A Reddit user claimed that their orange iPhone 17 Pro Max has started to change color. If this claim isn’t entirely false, there could be a few reasons behind it. Here are the details…
US-based tech giant Apple’s iPhone 17 series, which went on sale last month, seems to be facing a new issue almost every day. This time, a Reddit user claimed that their orange iPhone 17 Pro Max has started changing color. While it’s unclear whether this claim is true, some users actually said they prefer the new, altered shade of the device.
Apple made several radical changes with the iPhone 17 lineup — the most notable being the switch to an aluminum frame. However, many users have pointed out that the aluminum body scratches easily, a claim Apple hasn’t fully acknowledged. It remains to be seen what’s really behind this color-changing issue…
Here’s what the allegedly color-changing iPhone 17 Pro Max looks like:
As you can see in the photo above, the orange iPhone 17 Pro Max appears to have changed color with use. However, no concrete details have been shared about the situation. The user may have edited the image, and several commenters on Reddit claim that the color variation is actually caused by lighting conditions — something they say they’ve also noticed on their own devices. Interestingly, some users even prefer the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s new pinkish shade.
There’s another possible explanation: aluminum materials are often subjected to an electrolytic oxidation process (known as anodizing) to make them more durable. If an error occurred during this process, it could have affected the final color finish of the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Still, without an official statement from Apple, it’s impossible to know the real cause.
