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Apple reportedly won’t launch an iPhone subscription service

You’ll have to pay for your iPhone another way.

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. Gurman initially reported in 2022 that Apple was working on the service, and while it was apparently supposed to launch that year, the project was delayed due because of “software bugs and regulatory concerns,” Gurman says. While the hardware subscription service apparently won’t see the light of day, Apple offers installment plans you can use to pay for an iPhone over time.

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