Apple Stores Begin Same-Unit iPhone 15 Repairs as Parts Now Available
For a brief period following the release of new iPhone models, Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers must replace the entire device if a customer requires a repair, as individual parts are not immediately available. Starting this week, parts…
iPhone 15’s Record High Production Cost Could Push Up iPhone 16 Prices
The iPhone 15‘s production costs are appreciably higher than those of last year’s iPhone 14 models, marking record high component prices that Apple could pass onto customers in 2024, Nikkei Asia reports. The iPhone 15 Pro Max is calculated to…
Crime blotter: Scammers exploit overheating issues in iPhone 15
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, iPhones were stolen from a music festival, iCloud figures in a Florida kidnapping plot, and a theft at Waterloo’s Apple Store. Apple Store in Waterloo, Ontario The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking…
Apple Seeds Second iOS 17.1 Release Candidate for iPhone 15 Models
Apple today seeded a second release candidate (RC) version of iOS 17.1 to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a few days after Apple seeded the first RC. The second release candidate is limited to iPhone 15 models,…
Apple rolls out iOS 17.1 Release Candidate 2 for iPhone 15
Apple’s has issued the second release candidate for iOS 17.1, but this time, it is exclusively for the iPhone 15 line. iOS 17 The release candidates iOS 17.1 replace the third from October 10, which in turn replaced the second,…
iPhone 15 fails to save TSMC from lowest profits in five years
Apple’s iPhone processor manufacturer TSMC has posted its greatest drop in profits since 2019, despite the quarter ending with the release of the iPhone 15 range. Ahead of its July 2023 earnings report, analysts had correctly predicted that TSMC’s profits…
iOS 17.1 contains fixes for iPhone 15 screen burn symptoms
The release notes for the iOS 17.1 beta says that it contains a fix for an issue that might be the cause for the scattered reports of iPhone 15 screen burn-in. Burn-in seen on an iPhone 15 Pro Max (source:…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits China Amid Reports of Lower iPhone 15 Sales
Apple CEO Tim Cook has made a surprise visit to China amid reports that iPhone 15 sales are down in the country compared to last year’s iPhone 14 models (via Bloomberg). Cook visited an Apple’s Taikoo Li store in Chengdu…
iPhone 15 Pro Max costs 12% more to make than iPhone 14 counterpart
The iPhone 15 Pro Max is 12% more expensive for Apple to build than its iPhone 14 counterpart, a teardown reveals, with the parts of each unit estimated to cost Apple around $558 to buy. iPhone 15 Pro Max Apple’s…
iPhone 15 fails to match iPhone 14 in Chinese sales
China’s iPhone 15 sales are not keeping up with the previous generation, two reports claim, with the latest release not quite keeping up with the iPhone 14 in an important market. Apple Sanlitun in Beijing (source: Apple) Initial demand for…