• tyler@programming.dev
    241·
    9 months ago

    Apple cases are shit. Good thing yours is still in warranty. Take it back and they’ll replace it immediately. Warranty is a year (I literally just replaced mine). Also AppleCare covers it, so even if you’re out of warranty for the case, if your phone is in warranty you can still get it replaced.

    • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
      142·
      9 months ago

      Or, you know, buy a better case from a more reputable company.

      Yes I know what community this is and that I’ll just get downvoted. But if it’s accepted that you have to rely on warranty because the product is bad, then why the heck would one support that demonstrably bad product?

      • Nikls94@lemmy.world
        41·
        9 months ago

        To cut costs!

        I had an iPhone X with an Apple black leather case for 4 years and it was good, now I have the iPhone 14 with an Apple purple leather case for over a year and it’s mostly lost color and became black, but the integrity is ok.

            • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
              1·
              9 months ago

              Ouch. But yeah, I totally get it: if it’s still cheaper to just replace it a lot, that’s valid. Either people not buying it or people replacing it a lot (for free) should hypothetically have the same effect for Apple.

              Edit: unless the cost of the Apple case up front is significantly higher than other options! In which case the math may not work out cleanly. And of course, the time taken for the warranty stuff = money.

  • edric@lemm.ee
    221·
    9 months ago

    That’s why I just get those $12 generic clear phone cases with free screen protectors on amazon. My current case is 3 years old and looks perfectly fine.

  • qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one
    71·
    9 months ago

    I think between my family and I, we have purchased three Apple cases over the years. All three didn’t survive their first year. Apple cases are a terrible investment. They are expensive, don’t protect your screen, and aren’t durable. They start to look like crap over time too.

  • Tenthrow@lemmy.world
    3·
    9 months ago

    I’ve been using mine since launch day and I’m amazed by how good it still looks. I thought it would age very poorly. I guess mileage varies.

    • elboomy@feddit.de
      2·
      9 months ago

      Yeah, I’ve been using mine since launch and it looks fine, too, but I carry it in my pocket with no other items inside. OP says it’s their wife’s phone, so maybe she’s carrying it in her purse and other items significantly increase the wear?

  • HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world
    31·
    9 months ago

    I’ve got an Apple leather case from 2019 that’s still going Edges are peeling though which started about a year ago max. Sounds like newer ones aren’t as good

  • wall_inhabiter@lemdro.idEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    Fuck everything with a material that looks like that idk if it’s an adhesive problem but the Surface keyboards like that are simply the worst

  • androidul@lemmy.ml
    2·
    9 months ago

    wow! Is the case really that bad?

    don’t take it wrong, did your wife do anything to the case or does it just turn like that under normal circumstances?

  • Eggyhead@kbin.social
    1·
    9 months ago

    The leather one I got for my 12 mini is still perfectly intact. It looks like crap, but it’s still intact.

  • mythic_tartan@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    9 months ago

    My silicone case is about 1.5 years old and the corners are starting to peel. First and last Apple case for me. I think it was $70 (cad). I feel like I should email Tim to complain.

  • stoy@lemmy.zip
    1·
    9 months ago

    I have an Otterbox for my iPhone 12 Mini, after replacing the display of my old original iPhone SE three times after dropping it I decided to allways use a wallet case