Reaction to Apple's FineWoven accessories has been poor. At least, this is what leaker Kosutami told us, noting that production was halted due to the low durability of the FineWoven material.

According to the leaker, this is not a temporary halt in production; everything has been canceled and the production line removed. Apparently Apple will now be moving to a different material, but this will not be leather. This has not been confirmed, but Kosutami has had a string of accurate leaks in the past - especially when FineWoven accessories are involved.

While there is still no guarantee that the information is 100% correct, it makes sense for Apple to cancel FineWoven. The material debuted with the iPhone 15 as a more sustainable alternative to leather and offered the same premium material experience without the environmental impact.

Unfortunately, the backlash against fine woven was almost immediate. Not only did people complain about losing the leather case and band, but FineWoven's iPhone 15 case proved to be not durable. The case was reported to pick up scratches and dirt very easily, certainly not befitting a product priced at $50.

We have had this experience ourselves, and with regular daily use, the FineWoven case picked up numerous scratches over the course of several weeks.

Eventually, it got to the point where Amazon had to add a disclaimer to the FineWoven case sales page. This was done to warn prospective buyers that the case had a higher than average number of returns, suggesting that there were a large number of buyers unhappy with the case.

Therefore, if you are one of the minority of people who actually like FineWoven, you should probably get the accessory while you can. This is because it is very likely that whatever you had your eye on, be it an iPhone case or an Apple Watch strap, will not be around forever.

However, I suspect that most people would be thrilled to hear that FineWoven is pulling out. The only question is what will replace it and when will Apple officially announce it all? My guess is an iPhone 16 launch later this year, but if that's the case, we'll be waiting a few months.