If you pre-ordered the Framework Laptop 13 Pro and were expecting it in June or July, I have some bad news. Framework has emailed customers announcing that shipments are being pushed back by about a month.
According to the email, posted by a Reddit user, the first-batch shipments are moving from late June to late July, with some units possibly slipping into early August. Framework plans to catch up to its original schedule in August, though the company admits the last August batches carry some risk of moving into early September.
Framework 13 Pro is one of the most anticipated laptops for 2026, and its delay will certainly disappoint buyers who have placed pre-orders. That said, the delay appears to be for a good reason.
Why is the Framework Laptop 13 Pro delayed?
As per the email, as Framework was preparing for mass production, it discovered two issues, one with the new haptic touchpad and another with the custom display.
The touchpad issue is the bigger of the two. During testing, Framework found a rare bug that caused the touchpad to reset itself after repeated clicking. The company traced it to an electrical grounding issue in the PCB design and has created a new PCB to fix it. Framework tried a firmware fix on the original design, but units kept failing, so it is now waiting for the new PCBs, which will arrive at its assembly factory in mid-July.
The display issue was simpler. A panel failed to initialize on one unit, and the supplier traced it to an edge case in the initialization parameters. A firmware update has fixed it, and the updated panels won’t delay laptops any further. However, if you pre-ordered the new display separately, your shipment will be delayed by a month.
What if you don’t want to wait?
If the new timing doesn’t work for you, Framework says your pre-order deposit is fully refundable. That said, a month’s delay is not that long, and I expect most people will not cancel their pre-orders.
Delays are never fun, but I would rather have a reliable touchpad than a fast shipment. Here’s hoping Framework sticks to its updated schedule.
