If you've heard that Apple's new iPhone 17 Pro models are more prone to scratches than past models, the story is not as cut and dry as it might appear. Bloomberg reported on September 19 that in-store ...

The iPhone 17 and iPhone Air went on sale on Friday, and the "ScratchGate" hashtag immediately went viral on social media. Buyers who visited Apple stores to purchase the phones noticed scratches on ...

Apple Stores are taking two important steps to try and prevent scratches and marks on their display units. Since the launch of the iPhone 17 lineup, there have been concerns about scratches on the ...

Soon after the iPhone 17 Pro hit the shelves, numerous images and videos popped up on the internet showing scratches on the phone’s rear shell. There was widespread speculation that the scratches were ...

Apple officially addressed the iPhone 17‘s Scratchgate issue. It says the problem isn’t due to the new glass-and-aluminum design, blaming worn-out MagSafe risers and chargers in retail displays ...

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Apple is responding to concerns that the iPhone 17 variants scratch too easily, attributing the marks to MagSafe display stands in its retail stores. The company cited to CNET that the scratches ...

Apple has added a protective silicone ring to its in-store MagSafe charging stands following reports of marks appearing on some iPhone 17 series display models, according to the French site Consomac.

So Apple has effectively denied one instance of the iPhone 17 Pro scratching and sidestepped another. Notably, at no point in 9to5Mac's reporting is Apple or a spokesperson actually quoted, though, ...