The Apple Store is not your ordinary online retailer. Where else would you find people excited and excited to see a website down?
It’s practically become a habit for the tech giant to shut down its official online store for maintenance before releasing its latest pre-order items. An Apple Store closed in the years leading up to the arrival of the latest iPhone 14 would indicate that we could be hours away from seeing new Apple items on the shelf.
Apple Store Down, New Products Coming Soon
People online reported that the official Apple Store was not working two days ago, September 7, just hours before the highly anticipated Apple Far Out event. According to a Tech Times report on the incident, 89% of users who attempted to access the online store reported having problems with the Cupertino-based tech maker’s website.
This news is surprising because the official Apple Store System Status Update has told the public that the website services should be working fine.
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The Apple Store site is down Friday, September 9 for maintenance ahead of the iPhone 14 series pre-order rollout. is currently finalizing the release of the aforementioned newly unveiled devices. Apple is expected to launch several products this week, including the upcoming iPhone 14 variants.
When browsing the Apple Store website in the United States, “You are… ahead” appears. “Pre-order starts at 5:00 AM PDT. Enjoy the extra sleep,” the Apple notification reads. MacRumors informs us that Apple has been doing 5:00 a.m. preorders for several years instead of the 12:01 a.m. PT preorders we had before.
Apple iPhone 14 pre-order schedule
According 9to5macthe iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max will all be available to order starting at 5 a.m. PT, along with the AirPods Pro 2. In the meantime, Apple Store is down as the store anticipates. a rush in iPhone 14 sales.
The iPhone 14 and its Pro edition will be available for pre-order on the Apple site, the Apple Store, and through Apple Channel Partners worldwide starting today. The Apple iPhone 14 Pro costs $999. Pre-orders will begin on September 9 and sales will begin on September 16.
The 14 Pro Max, on the other hand, starts at $1,999 and up, and pre-orders begin September 9, with sales beginning September 16. The AirPods Pro will be available for pre-order around the same time.
AirPods Pro and Apple Watch Ultra will be available to Apple retail partners worldwide on September 23. Finally, the iPhone 14 Plus will be released on October 7.
Meanwhile, Apple’s long-awaited operating system, iOS 16, is set to release on September 12. iOS 16 will introduce Apple’s brand new customization features and deeper AI.
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