Subj : Some iPhone 15 owners are branding Apples new FineWoven case its
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Feb 26 2024 11:30:05

Some iPhone 15 owners are branding Apples new FineWoven case its worst ever 
product

Date:
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:21:12 +0000

Description:
Complaints continue to roll in about Apples FineWoven iPhone case, with one 
reporter having a particularly bad experience.

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Apple is making a big push to improve the green credentials of its products, 
one component of which is phasing out the use of leather in iPhone cases and 
introducing a new $59 / 59 / $99 FineWoven alternative made from recycled 
materials. Unfortunately, that case has just been subjected to a scathing 
review from a prominent Apple reporter. 

Wall Street Journal reporter Joanna Stern took to X (formerly Twitter) to 
show users how her FineWoven case was holding up five months after purchase  
and the results are far from impressive. 

Here it is, said Stern, Peeling edges, scratches and browning like a rotten 
banana. Following up in her Tech Things newsletter , Stern dryly added that 
Ive been waiting for the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] to 
show up at my house to declare it a biomedical concern. 

After contacting Apple, Stern was told that the companys cases are engineered 
at the highest standard to protect iPhones and that the FineWoven cases 
durable microtwill will protect an iPhone for years. After the experience of 
Stern and various other members of the public, however, that doesnt sound too 
convincing. A familiar story (Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd) 

This isn't the first time Apples FineWoven case has come under fire. Soon 
after its launch, various news outlets noticed that it was easy to 
accidentally carve permanent marks and scratches into the case. Social media 
was flooded with complaints over the perceived lack of durability of the 
product, and our reviewer was also less than impressed . It all seemed 
especially galling given the cases high price tag. 

Stern didnt despair completely. Apple provides instructions on how to clean 
the FineWoven case, and Stern said that helped to some degree. Yet it did 
nothing to alleviate the scratches and peeling. 

Now, Stern says she has drawn up some new rules that govern how she buys 
phone cases going forward. They mustnt cost more than $40, must have MagSafe 
compatibility , and need to protect her phones camera and screen. 

Those sound like fair guidelines for anyone thinking about getting a new 
iPhone case . Using Sterns parameters, Apples FineWoven wouldnt make the cut  
but given its apparent lack of durability, perhaps thats not a bad thing. You 
might also like Apples new FineWoven iPhone cases remind me of my childhood  
and not in a good way Apple green claims "exaggerated", but it is actually 
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style and functionality



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/some-iphone-15-owners-are-branding-apples-new
-finewoven-case-its-worst-ever-product


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