German mobile carriers have apparently spilled the beans on Apple's iPhone 17 announcement date, and if history repeats itself, we now know

As we move through the remaining days of summer, Apple fans are eagerly awaiting news of the iPhone 17 coming in September. Now we might know exactly when the new phones will arrive, and it won’t be much longer.

After seeing the changes coming with iOS 26, we're ready to finally see Apple's newest collection of smartphones: the iPhone 17 lineup. While that's still more than a month away — assuming Apple sticks to its usual release schedule — we haven't been left completely in the dark about what the new phones will look like.