Apple Reportedly Stops Production of FineWoven Accessories Apple has stopped production of FineWoven accessories, according to the Apple leaker and prototype collector known as “Kosutami.” In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kosutami explained that Apple has stopped production of FineWoven accessories due to its poor durability. The company may move to another non-leather material for its premium access…

FineWoven Magnetic Link for Apple Watch Now Available to Order Apple’s new Magnetic Link bands for the Apple Watch are now available to order on Apple’s online store, as spotted by Parker Ortolani. Priced at $99, the bands are made with Apple’s controversial new FineWoven material instead of leather. Apple describes FineWoven as a “durable micro-twill” material with a “soft, suede-like feel.” Apple says th…

iFixit tears down… Apple’s FineWoven cases Photo by Nilay Patel / The Verge“The new FineWoven iPhone cases are very bad,” according to my colleague Allison Johnson, so you probably shouldn’t buy one. Still, I’ve been curious to learn more about them, and iFixit’s new teardown just gave me even more information than I could have thought to ask for: it put one of the new cases under a micr…

The new FineWoven iPhone cases are very bad This is not good. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeFolks, what you’ve heard so far is true. Apple’s new FineWoven iPhone cases and accessories are bad. Like, really bad. I’ve been puzzling over them for the past week, looking at them from different angles. Picking them up, setting them down, petting them. Seven days later, I still can’t mak…

Here’s Our First Look at Apple’s New ‘FineWoven’ Apple Watch Bands In a departure from leather, Apple is expected to unveil an all-new line of FineWoven Apple Watch bands made from artificial materials, and these images are said to be our first look at what one of the official bands look like. Sourced by prototype device collector and leaker Kosutami, the images allegedly show one of Apple’s official bands, w…