My Orange iPhone Turned Pink, and Yours Can Too if You Do This

It turns out that Apple's vibrant Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro can turn into more of a vibrant hot pink color, at least it can if you accidentally-on-purpose throw a bunch of household chemicals on it. Last year, a Reddit thread purported to show a user's iPhone 17 Pro that had changed from orange to pink. I was skeptical at first, but after my own experiments at home, it turns out it's true.

In an earlier version of this article, I attacked my phone with various chemicals, but little seemed to change. But when I later put my phone against a box-fresh iPhone 17 Pro Max at this year's MWC, the difference was clear: Mine had really turned bright pink. Here's what happened and what you can do to protect yours.

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