iPhone 11, iPad, Apple Watch 5, iOS 13.1: surprising revelations

The document was revealed by acertainAppleBeta2019on Twitter, known for sharing information about upcoming beta versions of iOS. The PDF in question is presented as a guide intended for employees of the Californian firm. It is titled “Apple Software Development Resource”, with the file name AppleSDR_September2019.pdf.

Inside, you can find information about Apple's next releases.

New iPhones delivered with iOS 13

One of the paragraphs specifies that the new iPhones will take the following names: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The other notable information concerning them is the fact that all three of them would arrive with iOS 13, on September 27.

iOS 13 release dates

According to the file, iOS 13.0 would be released on September 23. A version 13.0.1 would already be in the works, for delivery in October. iOS 13.1 will follow a few weeks later. Finally, in November a first beta version of iOS 13.2 will be released. iPadOS 13 should follow in the footsteps of iOS 13.

4 new Apple Watch models and a new iPad Pro

The document indicates 4 new Apple Watches presented on September 10. Otherwise, a new iPad Pro, successor to that of 2018, is planned to be released in October, accompanied by a new entry-level model. The month of October is in fact generally chosen by Apple to present new models in its Mac and iPad ranges.

Doubts about the veracity of the document

As our colleagues at iPhoneHacks point out, you have to be careful with the information found in this PDF supposedly coming from Apple. On the one hand, they contain numerous anomalies in the name of the products and the way in which the legal notices are presented. In addition, analysts questioning the hypothetical naming of the next iPhones, “11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max”, are not rare. It is true that it would be particularly surprising to see Apple name one of its iPhones “Pro Max”, given its appreciation of minimalism and efficiency. Even if this last point is open to criticism given that the names of the 2018 iPhones already tended towards a certain complexity (XR, XS and XS Max).

Finally, the iPhone release date announced in the document, September 27, seems surprising. According to the usual table, Apple presents its iPhones on Tuesday, opens pre-orders on the following Friday and delivers them on Friday of the following week. This would lead to iPhone availability on September 20, and name on the 27th.

All that remains is to wait for Tuesday September 10,keynote day, to disentangle the true from the false.

The document isavailable at this address.

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.