iPhone X: Apple Store offline ahead of release date of new handset
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Your support makes all the difference.The Apple Store has gone offline ahead of tonight’s launch of the iPhone X.
It isn’t possible to buy anything from Apple’s website at the moment, and this will likely be the case for several more hours as the company updates it.
Latest iPhone X and iPhone 8 news live – follow all the updates here.
It isn’t clear if Apple actually needs to take its store offline in order to make updates, but the move has become something of a ritual on the day of major announcements, as the company tries to build hype.
Tim Cook will unveil a trio of new smartphones tonight: the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X.
The latter is expected to be Apple's most advanced handset yet, with an edge-to-edge screen, wireless charging and a new camera, but reports suggest it could be difficult to buy due to manufacturing isssues.
Also on the cards tonight are a new Apple Watch and 4K Apple TV.
The highly anticipated launch event is set to kick off at 6pm BST, and is expected to go on for around two hours.
The Apple Store will come back online a short while after the show finishes, and will showcase all of the new products that are announced today.
By then, you should be able to pre-order them ahead of their release later this year.
Click here for all the latest news on the iPhone X. And follow the latest news on Apple’s big announcement here.
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