Unami
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Maybe it will even be delayed enough to be eligible for "New Siri" when that finally launches.
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Foldable iPhone Engineering Delays Could Push Launch Into 2027
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wanha
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I get your frustration, but you could make a genuine argument that Apple's management has been downright genius for their AI decisions (as unintended as they have partly been), as their competitors have set over $650 billion on fire without any clear path to profitability
The financial contraction is coming for AI, and Apple can afford to wait to go bargain hunting when it happens. In the meantime, they'll pay Google to use Gemini.
As a former tech strategist, I actually think I'd rather be in Apple's shoes than anyone else's
antonrg
macrumors 6502a
"do a Samung"? You mean actually manufacture and put a product out for sale to the masses in a reasonable (on schedule) timeframe? Just imagine if Samsung acted like Apple...you wouldn't have a product to compare the iFold to!
sw1tcher
macrumors 604
Maybe Apple should just rebrand the Pixel Fold like how they're rebranding Gemini as Apple Intelligence. 😂
Imagine back when you were in school...always late homework to be sure you got it "right"...You'd have failed every class. How many jobs would you be fired from for being late on schedules to get it "right"? If you can't get it right, on time, then maybe you're not the right person for the job. I think normal expectations are to get it right AND have it now.
Better still, an updated Mini!
Eriamjh1138@DAN
macrumors 65816
We hear this every year for every iPhone. Why would the Fold be any different?
Chet-NYC
macrumors regular
And very probably market manipulation. The people who started this story are busy buying up some Apple stock at $10 a share off yesterday's price. In a day or so, we'll get another story about how wonderful the new folding iPhone is and will be released this fall, right on schedule.
Exactly. I think people here sometimes forget that other companies are still trying new things and not just releasing the same exact phone every year.
turbineseaplane
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PBG4 Dude
macrumors 601
My stock watch board is a sea of red today. Gonna guess it’s related more to world events than iFold rumors.
Also an article came out today saying the Neo is so popular that Apple has burned through most of the A18 chips allocated and now have a dilemma of do they order another run from TSMC at inflated prices due to the cost of line jumping or do they let it go out of stock until Apple is ready to release the A19 version?
I’m thinking this may have more impact since it affects production.
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iPay
macrumors 6502
Engineering delays, for sure.
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code-m
macrumors 601
Reportedly happens every year with even an established product like the candy bar form iPhone, delays early before launch then suddenly it’s announced and released. Rinse and Repeat the following year. Take no credibility from this reoccurring news.
turbineseaplane
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code-m
macrumors 601
Incorrect, the decision is between using Liquid Metal or 3D printed metal for a durable less crease product and factoring pricing for the two metal types for mass production.
BigKahunaBurguer
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Later with perfection is better than pushing it forward than suffering qualities and having issue like Samsung Trifold that was discontinued. I agree with whatever Apple decision is despite waiting feeling. like 10000 years. We will know in July or during iPhone announcement the fate of iPhone Ultra will be. There is a red iPhone pro max to hold if the ultra must be delayed.
Apple has run into "more issues than expected" during the engineering test phase of its foldable iPhone, potentially delaying the device's launch well into 2027.
According to a new report from Nikkei Asia, engineering problems emerging during the foldable iPhone's early test production phase are more complex and taking longer to resolve than Apple anticipated.
The device is currently undergoing engineering verification testing, a critical stage in validating an all-new design before it can proceed toward mass production. Component suppliers have reportedly been notified that production schedules may need to be pushed back, indicating that Apple is already adjusting its timeline as it works to resolve the issues.
The foldable iPhone was already expected to launch later than the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max in September, potentially following a staggered release pattern similar to the iPhone X, but the newly surfaced engineering setbacks increase the risk of further delays beyond that window.
"It's true that more issues than expected have emerged during the early test production phase, and additional time will be needed to resolve them and make necessary adjustments," a source familiar with the matter told Nikkei Asia. "The current situation could put the mass production timeline at risk." The source also stressed the urgency of the next few weeks: "April will mark a crucial stage of the engineering verification test, and this month till early May is extremely critical."
Nikkei cites sources both inside Apple and among component suppliers warning of delays. Issues surrounding the engineering development of the foldable are more complex than expected, and in a worst-case scenario could delay first shipments by months. "Apple and the supply chain are working under a pressured timeline and the current solutions are not enough to completely solve the engineering challenge," the source said. "More time is needed."
Leaker Fixed Focus Digital today claimed that the device is being delayed by ongoing pricing negotiations with manufacturing partners and an unresolved decision over hinge materials. Apple is said to be choosing between liquid metal, which could improve durability and reduce creasing, and a 3D-printed titanium alloy, with a final decision expected during the Production Validation Test phase in July or early August. Meanwhile, unresolved cost discussions with its assembly partner could further impact the production schedule.
Article Link: Foldable iPhone Engineering Delays Could Push Launch Into 2027
Octavius8
macrumors 65816
7 years later to the party and still can’t figure it out…
Apple is in the same way as blackberry: focus on profit, on cost cutting staff, on copy-what-works years later..
Apple is in the same way as blackberry: focus on profit, on cost cutting staff, on copy-what-works years later..