Apple is reportedly planning to use a new "super-hard" coating for the glass on the iPhone. The coating was initially intended for the iPhone 16 but won't be ready in time; the display protection, which is now expected to arrive on the iPhone 17, will add a "super-hard reflective layer" to Apple's flagship phone.
That’s according to leaker Instant Digital on Weibo, as reported by MacRumors, and it's not the same thing as the Ceramic Shield that Apple introduced in the iPhone 12. That glass, developed in association with Gorilla Glass creators Corning, promised to be tougher than any smartphone glass ever created and delivered better scratch resistance and drop protection. But if this new rumour is correct, it's going to seem like a scratch magnet compared to the new coating Apple's working on.
