“CrackGate” Is Apparently Not Apple’s Fault Says Leaker
Those who have been keeping track of the latest Apple controversy known as “CrackGate” (see here, here,here, and here) very much would like to know if Apple ever figured out what the deal is in terms of the cracking screens. Well, apparently they have. According to Chinese leaker Kang, reposted on Twiter/X by Ice Universe, the hinge issues are due to the materials used for a specific component in the hinge.
The mystery behind the iPhone Duo's hinge issues may finally be solved.
According to Chinese tech insider Kang, the issue has reportedly been traced to defective materials from one of Apple's two hinge suppliers, rather than a fundamental design flaw.
The issue itself has been traced to “defective materials” at one of Apple’s two hinge suppliers. They claim this isn’t an issue with the hinge design, which presumably explains why it hasn’t affected more Duo users.
Apple can identify the affected iPhone Duos from their serial number.
Now logic says that Apple should just reach out to anyone with a potential affected serial number and proactively swap the phone to stop images from popping up in places like Twitter/X, Reddit, etc. But Apple won’t go that route because….. Apple. Thus they will likely wait until the screen cracks and the user appears in the Apple Store. That’s a dumb way of doing things in my opinion. But Apple is a trillion dollar company for a reason I guess. The thing is that who knows if this is a widespread issue? Numbers haven’t been shared by Apple and rage online tends to look way worse than it is. So perhaps Apple has the right strategy here? We’ll never know I guess.
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“CrackGate” Is Apparently Not Apple’s Fault Says Leaker
Those who have been keeping track of the latest Apple controversy known as “CrackGate” (see here, here, here, and here) very much would like to know if Apple ever figured out what the deal is in terms of the cracking screens. Well, apparently they have. According to Chinese leaker Kang, reposted on Twiter/X by Ice Universe, the hinge issues are due to the materials used for a specific component in the hinge.
The bottom line is this:
Now logic says that Apple should just reach out to anyone with a potential affected serial number and proactively swap the phone to stop images from popping up in places like Twitter/X, Reddit, etc. But Apple won’t go that route because….. Apple. Thus they will likely wait until the screen cracks and the user appears in the Apple Store. That’s a dumb way of doing things in my opinion. But Apple is a trillion dollar company for a reason I guess. The thing is that who knows if this is a widespread issue? Numbers haven’t been shared by Apple and rage online tends to look way worse than it is. So perhaps Apple has the right strategy here? We’ll never know I guess.
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This entry was posted on November 9, 2026 at 12:38 pm and is filed under Commentary with tags Apple. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.