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Update: At first, earlier iPhone Duo dates were being reported primarily by users in Japan, but now several posts from US users mention getting earlier delivery windows too. Original post below.

If you ordered an iPhone Duo last week, there’s a chance Apple has just moved up your delivery date—especially, it seems, if you‘re in Japan.

Over the weekend, a variety of iPhone Duo orders in Japan started getting pushed up to earlier dates than Apple originally estimated.

For example, here’s a user whose December date got moved up to October 23.

Here’s a collection of similar reports found by 9to5Mac’s Dylan McDonald:

Apparently iPhone Duo shipping dates are being bumped up in Japan?? 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/mw8w07tVf8

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It is unclear whether this change is going to start rolling out more broadly around the world. Though some orders arriving sooner than expected wouldn’t be surprising.

Apple has yet to comment on the updated shipping dates. It’s possible the improved delivery estimates end up being errors that get reverted, but hopefully that’s not the case.

So far the new dates appear limited to orders directly from Apple. We’ll keep you posted on any new developments to the story.

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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.