First iPhone 17 Orders ‘Preparing to Ship’ in Canada
If you pre-ordered an iPhone 17 or iPhone Air last Friday, you may want to check the status of your order, as those that ordered first thing are starting to see their phones ‘preparing to ship’.
This next phase comes after the order placed and ‘processing’ stages, with ‘shipped’ being next and that usually updates on launch day, which is this Friday, September 19. Check out the screenshot below shared by an iPhone in Canada reader:
Now, locating your UPS tracking number doesn’t work yet, but expect updates as we head into Wednesday and Thursday. What’s the status of your iPhone 17 or iPhone Air pre-order right now? Let us know in the comments below.
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My 17 pro max in silver has been on preparing to ship since Sunday afternoon