Apple Says Fingerprints Can 'Temporarily Alter the Color' of iPhone 15 Pro's Titanium Frame

[CharlesShaw]

Live with it.

 

[dampfnudel]

Seems like the FineWoven case might have the same problem but worse. I had a fabric case on an Android phone several years ago and it’s not as cool as it sounds. There’s a reason most cases are made from non-porous materials.

I have a feeling that FineWoven case will be quietly discontinued by Apple next year. They’re probably already working on a way to minimize this issue on the titanium iPhones for next year’s 16 Pro/Pro Max. I don’t see them going back to stainless steel, but another option could be aluminum to maintain the lighter weight if the stains are irritating enough.

 

[dampfnudel]

I personally would be fine if the Pro models used aluminum like the non-pro models, nearly everyone uses a case.

I mean it's not like Apple uses titanium on the MacBook Pro and aluminum on the MB Air.

I would be very happy with aluminum on my next Pro. It’s light, high quality and no irritating stains on darker colors as far as I know.

 

[scrapesleon]

Who isn't using a case though. Not excusing the design choice by Apple, but I've dropped enough iPhones over the years to know better than to go in the nude.

I use my iPhones without a case after all I don’t drop mine

 

[dampfnudel]

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If this was a support document updated today... this means it either wasn't noticed during materials and product testing, or that it was noticed but not considered such an issue that they would include it in a support document. Either way, it's either a lack of in depth and rigorous product testing, or them just expecting people not to notice such things. Both bizarre to have been overlooked by such a big and successful company.

Maybe by the time they noticed or thought it could be an issue with users, they were too far into development and couldn’t change it. Apple will probably fix this with the 16 Pro/Pro Max. Anyone buying a darker titanium 15 Pro should be fully aware of this in case they’re considering to go naked with their 15 Pro.

 

[PixelsMaster]

I feel like I’m one of the few people that isn’t a fan of the brushed titanium. I’ll appreciate the weight reduction but the stainless steel has a more refined look.

 

[dwreck]

It's not so much that you're holding it wrong, that you're holding it.

Maybe they will update support document to state that iPhone is intended to be used with Apple Watch and AirPods.. where it is necessary to touch iPhone.. please use microfibre cloth...

you’re holding it, wrong

 

[dwreck]

What exactly are you suggesting that the phones will be rubbed against??

snails

 

[ohthehorror]

Maybe you’re holding it or looking at it wrong.

 

[TVreporter]

Waiting for the Apple Polishing Cloth Pro to launch… for $39.99.

 

[mrmister]

If this was a support document updated today... this means it either wasn't noticed during materials and product testing, or that it was noticed but not considered such an issue that they would include it in a support document. Either way, it's either a lack of in depth and rigorous product testing, or them just expecting people not to notice such things. Both bizarre to have been overlooked by such a big and successful company.

Or...they know it will make people freak out, so they announce it as late as possible, just before the phones are in everyone's hands.

 

[Gix1k]

Who isn't using a case though. Not excusing the design choice by Apple, but I've dropped enough iPhones over the years to know better than to go in the nude.

I'm running my 15PM naked. Bought AppleCare this time for it

 

[mjs916]

Who isn't using a case though. Not excusing the design choice by Apple, but I've dropped enough iPhones over the years to know better than to go in the nude.

I have a friend that likes to live dangerously. He dropped his 12 Pro on a restaurant floor and cracked the back. I saw him a couple of weeks later with his repaired or replaced phone… sans case.

He explained that he liked the look and feel so much adding a case does an injustice.

See also the post above mine!

 

[Diamond Dog]

A very odd complaint to have following a year of stainless steel fingerprint magnets on the iPhone 14 Pro.

 

[pizzzle]

Who isn't using a case though. Not excusing the design choice by Apple, but I've dropped enough iPhones over the years to know better than to go in the nude.

I do not use a case and I have never used a case. That said, I’m not at all upset that something I primarily use my fingers with might get fingerprints — I could not care less!

 

[Chiromac81]

Who isn't using a case though. Not excusing the design choice by Apple, but I've dropped enough iPhones over the years to know better than to go in the nude.

That's what Apple care is for

 

[Mcsnee]

Titanium gonna titanium. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[mebehere]

No worries. I keep a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth in my pocket at all times.

 

[mjs916]

I smell and sense an incoming gate. Wouldn’t mind at all if I’m wrong.

There is always something. I wonder if the Android websites do this to Pixel and Galaxy devices.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Sadly, there will be people on here who return the phone just because of fingerprints. When Apple has to warn people about the obvious try and quell outrage, you know we are in crazy times.

 

[bgillander]

Who isn't using a case though. Not excusing the design choice by Apple, but I've dropped enough iPhones over the years to know better than to go in the nude.

Yeah, I find it even easier to drop if you go in the nude and covered in baby oil. Oh, wait… rereading that, I think you may have meant the phone itself. Never mind! 😀

 

[jimbobb24]

So fingerprints show up on stuff now? When did this absolutely terrible nightmare start?

Hey I just looked at the side of my phone and it’s covered in fingerprints. How long has this been going on?

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

It's "your holding it wrong" all over again

Yes, the new proclamation is "don't hold it!" Avoids all fingerprints.

Bonus: by never holding it, you also can't drop it!!! 🎉

 

[jimbobb24]

It has nothing to do with titanium but the coating. It’s a bit like how the aluminium MacBook Airs in midnight look like crap after a few minutes with all the fingerprints. The lighter the colour the less notable it will be.

No they still look freaking great!

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

So fingerprints show up on stuff now? When did this absolutely terrible nightmare start?

In cheaply-made 1940's detective serials.