- Last year, Apple introduced FineWoven accessories as an eco-friendly alternative to genuine leather.
- Despite sharing the same premium price tag with their leather predecessors, these iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands don’t age well.
- Apple may discontinue them when it launches the iPhone 16 series on September 9.
During the iPhone 15 event last year, Apple retired its genuine leather iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands in favor of the eco-friendly FineWoven material. However, these fabric-made cases have nothing in common with their leather predecessors — except for the unjustified $59 price tag. Customers, almost collectively, have complained about their poor quality and rapid deterioration. Fortunately, Apple may kill the FineWoven accessory line as soon as next week when it launches the iPhone 16 series.
According to Bloomberg, Apple Stores’ FineWoven product stock is at all-time lows. “That means the company is either getting ready to kill off FineWoven after less than a year or it plans to update the lineup with different colors and support for new hardware. Inventory of non-FineWoven Apple Watch bands is dwindling as well.”