It's almost the holidays — well, at least the annual September holiday when Apple releases new iPhones to the world. Last year, we saw the introduction of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus [1] (and the iPhone SE [2] earlier in the year) and quickly became obsessed with portrait mode [3]. And while plenty of rumors are making this year's iPhone 8 sound worth the wait (and money), there's also some potential bad news: no more rose gold color.
That's right, says security analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who's uncovered reliable rumors in the past — the new iPhone 8, as well as the new iPhone 7S and 7S Plus, will no longer come in rose gold [4], according to MacRumors. Instead, the new iPhones will only be available in black, silver, and a copper blush-looking gold. Leaked photos of the new color showed up on Chinese social media app Weibo, and one popular YouTuber also showed off the new color on a mockup iPhone [5].
As you can see, the new copper blush gold option still looks incredibly similar to the rose gold color. It's a bit darker, but still pretty. More importantly, rumors have been wrong in the past. Before the iPhone 7 was released, rumors pointed to the phone coming with wireless charging and a smart connector [7] — which as we know now, didn't happen. So there's a slight chance that even though rose gold has been around for three years [8], it's not going away (yet).
For now, keep calm, hold your rose gold iPhone safe, and wait until September rolls around before saying goodbye.