The iPhone 16e was announced on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, and went on sale on Friday, Feb. 28. To fit to that schedule, Apple will announce the iPhone 17e on Wednesday, Feb. 18 and put it on sale on Friday, Feb. 27.

Apple’s iPhone 17e is here! Affordable, sleek, and packed with features like Dynamic Island and MagSafe. Launching spring at $599.

Apple may eventually bring a 200MP camera to the iPhone, but fresh reports indicate the ambitious upgrade is still far off, with the earliest arrival expected toward the end of the decade. The post Apple is planning a massive iPhone camera upgrade,

While waiting for iOS 26.3, due at the end of January, it’s thought, it looks like Apple is dropping in an extra iPhone update, and it could be here any moment.

Since September, iPhone users have had the chance to update their phones to iOS 26, Apple's software update that ushered in new features like the Liquid Glass design and tools powered by Apple Intelligence. While iOS 26.1 came out in November to mixed reviews, the latest version of the iOS, 26.2, launched last month.

Apple is reportedly preparing to launch the iPhone 17e as its next iPhone, with reports pointing to an 18MP Centre Stage front camera, A19 chip, and more

“There’s no workaround or user behavior that meaningfully mitigates this risk,” says Keeper Security’s Darren Guccione. Upgrading is "the only effective defense. Once patches are public, the exposure window widens for anyone who delays updating.”

Rumors suggest Apple may delay the iPhone 18, breaking its usual release cycle and leaving 2026 without a new base model. Here’s what could come next.