{"id":389319,"date":"2026-04-09T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/389319\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:00:18","slug":"gurman-iphone-fold-on-track-for-september-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/389319\/","title":{"rendered":"Gurman: iPhone Fold on track for September launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A recent report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/heres_how_the_iphone_fold_stacks_up_next_to_the_iphone_18_pro_and_pro_max-news-72282.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">claimed<\/a> that Apple\u2019s foldable iPhone ran into issues during its engineering test phase, potentially delaying its launch beyond the September window by several months. However, a new report contradicts that claim, suggesting that Apple remains on track to unveil the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_fold_5g-13804.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone Fold<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman has dismissed recent claims of a delay, stating that development remains on track. Citing people with knowledge of the matter, Gurman reports the foldable iPhone will be unveiled alongside the iPhone 18 Pro.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ESgl3uiUWF\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ESgl3uiUWF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Majin (@MajinBuofficia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MajinBuofficia\/status\/2041543860799549560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>According to Gurman, the foldable iPhone is expected to go on sale alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models or shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>However, initial supply may be limited due to the complexity of manufacturing the foldable display and other components such as the rumored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/iphone_fold_rumor_suggests_it_will_bring_a_3d_printed_hinge-news-72235.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3D printed hinge<\/a>. Gurman also notes that the final launch timeline could still shift, as the release is months away and production has \u2018yet to ramp up\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-07\/apple-s-foldable-iphone-remains-on-track-for-september-debut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A recent report claimed that Apple\u2019s foldable iPhone ran into issues during its engineering test phase, potentially delaying&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[61,60,202,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-389319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}