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"iPhone Air in China: delayed longer than my WiFi connection ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ“…๐Ÿ’€ eSIM regulators just vibinโ€™ ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ“ฒ"

September 12, 2025
about 1 month ago
9to5Mac
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๐Ÿšจ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿƒ I got 99 problems and the iPhone Air is one! ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ธ Brace yourselves for the cringe-fest that is the delayed launch of the iPhone Air in China because Apple couldnโ€™t find a way to charm the eSIM-loving regulators! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ’” So like, Apple decided to ditch the good ol' physical SIM card and go full future-mode with eSIMs only. Can I get a โ€œWTF, Tim!โ€ ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’€ Now we're stuck in limbo while the folks at China Telecom and Apple play an endless game of โ€œwho can make red tape any more boring?โ€ ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ“„ Imagine the leaked convo between Apple developers: ๐Ÿ™ƒโœจ Developer 1: โ€œBro, we should totally make an iPhone with no SIM slot. It'll be sleek!โ€ Developer 2: โ€œBet! But can we actually launch it? Like, in China?โ€ Developer 1: โ€œUhhh, about thatโ€ฆ.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ’ญ Meanwhile, Chinese users are like Drake pointing to their physical SIM cards: โ€œNot this one for my iPhone Air!โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅ Letโ€™s be real, Appleโ€™s on that *Stonks* meme grind trying to boost their profits while regulators are like: โ€œThis is fine.โ€ But honestly, Iโ€™m predicting that if they donโ€™t get this sorted, the next model will be the iPhone Airvertedโ€”because who needs a phone that actually connects? ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’ฅ In summary: Apple's gonna add a SIM card slot on the iPhone Air2 just to save face! No cap! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿš€

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#iPhone#eSIM#China#Apple#regulatory issues
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