bug that stopped an update from downloading over a cellular connection at all, in the iOS…
Mike Peterson
Mike is a technology journalist with a deep focus on Apple’s Mac ecosystem. He has spent years tracking macOS development, Apple Silicon architecture, and system-level changes across major macOS versions. His reporting covers everything from kernel-level enhancements and Swift-based APIs to hardware teardown analysis of M-series chips.
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Every Apple Device Updating Monday, and the Ones iOS 27 Leaves Behind
iOS 27 is one of five operating systems Apple has confirmed for Monday, September 14, alongside iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27 and visionOS 27. A sixth, tvOS 27, has no release date attached to it anywhere on Apple’s own pages. iPhone 11 and later, plus the second-generation iPhone SE and later, are…
The iOS 27 Backup Setting That Decides Whether You Keep Your Health Data
One setting decides whether a computer backup made before iOS 27 keeps your Health and Activity data or leaves it behind. Apple’s own instructions for backing up with a Mac say plainly that saving that data requires turning on encryption and setting a password before you click Back Up Now. Health and Activity data recorded…
iCloud or Your Mac Before iOS 27: What Each Apple Backup Method Actually Saves
iOS 27 becomes available free on iPhone and iPad this Monday, September 14. Before it does, Apple’s own update instructions put one step ahead of everything else, including opening Settings: back up the device, using iCloud or a computer. iOS 27 becomes available free on iPhone and iPad on Monday, September 14. Image: Apple Apple…
iPhone 18 Pro gets 14-day price protection and a 60-day window to add AppleCare
Apple guarantees a refund of the difference if it cuts the price of an iPhone 18 Pro within 14 calendar days of when you receive it. Adding AppleCare runs on a longer clock: Apple’s AppleCare page gives you 60 days after a new Apple purchase to get a plan through the Settings app. Apple's price-protection…
The Six Days Before iPhone 18 Pro Arrives: What Apple Has Published About Getting Ready
Between Saturday’s pre-order and Friday’s delivery, Apple has published exactly one dated event that touches the phone you are still carrying: iOS 27 ships free on Monday, September 14, four days before iPhone 18 Pro itself arrives. Past that single date, and past the short prep list Apple sends to anyone trading in a device,…
iPhone 18 Pro Shipping Terms: What Apple Publishes About Delivery, and the Silence on Store Pickup
Apple names two delivery speeds for iPhone 18 Pro and tells buyers a final date arrives only after the order is placed. What is missing from the pages we have on file for this launch is any mention of in-store pickup by name, so buyers weighing delivery against picking a unit up in person are…
Cancelling an iPhone 18 Pro Order: The Apple Upgrade Lease Carries a Penalty a Cash Purchase Does Not
Cancelling an iPhone 18 Pro order works one way if you paid outright or financed it with Apple Card Monthly Installments, and a different way if you leased it through Apple Upgrade. Apple’s published terms describe a refund for the first group and a warning about a substantial charge for the second, and the two…
iPhone 18 Pro Orders: What Apple's Terms Say Can Change After You Check Out
Apple’s published sales terms describe exactly one set of things that can change about an iPhone 18 Pro order once it is placed, and almost all of them belong to Apple, not the buyer. The price can change. The number of units available can change, even after an order is in. Whether Apple accepts the…
iPhone 18 Pro Pre-Order Times in Australia and Canada: One Published Clock Each, Two Different Problems
Apple’s Australian and Canadian iPhone 18 Pro pre-order pages each publish exactly one time. Neither is as simple as it looks. Australia’s single time zone does not match the actual clock for a large share of the country, and Canada’s single time zone is not a Canadian one at all. iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders opened…
iPhone 18 Pro Financing Abroad: Four Named Companies, and Six Storefronts That Name None
Apple names an actual financing company for iPhone 18 Pro on only four of the ten storefronts we checked: Klarna in the US, Openbank in Germany, Cetelem in France and Paidy in Japan. The other six storefronts either show no financing option at all or describe one without saying who provides it. iPhone 18 Pro…
iPhone 18 Pro's Carrier Price Split Does Not Exist Outside the US
In the United States, iPhone 18 Pro costs $1,199 with a carrier selected at checkout or $1,299 bought unlocked. Nowhere else Apple sells the phone does that split exist. Every other storefront checked, from the UK to Japan, shows one price only. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max both carry the same US…
iPhone 18 Pro Pre-Orders: What Six Storefronts Outside North America Show Right Now
