The software that will power the new iPhones, and all models right back to the iPhone 11, will go on general release this day or, possibly, Tuesday, Sept. 16. Date and time expected: 7 a.m. local time, Friday, Sept. 19 This is it: the iPhone 17 series will hit stores and go on general sale.

We could be a month away from new iPhone 17 models showing up in stores and in fleets of delivery trucks nationwide, but of course Apple is mum until the new phones are formally announced. But several rumors,

Apple usually sends out invites in late August, but history and habit suggest this year’s iPhone event will fall on September 9.