A technological revolution in the Apple palette?
Next fall, there has been a lot of talk about the iPhone 17. As pointed out by widely respected leaker, Majin Bu, Apple is reportedly expected to employ a different adhesive to joining the batteries to the iPhone 17 series, including the iPhone 17 Slim or Air.
A glue that comes off on demand
Majin Bu wrote this week: “The primary role of these adhesives is to enable the battery to come off with a small amount of force in the right state of tension of the adhesive in question.” They would only have had to pass a small electrical current across the adhesive and the battery would have easily come off from the frame.
This should make it easier for users of the best iPhones to replace batteries, without the risk of straining their iPhones. Obviously, some Apple fans are going to be disappointed that Apple still uses glue as an adhesive instead of a clip, since it has to be replaced with a new strip when a new battery is put into the phone.
A piece of technology which already exists
It may have already demonstrated the sort of technology with the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, but people are not seeing it in the top-of-the-line iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro phones. Depending on how Apple receives responses after repairs at the Genius Bar over the next six months when people test the latest iPhones, the firm might alter the design strategy for iPhone 17 before there is a proper release in 2025.
The iPhone 17 Air/Slim
The iPhone 17 Air/Slim, whatever Apple calls it, is supposed to replace the iPhone 17 Plus as a thinner and lighter version of the standard iPhone 17. Other rumors suggest that the iPhone 17 Air/Slim will feature groundbreaking OLED technology in its large 6.6-inch display, and a smaller, pill-shaped cutout for the Dynamic Island.
All this information should be taken with a pinch of salt for the time being. We’re still at the beginning of the iPhone 17 rumor cycle, and who knows what else could be revealed by next fall.