Six of Apple’s storefronts outside North America are taking iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders right now: the UK, Germany, France, Singapore, the UAE and India. Each one shows its own price in its own currency and its own wording for when the pre-order window opened, but the six pages do not all disclose the same information…
iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders opened in more than 65 countries and regions
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max pre-orders opened at 12:00 UTC on Saturday, September 12, the instant Apple’s own US store page calls “5:00 a.m. PT on 9.12.” Apple’s press release describes the reach as “more than 65 countries and regions,” but a check of Apple’s regional store pages finds a working price…
The iPhone 18 Pro Carrier Choice at Checkout Is Not the Commitment It Looks Like
The single most misunderstood number on iPhone 18 Pro pre-order morning is one Apple never prints. The 6.3-inch, 256GB model is $1,199 with carrier connectivity selected at checkout and $1,299 unlocked, a $100 gap that exists only as the difference between two prices on Apple’s own Store page, never as a stated discount. Every iPhone…
The Size Decision on Pre-Order Morning: What iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch Series 12 Cost You in Grams and Millimeters
Size is the decision people treat as a preference, when Apple’s own spec sheets show it is closer to a physical commitment. iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch Series 12 both ship in two sizes, and the gap between them is not just screen inches. It is grams on a wrist or in a pocket…
The iPhone 18 Pro Storage Mistake: Every Tier Ships the Same Camera, the Same Chip and the Same Screen
On pre-order morning, storage is the decision most likely to be made for the wrong reason. Apple’s own tech specs page lists an identical A20 Pro chip, the same three 48MP cameras and the same 6.3-inch display at every capacity of iPhone 18 Pro, from 256GB to 2TB. A bigger number buys more room. It…
What Apple Actually Publishes About iPhone 18 Pro Delivery Estimates
Apple has not published a delivery-estimate sentence written specifically for iPhone 18 Pro. The only delivery language its shopping pages carry today is generic, shared across Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV and Apple Watch, and it says nothing about a date until after an order is placed. Apple has not distinguished delivery timing by finish.…
iPhone 18 Pro Checkout's Fourth Option: What 'Connect on Your Own Later' Actually Means
Apple’s US checkout for iPhone 18 Pro offers four buttons for connectivity: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and one Apple labels “Connect on your own later.” That fourth button is the unlocked path, and Apple’s own disclosure ties it directly to price: “Connectivity discounts are reflected in the advertised price of select iPhone models, and are available…
iPhone 18 Pro Configurations: Two Sizes, Four Colors, Four Storage Tiers, One Store Page
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are on sale for pre-order today in two sizes, four finishes and four storage tiers each, which puts 32 distinct hardware configurations on Apple’s store page before connectivity is even chosen. Every combination is available from the same 5 a.m. PT start today, Saturday September 12, with…
iPhone 18 Pro Pre-Order Morning: What Apple's Buy Page Actually Shows
Pre-orders for iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max opened at 5 a.m. PT today, Saturday September 12, which is 12:00 UTC everywhere at once. Apple’s own buy page put it in one sentence ahead of the clock: “Choose your new iPhone today, then speed through checkout when pre-order starts at 5:00 a.m. PT…
iPhone 18 Pro or Pro Max for Video: Apple Lists the Same 4K120, ProRes and Apple Log 2 on Both
A video shooter choosing between the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone 18 Pro Max is not choosing between cameras. Apple lists the same three 48MP rear cameras, the same 4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps, the same ProRes at 4K120 with external recording, the same Apple Log 2 and Genlock, and the same…
iPhone 18 Pro Max Costs $4.17 More a Month Than the Pro, and Six Apple Stores Publish No Monthly Figure
Apple’s own installment figures put the size upgrade at $4.17 a month. The iPhone 18 Pro is quoted at $49.95 a month over 24 months and the iPhone 18 Pro Max at $54.12, and the same gap appears as C$6.25 in Canada, £3.34 in the UK and ₹2,500 in India. In six of the ten…
iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max share Apple's 40% sustained performance claim
If you are choosing between the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone 18 Pro Max because you want the one that holds its speed longest in a long game or a long take, Apple’s published numbers won’t settle it. Apple describes one cooling design for the generation: a next-generation vapor chamber with three times the…