Apple’s ‘new’ polishing cloth is the same except $10 cheaper

<figure> <img alt="An image of Apple’s polishing cloth" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Apple" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/polishing-cloth.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple just dropped <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mlh74am/a/polishing-cloth">a new polishing cloth</a>, and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/984190/apple-mac-mini-m6-m5-pro-price-specs">unlike its refreshed Mac Mini models</a>, it comes with a price cut, as spotted <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/25/apple-releases-new-polishing-cloth/">earlier by <em>MacRumors</em></a>. The polishing cloth is still "made with soft, nonabrasive material" but costs $9 instead of $19.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It doesn't look like anything else has changed, as the description matches <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20260801025429/https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MW693AM/A/polishing-cloth">an archived version</a> of Apple's old polishing cloth, which it no longer lists on its website. The polishing cloth is compatible with what looks like the same massive list of Apple products, including the iPhone 5 and up. It "cleans any Apple display, including nano-texture, safely and effectively."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Curiously, the products Apple re …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/984353/apple-polishing-cloth-cheaper">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>