Link CopyTwitterLinkedinWhatsappApple iPhone 20th Anniversary: Glass Design Details RevealedApple will launch a glass-centric iPhone redesign in September 2027 for the device's 20th anniversary. The design, internally codenamed V73 and V74, uses curved glass on the front, back and sides with a metal mid-frame for structural integrity. A more radical all-glass concept championed by Apple's design studio was scrapped after volume-production tests revealed bonding and durability failures.Apple will ship a glass-centric iPhone redesign in September 2027 to mark the device's 20th anniversary, with curved glass wrapping around the front, back and sides of the Pro models, according to people with direct knowledge of the plans. The design, internally codenamed V73 and V74 for the two size variants, moves away from a more radical all-glass concept that Apple's design studio championed early on and abandoned after volume-production tests revealed bonding and durability problems. The report contradicts a Jefferies research note from analyst Edison Lee that claimed Apple ended the all-glass iPhone project, a call that sent Apple shares down as much as 2.8 per cent on Monday.Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, who first broke the Glasswing codename in June 2025, confirmed the scoop on X on 11 August, stating that "a more aspirational version championed by Apple's design team used even more glass, instead of metal, but was scrapped early on" and that the company "encountered problems connecting glass panels together.”About The AuthorAt heart, I am a storyteller drawn to the watershed moments that bend the technology landscape. I braid narrative with data, humanise statistics, and trace the arc from first spark to world-changing impact. My reportage, features and reviews are witty, sardonic, visual and vivid, using anecdote to illuminate rather than eviscerate.