{"id":460,"date":"2019-08-22T12:52:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T12:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/?p=460"},"modified":"2019-08-22T12:53:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T12:53:25","slug":"the-apple-card-can-be-damaged-by-jeans-and-wallets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/the-apple-card-can-be-damaged-by-jeans-and-wallets\/tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apple Card can be damaged by jeans and wallets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Apple has advised people with its new credit card to keep away for leather and denim. Keeping the card in jean pockets or a leather wallet could cause permanent discolouration.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_461\" style=\"width: 647px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-461\" class=\" wp-image-461\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/08\/APPLE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/08\/APPLE.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/08\/APPLE-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/08\/APPLE-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/08\/APPLE-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/08\/APPLE-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Editorial credit: Primakov \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Apple Card has become available in the US this week and the company has published a guide explaining how you should keep it in good condition. The card is plain matte white made of titanium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The guide warns that storing the card with other credit cards can scratch and damage it. Colour can also be transferred onto the card and stain it. If your card does become in contact with things that stain it, Apple advises you to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gently wipe the stain etc with a soft, slightly damp lint-free microfiber cloth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Moisten a soft, microfiber cloth with isopropyl alcohol\u00a0and gently wipe the card.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Apple have also said that users should not try and clean it with any &#8220;window or household cleaners, compressed air, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia, or abrasives&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;I can say from two months of having the card in my leather wallet, it no longer looks pretty,&#8221; said one Apple employee on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many people have also taken to Twitter to talk about the protection for the card.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I got a new outfit for use with my Apple Card. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7wPKRRP8pg\">https:\/\/t.co\/7wPKRRP8pg<\/a> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jSHYzJy4mr\">pic.twitter.com\/jSHYzJy4mr<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2014 Jason Hirschhorn (@JasonHirschhorn) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonHirschhorn\/status\/1164352999122071552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Apple to release \u201cApple Card Cloth\u201d in 2020. $789.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2014 Angel Bernard (@KeepUpWAngel) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeepUpWAngel\/status\/1164340681638199296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has advised people with its new credit card to keep away for leather and denim. 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