Apple has started moving up estimated delivery dates for some iPhone Duo pre-orders, according to MacRumors, easing a backlog that pushed new orders out to late January within minutes of pre-orders opening on October 16.
MacRumors reports that the changes are showing up for some customers in the United States and Japan. In the U.S., YouTuber Matt Gonzalez said his Star White 512GB order went from a December estimate to November 20-30. MacRumors also cites a pair of customers whose windows moved from December 1-8 to November 16-23, while forum members described shifts of several weeks. Not every order has changed: one forum member's November 6-13 estimate stayed put, and another saw only a one-day improvement, from November 3-10 to November 2-9.
In Japan, a customer posting on X said an order previously estimated for December 3-10 now shows an October 24 delivery, one day after the phone's October 23 launch.
The movement follows a rocky start for the foldable. Within about 30 minutes of pre-orders opening, delivery estimates for new orders had slipped to January 25. Apple described demand at the time as "nothing short of extraordinary," according to a statement it issued on October 16.
Apple has not explained the date changes, and the improvements reported so far are anecdotal, drawn from individual customers' order pages rather than from any announcement. MacRumors notes that Apple has a history of quoting conservative estimates and then delivering early. Forum members floated other possible causes, including canceled orders from resellers, stock being redirected from stores to online orders, and cancellations after the initial rush, but those are unconfirmed theories.
For buyers still waiting, the practical takeaway is that estimates appear to be fluid. Checking the order status page in the Apple Store app or on apple.com is the only reliable way to see whether a particular order has moved, since the changes are being applied order by order rather than across the board.
Apple has also said it is limiting launch-day sales in some markets, and it has not promised walk-in stock at its stores, so pre-orders remain the most dependable way to get the phone in the first weeks. We will update this story if Apple comments on the revised delivery windows.
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