Up to date Aug. 21 with extra particulars concerning the upcoming TechWoven circumstances for iPhone 17.
The newest leak says that when the iPhone 17 sequence is launched in September (and you may see precisely when that will probably be when you learn this), one of many key equipment, the protecting case, may have a curiously acquainted identify, however a completely new design. And a brand new report from the identical supply suggests what colours the circumstances for the iPhone 17 Professional will embody.
What is going to the iPhone 17 circumstances seem like?NurPhoto through Getty Photographs
Forged your thoughts again to September 2023: Apple discontinued leather-based circumstances for the iPhone, for environmental causes. It launched one thing referred to as FineWoven, a high-end different to guard your cellphone. It had a sure allure to it, however it didn’t show in style and Apple quietly discontinued most FineWoven merchandise inside a yr.
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So, it’s a shock that, based on a brand new report from serial leaker Majin Bu, Apple is about to announce new circumstances with a reputation that evokes FineWoven.
“Apple is about to revolutionize equipment for iPhone 17 with the brand new TechWoven circumstances, an modern materials designed to beat the shortcomings of the controversial FineWoven. That includes a refreshed design, enhanced sturdiness, and a sustainable method, these circumstances might turn into the brand new customary,” the report says.
The report contains pictures of bins displaying the TechWoven case in 5 colours.
The circumstances even have MagSafe compatibility, it’s claimed, which isn’t a shock, however the second declare is one thing unprecedented: lanyard holes. Different producers have made it doable to connect lanyards however not Apple. The field, which additionally mentions that the case has built-in Digital camera Management, is “suitable with Crossbody Strap.”
Word the capitalization, which means that Apple will probably be making a body-worn lanyard for the case — one other first.
“These aren’t precise Apple cellphone case bins, Majin Bu says, however references that ‘are nearly at all times 1:1 clones of authentic fashions,’ ” 9to5Mac feedback.
Which can make these capitals much less dependable, however let’s see.
The bins, actual or not, look convincing, displaying circumstances which have vast cut-outs for the brand new digicam panel and —in contrast to earlier experiences — doesn’t have an Apple emblem in a wildly totally different place from the place it’s now.
Now, Majin Bu has launched a sequence of pictures displaying what the brand new circumstances will seem like in a sequence of 5 colours. The leaker doesn’t have official names for the colours, however exhibits them in an intriguing picture.
The report describes the circumstances. They’re stated to have a “barely textured weave that improves grip and reduces indicators of wear and tear. It resists glossing and maintains a constant look even after weeks of use,” it says. Maintain on. Weeks? I imply, all of us have our iPhones for a yr and extra, so weeks appears fairly paltry, no?
{A photograph} of the alleged circumstances exhibits suitably muted shades. I’d describe them as gray, metal blue, garden inexperienced, mauve and salmon, although Apple may have totally different, and higher, names. A aspect view exhibits feistily vivid button covers. The circumstances are clearly not actual — they’re weirdly totally different sizes for a begin, however they could give a way of the type of the circumstances.
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