It’s now July and we’re still waiting for Apple to launch its annual back-to-school deal in countries like the US and Canada – if it ever happens at all.
In the United States, Apple launched its Back to School offer in June from 2020 to 2025, but it waited until July in the more distant past:
- 2025: June 17
- 2024: June 20
- 2023: June 5
- 2022: June 24
- 2021: June 17
- 2020: June 15
- 2019: July 9
- 2018: July 12
- 2017: July 12
Last year, students and education staff could receive a free accessory like AirPods 4 or an Apple Pencil Pro with the purchase of an eligible Mac or iPad model. It’s unclear exactly what Apple plans to offer this year, but given that the company recently raised prices on all Macs and iPads, this year’s promotion would be rather bittersweet.
Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reported that Apple planned to launch its 2026 back-to-school offer by last week, but that ultimately didn’t happen. Apple may have decided to wait until July of this year to give customers more time to digest the price increases implemented last month, but we’re only speculating.
Considering the offer launched between July 9 and 12 from 2017 to 2019, it is hoped that the 2026 offer will arrive in the coming days.
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