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Apple's FineWoven Cases for iPhone 15 Continue to Be Heavily Criticized
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Took mine back today. Curious on the amount of returns Apple has had on this product.
Wow. Dirty apple secret for sure. Ask him how frequent is that in relation to past cases (leather or silicone)?
"Victim stance", is that what commenting on junk being touted as premium product amounts to these days?
The leather cases had scratches all over em at every apple store. Apple wasnt replacing them 2x a day though.
Someone in here earlier or in the iphone access thread wrote his store is replacing them once a day as well
I was wondering the same thing. How much did they spend on R&D, inventing and re-tooling production lines to support this?
A smashing success or a smashing flop. Apple has had them before and will in the future. Seems this case has kind of turned into a flop but I never bought the Apple overpriced cases as they never made a case heavy duty enough for me in the industrial environment I worked in before I retired. Once retired I still had my hobbies and that means I still wanted and needed the better protection an ugly industrial protective case.
It’s never occurred to me to Scotch Guard a case. But now that it has I want to Scotch Guard everything.
I always had Otterboxes and the like. Made the mistake once of buying the Apple Leather Case. The best thing about it is the warranty for when it inevitably breaks or gets destroyed the first time it tries (and fails) to protect the phone.
From now on always going with grip and actual protection over looks.
Your two cards will be very happy. I had one for a while and quit using it. Was too inconvenient to take it off to use MagSafe. It spent half the time in my pocket and I realized I might as well go back to my slim wallet which is far easier to get cards in and out of, also holds cash, and is about the same thickness.
It would be hilarious if they quietly reintroduced leather case. Extremely unlikely, but how delightfully funny would that be? lol. My Mujjo leather case should be arriving today. So 1 day of Real WOrld use with the FW case has so far yielded the concerns to be a bit over blown. I'm still not a fan of the FW case. The edges are too slippery.
No Android phone can blast IR dots through a screen and read them with an infrared camera. That is the only reason we have a notch or an island, but it's got nothing with Apple wanting to be unique...
Could someone explain why on earth these cases are still on sale?
Just a stab in the dark, but my guess would be people are buying them??
It’s hard to take someone seriously who says things like “the vibes around this case aren’t good” 😂
But seriously… I don’t know why they don’t just go with a vegan leather option. 🤷🏻♂️
But seriously… I don’t know why they don’t just go with a vegan leather option. 🤷🏻♂️
I returned my FineWoven case after I scratched it 10 minutes into opening the package. It was such a disappointment. I've always used Apple-made leather cases, so I thought this would be something similar, but I was mistaken. Casetify it is!
Apple's new FineWoven cases for iPhone 15 models have been heavily criticized since they were released earlier this month, with some customers and media outlets complaining about the fabric exterior being prone to scratches and stains. We recapped some of the negative feedback last week, and complaints have continued to surface.
In a 512 Pixels blog post on Sunday, Relay FM co-founder Stephen Hackett shared a photo of his FineWoven case with a misaligned USB-C port cutout, resulting in the pentalobe screw on the right side of the USB-C port being partially exposed.
"It's one thing for these cases to be a letdown in terms of material, but this is a level of sloppiness that genuinely surprises me from Apple," he wrote. "I know not every example out there is as bad as mine, but the vibes around this case aren't good."
Photo: Stephen Hackett
On social media, some users claimed that the USB-C cutout only appears to be misaligned because of the angle that the photo was taken at, but other users responded with straight-on photos of the FineWoven case with the same issue. Not all of the cases have this issue, but multiple customers appear to be affected.
In addition, Parker Ortolani and MacRumors editor Hartley Charlton shared photos of FineWoven cases with visible damage on display at Apple Stores. An anonymous, alleged Apple Store employee mentioned likewise in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Apple describes FineWoven as a "durable micro-twill" material made from 68% post-consumer recycled polyester, and said the material has a significantly lower carbon footprint than leather. Earlier this month, Apple announced that it would no longer use leather in any new products or accessories, as part of its environmental responsibility efforts.
It's hard to measure exactly how much negative feedback there is for the new FineWoven cases, but the material certainly appears to be proving quite unpopular so far. We've reached out to Apple for comment, and we'll update this story if we hear back.
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Didn't read through the thread, but came here to say that I love my FineWoven case. It will probably look dirty not too long from now, but I enjoy the feel and appearance currently. The clear cases crack pretty much immediately and the leather cases were pure junk ever since the 12 series launch (MagSafe).
Brand value?? A phone case that a subset of people don't like is going to tarnish the brand of a trillion dollar company. Right. I applaud the chutzpah with which you think of yourself!
Apple cancels leather because it’s bad for the environment; yet ironically they’ll be be producing Co2 emissions from all the returns and replacements of these FineWoven products.
Apple HAD to do some testing with these. I'm honestly wondering if somehow this material looks better over time and develops some type of patina or something like leather did. I will be interested to see how people feel about these after actually using them for a month or so.