Just when you thought Apple had quietly shelved its big glass iPhone redesign, word comes that the plan is still very much alive. Writing for Bloomberg, famed leaker Mark Gurman has said that the 20th-anniversary iPhone with a radical all-glass design is still on track for the 2027 release.
Gurman has sated that Apple hasn’t changed its roadmap for next year’s iPhone Pro models, which are expected to bring a glass-heavy design to mark the phone’s 20th anniversary.
NEW: Apple is still planning to offer a glass-centric overhaul of the iPhone for the device’s 20th anniversary next year, people familiar with the matter said, countering an analyst report that the move had been canceled. https://t.co/Tf8oxRFM7O
That directly contradicts a report this week from Jefferies analyst Edison Lee, who claimed supply chain issues had killed the design and even downgraded Apple stock over it. Apple shares dropped as much as 2.8% on the news, but if these sources are right, the doubters may have jumped the gun.
The design, known internally as V73 and V74, uses glass on the front and back that curves into the sides, with a metal band running through the middle. Apple’s design studio reportedly experimented with an even bolder version that skipped metal almost entirely, but that idea got scrapped early. Turns out gluing that much glass together and making it work at scale is easier said than done.
There’s plenty on the way before we get anywhere near this redesign. Next month brings the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max with big camera upgrades, a foldable iPhone that Apple is calling its biggest design shift yet, and a new dark red color option. Come spring, expect the standard iPhone 18, an updated budget-friendly 18e, and a second-generation iPhone Air with an extra camera, a faster chip, and better battery life.
The iPhone still brings in roughly half of Apple’s revenue, and sales grew 22% last quarter. With incoming CEO John Ternus taking over on September 1, this glass redesign could turn out to be one of the flashiest launches of his early tenure.
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Merely days after the iPhone Duo hit the shelves, images of broken screens on the phone started popping up across social media. Until now, it’s been unclear what’s causing the line of defective pixels that appears vertically along the crease, as well as horizontally, on the phone’s inner display.
Apple has finally acknowledged the issue, which has shown up on iPhone Duo units owned by customers as well as demo units in stores. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Apple says that not all iPhone Duo units are affected and that those that are tend to show the display fault early on. The company added that users who experience problems with their iPhone Duo display should contact AppleCare for a replacement.
Not long ago, Apple treated independent repair like an act of outright hostility. The Cupertino giant locked down parts with serial-number pairing, while repair tools remained firmly out of reach of anyone outside its authorized repair network. More importantly, the company waged a legal and lobbying battle against right-to-repair legislation.
I've covered enough of these fights over the years to know what a shift looks like. That's why what happened in October 2026 genuinely caught me off guard. The day the iPhone Duo went on sale, what may be the most mechanically complex iPhone to date, Apple pulled off a surprising about-face. It published teardown-style repair manuals for a handful of major components.