Apple Store pickup reservations for the iPhone Duo came back in the United States and Canada early on Saturday, October 24, according to MacRumors, though inventory is described as very limited and most stores showed no available slots.
MacRumors reports that the pickup option reappeared between roughly 5:10 and 5:15 a.m. Pacific Time. It was previously offered for only a few minutes after pre-orders opened on Friday, October 16, and then vanished. The same outlet says pickup has also resumed in Australia, the U.K., Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Singapore, Japan, China and some other countries.
How to check availability
According to MacRumors, customers can open the iPhone Duo order page, choose a color and storage size, continue to checkout and select the in-store pickup option. Entering a ZIP code then shows whether any configurations can be reserved for a specific pickup time at nearby stores. Because stock is thin, MacRumors advises checking the tool repeatedly.
Demand still outstrips supply
The restock of pickup slots follows a launch week in which demand has clearly exceeded supply. Hours after pre-orders opened, Apple said demand for the foldable was "nothing short of extraordinary," and delivery estimates for online orders stretched into late January. Apple said it was working to meet demand as quickly as possible.
On launch day, Friday, October 23, long queues formed outside many Apple Stores worldwide, and a small number of walk-in customers were able to buy a unit. Apple had warned beforehand that walk-in supply on launch day would be limited in a number of countries.
For buyers who have not yet secured a device, the pickup tool is currently the quickest route reported to a phone in hand, but the reports suggest slots are scarce and tend to disappear quickly. Apple has not said when supply is expected to normalize, and Cupertino News has not independently verified store-level availability.
The iPhone Duo is Apple's first foldable iPhone, and its first week on sale has been marked by strong demand alongside early reports of supply constraints.
0 comments