iOS 26 Release Time: Apple is finally ready to release iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26 and macOS Tahoe to the public. After initially showcasing these operating systems at WWDC25 this spring, the company will release the first stable build on September 15.
With all the new features packed in, you’ll want to be first in line to grab the update. Here’s when iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26 and macOS Tahoe go live in your region.
You can find the probable iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS Tahoe release times in various time zones below. All times are for Monday, September 15, unless otherwise noted.
- Abu Dhabi: 9 p.m.
- Athens: 8 p.m.
- Adelaide: 2:30 a.m. (Tuesday, September 16)
- Sydney: 3 a.m. (Tuesday, September 16)
- Melbourne: 3 a.m. (Tuesday, September 16)
- Western Australia: 1 a.m. (Tuesday, September 16)
- Austria: 7 p.m.
- Bangladesh: 11 p.m.
- Belarus: 8 p.m.
- Bolivia: 1 p.m.
- Brazil: 2 p.m.
- Bulgaria: 8 p.m.
- Canada: 11 a.m.
- Canada (east): 1 p.m.
- China: 1 a.m. (Tuesday, September 16)
- Colombia: Noon
- Egypt: 8 p.m.
- Europe: 7 p.m.
- Finland: 8 p.m.
- India: 10:30 p.m.
- Iran: 8:30 p.m.
- Iraq: 8 p.m.
- Kuwait: 8 p.m.
- Kenya: 8 p.m.
- Japan: 2 a.m. (Tuesday, September 16)
- Moscow: 8 p.m.
- San Francisco: 10 a.m.
- Saudi Arabia: 8 p.m.
- Singapore: 1 a.m. (Tuesday, September 16)
- South Africa: 7 p.m.
- South Korea: 2:00 a.m. (Tuesday, September 16)
- Taiwan: 1 a.m. (Tuesday, September 16)
- Thailand: midnight (Tuesday, September 16)
- United Arab Emirates: 9 p.m.
- United Kingdom: 6 p.m.
- Alaska: 9 a.m.
- Washington, D.C.: 1 p.m.
- Hawaii: 7 a.m.
- Detroit: 1 p.m.
- Las Vegas: 10 a.m.
- New York: 1 p.m.
- Minneapolis: Noon
- Seattle: 10 a.m.
- Vietnam: Midnight (Tuesday, September 16)
- Zimbabwe: 7 p.m.
You can find iOS 26’s release time here in your local time zone if it is not mentioned in the list above. You should download it at that time, and many people have also said that they will have to wait at that time.