Self-Healing iPhones Are in The Making

The biggest durability measure after water resistance

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Smartphone screens are getting stronger and extra stronger with time. Once easily breakable by a feather drop, smartphone screens can now withstand a pebble if not a meteorite.

But what if I tell you that screens will soon have the ability to heal themselves from the damages caused by their careless owners? Surprising, right?

What do you mean you already read the title and the surprise element has vanished?

In January 2020, Apple published a patent for their upcoming foldable iPhone prototype.

Now the concept of a foldable phone isn’t extraordinary for the humans of 2022. Samsung launched its Galaxy Fold way back in 2019, a year before Apple even decided to work on one. But at the same time, we also know that Apple is best at what it does.

Apple has always stepped back from making gimmicky products just because they’re in trend. Take the iPhone 5 lineup as an example. When smartphone manufacturers were making larger models, Apple stuck with their 4-inch display for years, until bringing out the larger models with superior specs.

Likewise, Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhones will feature a groundbreaking self-healing technology that will…