{"id":258744,"date":"2026-05-29T10:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/apple-may-have-just-kicked-off-the-next-big-android-color-trend\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:35:09","slug":"apple-may-have-just-kicked-off-the-next-big-android-color-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/apple-may-have-just-kicked-off-the-next-big-android-color-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple may have just kicked off the next big Android color trend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/iphone-18-pro-colors-3672625\/\">Apple may have just kicked off the next big Android color trend<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/iphone-18-pro-colors-3672625\/\">https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/iphone-18-pro-colors-3672625\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-29 10:16:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidauthority.com\">www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leaked iPhone 18 Pro dummy units show Apple experimenting with bold new finishes, including a standout Dark Cherry colorway.<\/li>\n<li>Apple\u2019s previous Cosmic Orange trend pushed several Android brands toward similar designs, and Cherry Red could be next.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apple may have accidentally reignited the next smartphone color war. After the surprisingly loud success of the iPhone 17 Pro\u2019s cosmic orange, a fresh leak now suggests Apple is doubling down on bolder Pro colors for next year\u2019s lineup. And if history repeats itself, Android brands probably won\u2019t sit this one out for long.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" title=\"iPhone 18 dummies new colors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2zbkAAMOzd.jpeg 622w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2zbkAAMOzd-59w-64h.jpeg 59w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2zbkAAMOzd-348w-380h.jpeg 348w\" alt=\"iPhone 18 dummies new colors\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2zbkAAMOzd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Well-known tipster Sonny Dickson posted images on X that allegedly show dummy units of the iPhone 18 Pro lineup. The devices appear in four shades: Black, Silver, Light Blue, and a deep Dark Cherry finish that immediately stands out from the rest.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" title=\"iPhone 18 dummies new colors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2qa8AASpRo.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2qa8AASpRo-64w-56h.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2qa8AASpRo-446w-380h.jpeg 446w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2qa8AASpRo-675w-576h.jpeg 675w\" alt=\"iPhone 18 dummies new colors\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2qa8AASpRo.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to Dickson, Cherry could become the breakout color this cycle, especially after the orange variant performed well. Honestly, it\u2019s not hard to see why \u2014 the leaked shade looks absolutely rich and premium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And this wouldn\u2019t be the first time Apple quietly pushed the rest of the industry in a new direction. Last year\u2019s orange iPhone finish quickly became unavoidable. Within months, several Android brands started releasing phones with similar bright orange backs. So, what started as an iPhone color suddenly became everyone\u2019s color. Now it looks like cherry reds may be next.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" title=\"iPhone 18 dummies new colors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2qbsAA8kFD.jpeg 604w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2qbsAA8kFD-43w-64h.jpeg 43w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2qbsAA8kFD-580w-864h.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2qbsAA8kFD-255w-380h.jpeg 255w\" alt=\"iPhone 18 dummies new colors\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HJeNG2qbsAA8kFD.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Last month, tipster Digital Chat Station claimed Apple was testing a deep red finish for the iPhone 18 Pro series and even shared a reference image showing a darker tone. Interestingly, that exact color doesn\u2019t appear in Dickson\u2019s latest leak, suggesting Apple may still be experimenting behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" title=\"DCS iPhone 18 Pro Deep Red Android Flagship Leak\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DCS-iPhone-18-Pro-Deep-Red-Android-Flagship-Leak.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DCS-iPhone-18-Pro-Deep-Red-Android-Flagship-Leak-64w-15h.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DCS-iPhone-18-Pro-Deep-Red-Android-Flagship-Leak-675w-162h.jpg 675w\" alt=\"DCS iPhone 18 Pro Deep Red Android Flagship Leak\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DCS-iPhone-18-Pro-Deep-Red-Android-Flagship-Leak.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That part matters because Apple is notorious for testing multiple finishes before settling on its final palette. Plenty of prototype colors never make it to store shelves.<\/p>\n<p>And frankly, the smartphone&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/iphone-18-pro-colors-3672625\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple may have just kicked off the next big Android color trend https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/iphone-18-pro-colors-3672625\/ Publish Date:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":258745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iPhone-18-Pro-dummy-units.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[80,81],"class_list":["post-258744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone","tag-iphone-17","tag-iphone-18"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258744"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":258746,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258744\/revisions\/258746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}