Apple warns developers that during holidays (December 23 to December 27) there are possible delays in app reviewing times.
There are no App Store submission closures this year though.
Apple Developer: Get your apps ready for the holidays
Tag: Delay
Apple to postpone iPadOS 16 release to October according to new report
Bloomberg reports that Apple might postpone iPadOS 16 release to October matching shipments of new iPad models. iOS 16 is still expected to be released in September.
The delay of the software is due, at least in part, to an ambitious effort to overhaul the iPad’s multitasking capabilities. The update includes a feature called Stage Manager that lets users operate several tasks at the same time, resize windows and bounce between different clusters of apps.
Bloomberg
Bloomberg: Apple Plans to Delay Launch of iPadOS 16 Update by About a Month