Apple typically holds its iPhone event in early September, but the timing this year seems complicated. If the event falls on Sept. 8 or 9, preorders would ordinarily begin on Friday, Sept. 11, which marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Apple may want to avoid that date out of respect, and it wouldn’t be the first time. Back in 2015, iPhone 6S preorders were moved to Saturday, Sept. 12 for the same reason. A simpler, cleaner path would be skipping that week entirely. An event on Sept. 14 or 15 would put preorders on Friday, Sept. 18, and devices in hand by Sept. 25. That timeline wou