According to the calendar maintained by Apple over the years, The iPhone 16 generation should be introduced in about a month, days more, days less. The only recent exception in this sense was 2020, when due to the pandemic and its effects on the mass production of smartphones, Apple was forced to postpone the introduction and launch of the iPhone 12 by about a month, with the traditional keynote held on October 13 of that year.

In recent weeks, however, a rumor has spread that this year could be an exception in this sense again, as it was stated that Apple may have decided to delay the launch of the iPhone 16 by one to two monthswith most rumors and analysis pointing to mid-October, a scenario quite similar to the iPhone 12, only this time the delay would not be related to any problem in the terminal’s mass production process.

On this occasion, the delay would be due to Apple Intelligence, a suite of artificial intelligence-based features, it won’t be ready to debut in September alongside the iPhone 16 and iOS 18. And no, in case you were wondering, I don’t mean all the features they showed us in the June presentation, no, I’m talking about if the usual schedule is maintained, it seems that none of the features will be available with the arrival of new versions of the smartphone and operating system.

We found out last week Features originally planned for iOS 18 have been “moved” to iOS 18.1, that is, they will not be available when a new major version of the operating system is introduced. And if we remember, we will recall that iOS 17.1 was released at the end of October last year. So connecting the dotted line found many who thought Apple would release iOS 18 on schedule, in mid-September, but would adjust the rest of the calendar to coincide with iOS 18.1’s iPhone launch.

However, as we read on 9to5Mac, Mark Gurman has confirmed that the iPhone 16 will be unveiled and launched in September, and that the usual calendar will therefore be repeated. It’s true, and we’ve been saying it for a long time, that the big differentiating factor of this new generation from the previous ones (with the exception of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max) is its AI capabilities. However, if Apple were to delay the launch of the iPhone 16, it would claim recognition in the sense that according to the image. Doesn’t seem like a good idea.