Quick Takes: (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, or iPhone X?

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In addition to our standalone articles covering the latest Apple news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite-sized recap of other headlines about Apple and its competitors on weekdays.

Friday, March 23

1. (PRODUCT)RED edition iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and/or iPhone X very soon? Steve Hemmerstoffer, who runs the OnLeaks account on Twitter, says at least one red-colored iPhone might be released soon. However, he says his source is unverified, so treat this rumor with a dose of skepticism.

(PRODUCT)RED edition iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus​

Take this with a pinch of salt because I got it from a new and therefore still "unverified" source but I heard that new red colored iPhone(s) might be on his way... pic.twitter.com/LKkGB99ylK - Steve H. (@OnLeaks) March 23, 2018

Rosenblatt Securities analyst Jun Zhang also said Apple may release a (PRODUCT)RED edition of the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and/or iPhone X. A year ago this week, Apple unveiled a special (PRODUCT)RED edition of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, so there's certainly some precedence to suggest this rumor may be true.

2. Apple edits iPhone X ad that captured an animation glitch: A week ago, 9to5Mac's Benjamin Mayo noticed the iPhone X ad "Unlock" captured a minor bug causing some text to briefly appear outside of notification bubbles on the lock screen. The bug can be seen in the tweet below or in GIF form over at The Verge.

OMG Apple's latest iPhone X ad includes a shot of the bugged notification bubbles (see thread for explanation)Yes, I did file a radar on this months ago. I think it got closed as dupe. I'm way more concerned that this was signed off for the commercial. pic.twitter.com/4VnuplkQTf - Benjamin Mayo (@bzamayo) March 16, 2018

As it turns out, Apple has quietly edited the video to remove any evidence of the glitch, somehow without re-uploading it to its YouTube channel. The irony is that Apple hasn't fixed the bug in the latest iOS 11.3 beta, but given the attention it has now received, expect that to change soon.

Apple's edited iPhone X ad "Unlock"​

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Article Link: Quick Takes: (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, or iPhone X?

 

[scrapesleon]

There won’t be no product red iPhone this year it’s a glass back come on

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

If Apple says it's red, it's RED!

Besides, when I do a search for "red glass," I get back a ton of matches of apparently red glass. For example...

...and this one...

...which apparently depicts the first guy forced to depend on either Siri or Apple Maps.

Just kidding: Siri is a perfect virtual assistant in every possible way and Apple Maps never, ever leads me to a wrong destination. Those are tears of joy at the privilege of getting to partake of Siri & Maps

 

[ocnitsa]

If Apple says it's red, it's RED!

Besides, when I do a search for "red glass," I get back a ton of matches of apparently red glass. For example...

A little ornate, but I’d go for that color scheme.

 

[thadoggfather]

X obviously,

the 6 body already had its fun with the (red) -- by that I mean 7/7+

they're probably wanting to move more X units than 8 too, more margin

 

[toph2toast]

There won’t be no product red iPhone this year it’s a glass back come on

They have 2 color options for the X, it wouldn't be difficult to add another one.

 

[zorinlynx]

I wish they would make a Product Red phone with a black face. Red and black is such an awesome combination... Red and white, not so much.

 

[B4U]

The bug of text showing up outside of intended space is also plaguing some games too.

 

[robjulo]

Why not just call it “Red” rather than adding the ridiculous “product” prefix?

 

[Poofy1971]

Why not just call it “Red” rather than adding the ridiculous “product” prefix?[/QUOTE

It is because “Product Red” is the brand under which corporates can release items to support the brand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_Red?wprov=sfti

 

[Apple blogger]

Hahaha they changed the ad!!? Awesome! I did mention in the other post, if we want to improve iOS before a WWDC, all the big media companies should write an article or post a video depicting various bugs. We should share it to them, so that they can make those bugs public. And magically all the bugs will be fixed by Apple... because ... well... their reputation

 

[alex00100]

The new way to fix bugs!

 

[sublunar]

I've seen that bug in the 5S too.

 

[ipedro]

I would so get a RED iPhone X

 

[PlainviewX]

I really wish they would offer this color at launch.

 

[ipedro]

There won’t be no product red iPhone this year it’s a glass back come on

Huh? I didn't know Apple had a fully transparent glass phone. You do realize that there's a colour under the glass right? They can make them any colour they want.

 

[DeepIn2U]

There won’t be no product red iPhone this year it’s a glass back come on

I’m still waiting for the Apple, Nike, Jordan brand “bred” iPhone

 

[splogue]

There won’t be no product red iPhone this year it’s a glass back come on

All they have to do is either paint the back side of the glass or tint the glass itself, as they do with the space gray versions.

I'm actually astonished that a company named "apple" doesn't make every product available in a candy apple red color. Seems like an enormous missed opportunity to me.

Sean

 

[prasand]

Not sure how credible them silently changing the ad without uploading is. The day Macrumors posted about the ad, people mentioned the message grouping feature in the forum thread. I specifically remember the message being grouped inside of the bubble, and I think the comments about the grouping in the forums would have addressed the broken bubble, if that existed in the ad then.

So, unless this happened before the Macrumors post, I’m calling this false / sarcasm taken seriously by MR.

 

[DoubleFlyaway]

I love the look of Product Red, but I don’t see the point when these things are so fragile that they need cases, which you can get in any color you want.