It says the same thing for me on the Apple website, but if you check on UPS via Track by Reference (your phone number), you’ll be able to see the current shipment.
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iPhone SE (2016) iPhone SE 2020 Pre-Order Thread
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It says the same thing for me on the Apple website, but if you check on UPS via Track by Reference (your phone number), you’ll be able to see the current shipment.
Suuper wonky tracking for me too (as well as still showing Preparing to Ship on Apple's site) but I'm pretty confident (and excited) it'll be arriving Friday 
Suuper wonky tracking for me too (as well as still showing Preparing to Ship on Apple's site) but I'm pretty confident (and excited) it'll be arriving Friday
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That is exactly what mine looks like, down to the minute.
I ordered my iPhone SE the very second pre-ordering began. It has always said it will arrive Friday April 24. I still have not received any shipping notification. I'm not at all hopeful I will get it on Friday. I ordered a new Mac mini 2 days before I ordered the iPhone. The Mac mini shipped on the 17th, and was stuck in Alaska for 2 days due to a clearance delay (likely COVID-19 reasons). It has been at our local FedEx facility since early Tuesday and they won't deliver it for another 2 days. They won't even let me pick it up.
I ordered from Apple. The status has been "Preparing for shipment" since Saturday the 18th.
I ordered from Apple. The status has been "Preparing for shipment" since Saturday the 18th.
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bheathain is correct. The timestamps in China are local time. They are accurate, and the packages are not flying back and forth. They're just crossing the international dateline.
My biggest delay will be the #@9()*@# float driver, if our regular UPS driver is off Friday. He apparently cannot figure out how to deliver to the correct part of the building.
My biggest delay will be the #@9()*@# float driver, if our regular UPS driver is off Friday. He apparently cannot figure out how to deliver to the correct part of the building.
This means that Sprint has not actually received their bulk order from Apple. All the major carriers will receive their initial shipments of iPhone SE units tomorrow (Thursday), each carrier will package for individual shipment to customers and ship overnight for Friday delivery for the initial orders.
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About the same, maybe a minute or two behind. I'm in AZ.
I had no luck using the reference number trick. However, I do have UPS My Choice. If you go to Tracking and then Manage Home Deliveries it takes you to a calendar showing upcoming deliveries. It was there and with the link I could see all the details, including tracking number. Apple still shows "preparing to ship".
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Lol your phone will have some story to tell when it gets home!
likewise haha. For those worried no tracking info is normal. Outside of unusual circumstances (guess covid falls under this) everyone should have their phones Friday.
I’ve had numerous preorders where I got the info the day before or morning of.
I wouldn’t do that. You would be giving up your rights doing that. Wear a covering over your face at delivery and you should be fine. Make sure to look over the outside of the box for damage, before accepting.
For many here, it will be Kentucky. Just depends where you live.
UPS no longer requires signatures (you just need to "acknowledge"), so the delivery should be contactless. Just keep your distance.
is there any reason why they go from China to Kentucky, is this a UPS thing or an Apple thing? I'm in Canada and my shipment is also in Kentucky.
Kentucky is home to one of the large distribution hubs for UPS.