Apple's cases for the iPhone 17 lineup will be accompanied by a new Crossbody Strap accessory with a unique magnetic design, according to the leaker known as "Majin Bu."
Apple's Crossbody Strap reportedly features an unusual magnetic design; it likely has a "flexible metal core" that makes it magnetic along its entire length. At the ends, "rings polarized oppositely to the strap close the system." The design eliminates the need for conventional hooks or loops.
Samples of the Crossbody Strap are apparently made from a woven nylon material similar to the Apple Watch's Sport Loop bands. Apple may also introduce a silicone variant.
Production is said to have already begun ahead of immediate availability alongside the iPhone 17 lineup. While it is designed primarily for Apple's iPhone 17 cases, the strap may also be compatible with the AirPods Pro 3.
Thursday July 30, 2026 4:00 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro models and its first foldable are less than two months from being unveiled. That may sound like a reason to sit tight if you're looking to upgrade from an iPhone 16 or older series, but between looming price hikes and Apple's new split-launch calendar, there's a decent case for grabbing an iPhone 17 series model right now. Here are five reasons in favor of putting your order ...
Apple could raise iPhone 17 prices as soon as Monday, August 10, according to a new rumor, well before the wider round of increases expected with next month's iPhone 18 Pro launch.
Weibo leaker "Fixed Focus Digital" said in a post yesterday that rumors are circulating about an iPhone 17 price change taking effect on August 10. The leaker was noncommittal about whether prices will actually...
Monday August 10, 2026 8:52 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
Apple may raise prices on iPhone models in its existing lineup when the new iPhone 18 Pro models launch, according to research firm TrendForce.
The analytics firm suggests that Apple could revisit pricing for then-older iPhones in the iPhone 17 series and bring them up at the same time as the new generation arrives, as a way to partially offset rising memory costs.
TrendForce estimates...
So glad I'm not Genius Bar anymore. The thought of having to deal with customers whose phones fell to the floor because of the strap is not something I am really up for anymore.
I think adults who actually use a strapped phone around their neck is trapped in childhood. They look like they missed the bus to summer camp or something.
Fantastic. Finally I can strap my gigantic heavy and bulky phablet around me so that it doesn't pull my pants when it's in the pocket (provided it still fits my pocket).
Apple's first foldable iPhone, with a book-style design featuring a ~5.5-inch outer display and a ~7.8-inch inner display with a minimal crease down the middle.
