Apple announces September 9 date for 'Surprise and shine' iPhone event

Is it finally time to see the foldable iPhone? Apple has confirmed when it'll pull back the curtain and officially reveal its latest iPhones. The company has lined up an iPhone event for September 9. You'll be able to watch a livestream on Apple's website and YouTube when things get underway at 1PM ET. As ever, we'll also be bringing you all the news right here at Engadget. The big news that's rumored for this fall's iPhone event is a foldable model. Apple has been laying the groundwork for such a device in the iOS 27 code. It's expected that the iPhone Ultra (as the device may be called) will put iPad Mini-like utility into people's pockets, as it will fold out into a tablet-style format. Apple may well split up the iPhone 18 lineup even further this year. Along with the iPhone Ultra, we'