They may or may not owe an apology. Apple tests lots of things. Just because they test something doesn't mean it will appear in the next iteration of a device. Apple has already locked-in the iPhone 17 and next spring, will have the iPhone 18 near completion. They are testing things now and it will likely be years before they make it into an iPhone (if ever). That is the nature of Apple's iterative pipeline.
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Rare iPhone Prototype Was Likely Used for Testing Haptic Button Technology
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Either way, he had intel on something Apple was working on internally. And reminder, supplier Cirrus Logic basically confirmed this story when they said a customer, as in a company, cancelled a product that was supposed to be released in the fall.
Apple Supplier Seemingly Confirms iPhone 15 Pro Solid-State Buttons Cancellation
In a shareholder letter today, Apple supplier Cirrus Logic seemingly confirmed that iPhone 15 Pro models will no longer feature solid-state buttons. ...
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Cirrus Logic makes the haptic engines for all iPhones.
That symbol is not a proper Vesica Piscis. The center of each circle isn't precisely intersected by the circumference of the other circle. Almost, but not quite doesn't cut it.
Here's a real Vesica Piscis, drawn by ChatGPT:
I should add that it took ChatGPT a bunch of tries to get it right--here was its first concept:
Each time I asked ChatGPT to try again, it gave me some odd diagram, mostly circles inside circles, with crosshairs. I figured it was relying on images in its dataset, and combining/embellishing them in that way that it does, instead of generating it as a mathematical plot, so I finally asked it: "Why not just draw it based on the description you've been giving me, rather than generating some other image that's some kind of weird hodge-podge of imagery you have stored in your dataset?" That's when it drew the correct image at top. It said it took a "manual approach" this time, so I asked it to clarify:
Here's a real Vesica Piscis, drawn by ChatGPT:
I should add that it took ChatGPT a bunch of tries to get it right--here was its first concept:
Each time I asked ChatGPT to try again, it gave me some odd diagram, mostly circles inside circles, with crosshairs. I figured it was relying on images in its dataset, and combining/embellishing them in that way that it does, instead of generating it as a mathematical plot, so I finally asked it: "Why not just draw it based on the description you've been giving me, rather than generating some other image that's some kind of weird hodge-podge of imagery you have stored in your dataset?" That's when it drew the correct image at top. It said it took a "manual approach" this time, so I asked it to clarify:
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Yeah, he definitely was talking about a feature Apple was actively testing. However, Apple doesn’t test things for release later in the year but rather several years out.Either way, he had intel on something Apple was working on internally. And reminder, supplier Cirrus Logic basically confirmed this story when they said a customer, as in a company, cancelled a product that was supposed to be released in the fall.
Apple Supplier Seemingly Confirms iPhone 15 Pro Solid-State Buttons Cancellation
In a shareholder letter today, Apple supplier Cirrus Logic seemingly confirmed that iPhone 15 Pro models will no longer feature solid-state buttons. ...
Cirrus Logic makes the haptic engines for all iPhones.
That is how Apple branded, and probably still does, their prototype iPhones. Probably for easy machine and perhaps manuell scanning. The codes being on the side make them more accessible. But I know what you mean. Many do look like that because they don’t care to do it differently in their manufacturing or to remove markings like this.
It’s close enough because it’s the symbology that counts. Sacred geometry, interesting occult connotations with that. Aether, energy etc etc. also necessary to form the metatron
Or it’s so people will assume it’s some knock off brand stealing the iPhone’s design. Or it’s there to identify it as a prototype internally.
I have seen these look-alikes before. This image is all over the internet. Again more likely then not is not.
Surprised no one has pointed out it has the fully formed Dynamic Island (and this device precedes the release of the 13 Pro)