A support page on Apple’s official website says that materials like leather and denim will discolour the new white titanium Apple Card credit card. There’s a section on how to clean the card, which is insane.
The guide states that “Some fabrics, like leather and denim, might cause permanent discoloration that will not wash off,” meaning people shouldn’t put their Apple Cards in, you guessed it, a leather wallet. IT says that the white finish is “achieved through a multi-layer coating process” and can easy come off, basically.
It reminds us of the jet black iPhone 7 that was aluminium but brushed to within an inch of its life to look like glass and scratched if you so much as looked at it. Apple recommended you put it in a case right away. And make it an official case, at that.
Suffice to say this colour is no longer available, even though the iPhone 7 is.
It’s peak Apple that the page has a handy two step instruction process on how to polish your shiny new status symbol*:
“1. Gently wipe with a soft, slightly damp, lint-free microfiber cloth. 2. Moisten a soft, microfiber cloth with isopropyl alcohol and gently wipe the card.”
You can request a new Apple Card if you find that it simply becomes too darn dirty to look at.
The Apple Card should come to more territories soon and offers cashback on certain purchases. In the US contactless payments are not so widespread, hence the need for physical cards for many people.
Otherwise you can add your Apple Card to Apple Pay. It can’t get scratched in there.
*available to every iPhone customer in the US.
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Author: Henry Burrell, Phones Editor
Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.