Apple reveals iOS 13 and iPadOS release dates—but macOS Catalina remains a mystery

Enlarge / The just-announced iPhone 11 running iOS 13. (credit: Samuel Axon)

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Apple's annual major public releases of iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS will arrive by the end of this month, Apple revealed on its website as it unveiled new hardware products in a live-streamed event today.

iOS 13 will hit iPhones and watchOS 6 will reach Apple Watches on September 19. iPadOS will ship a few days later on September 30. macOS Catalina is still due at an as-yet-unspecified date in October.

Since Apple already made its announcement detailing features of the new operating systems at its developer conference back in June, today's event was focused on new hardware like the iPhone. But Apple often launches its major operating system releases alongside new hardware-especially when they involve mobile devices.

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