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Alex Blake

Some iPhone 15 owners are branding Apple’s new FineWoven case its ‘worst ever’ product

An iPhone inside an FineWoven case made by Apple. There is a close-up showing damage to the case.

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.

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