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 ...

The iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pros are still sold out online around the world, with Apple unable to match the demand for three of the four new iPhones that went on sale in stores on September 19. While ...

Shortly after the iPhone 17 launched, we started to see a deluge of complaints that Apple's latest devices were prone to scratching. Driving this point home, some users posted photos of scuffed-up ...

The iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max are facing a “scratchgate” controversy due to widespread scratches on demo units. The issue is not the return to aluminum as a build material, but a design flaw in the ...

Apple's latest iPhone has been on sale for barely four days, but already people are encountering problems. Many users are complaining that the iPhone 17 Pro models are scratching and scuffing too ...

The iPhone 17 Pro series has only just hit the market, but it already has its first controversy. The latest "-gate" scandal comes with the “scratchgate” moniker. Apple launched new colors this year, ...

Apple has weakly attempted to combat "scratchgate" by claiming some of the scratches seen on in-store iPhone 17 models are really the MagSafe retail stands wearing onto the iPhone itself. The launch ...

The highly anticipated release of the iPhone 17 has quickly turned sour as reports flood in about its fragile design. Owners say the phone’s anodized aluminum casing scuffs so easily that even store ...

The iPhone 17 Pro is prone to scratching around its camera bump. JerryRigEverything’s Zack Nelson says the problem is caused by thin anodization over sharp edges. Apple maintains its anodization ...

Apple is trying out an update to the Apple Store's MagSafe chargers, hoping to quash complaints that iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air models in Apple Stores are being scratched by their display stands.