I'm not really worried about it. If i ever want to sell it, i have AC plus so i'll just exchange it there. It doesnt affect the phone so i'm just going to leave it. Let us know what verizon says
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iPhone 7 flaking?
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I have never seen anything rub off on the cloth I use to clean the phone but it is never damp.
Some would say not using caps are for the lazy people.
Why do some people refuse to use a capital letter to start a sentence!
But shouldn't this end with a question mark, or at least a "?!"?
sometimes people don't care to go into english writing mode to respond to a post
Let me help you with it, because I was the TS of that thread lol:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-6s-plus-aluminium-chipping.1930678/
This worries me. I use my silver 7+ naked while I have my 7 matte black on a speck presidio case. I'm thinking of removing my black 7 out of the case. What to do?
I'm using the Speck too. Yikes, maybe that's why its called Speck.
Actually, the 7 has a different issue. The 7 is just a surface color change while the 6s was actual pitting
I'm using a clear TPU insignia case. It has very small crosshatching patterns across the whole thing but they are so small that they couldnt cause the problem i dont think
So I went to Verizon today and they confirmed that the finish was starting to wear and acknowledge the speckles across my phone. He suggested that I contact Apple Customer service though because they would just send me a refurbished iPhone. So I called Apple back and long story short I sent it to UPS and within an hour I got my case number with them identifying the problem as
"Problem Description: Physical Damage - Enclosure - discoloration" The rep. said that he hasn't heard of people having this problem and that I was the first to report this to him. I'll inform you guys if they send me a new iPhone or not.
"Problem Description: Physical Damage - Enclosure - discoloration" The rep. said that he hasn't heard of people having this problem and that I was the first to report this to him. I'll inform you guys if they send me a new iPhone or not.
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This also happened to my JB 7 in the last few days. Had the phone 3-4 weeks. No case but always super careful and kept in my pockets on its own with no keys/coins etc. Phone hasn't been dropped and doesn't have a single mark/scratch on it.
It's as if it's chipped or peeled/flaked away? Took it to Apple Genius Bar last night and they refused to accept it was a manufacturing fault and kicked me out the door.
Really disappointed with this.
If anyone else has experienced or heard of this would be interested in seeing what response you got from Apple. Doing a quick search myself this certainly isn't the first JB to do this and always seems to be around the speaker grill.
It's as if it's chipped or peeled/flaked away? Took it to Apple Genius Bar last night and they refused to accept it was a manufacturing fault and kicked me out the door.
Really disappointed with this.
If anyone else has experienced or heard of this would be interested in seeing what response you got from Apple. Doing a quick search myself this certainly isn't the first JB to do this and always seems to be around the speaker grill.
It's as if it's chipped or peeled/flaked away? Took it to Apple Genius Bar last night and they refused to accept it was a manufacturing fault and kicked me out the door.
Really disappointed with this.
Damn it!!! 
this also happened to my one year old iPhone 6s plus,this is a wide spread issue
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-6s-plus-aluminium-chipping.1930678/
this also happened to my one year old iPhone 6s plus,this is a wide spread issuehttps://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-6s-plus-aluminium-chipping.1930678/
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Damn it!!!
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-6s-plus-aluminium-chipping.1930678/
This has to with the Jet Black color. The 6s uses a different anodized process from the Jet Black variant.
No the issue with my JB 7 is definitely different to fair wear and tear marks like on the 6S.
It has the appearance of like when paint peels or flakes off.
Still no joy with Apple... Spoke to Apple Care CS on the phone earlier. Sent them the pics and they are sending it up for "engineers to look at" and will apparently be in touch?
It has the appearance of like when paint peels or flakes off.
Still no joy with Apple... Spoke to Apple Care CS on the phone earlier. Sent them the pics and they are sending it up for "engineers to look at" and will apparently be in touch?