Last year there was a rumor from JP Morgan Chase and covered by MacRumors claiming that the iPhone 14 Pro is expected to use a new titanium alloy chassis design. Apple s engineers have been working on the use of titanium in future Apple devices for some time. In fact, the first patent that we covered on the use of titanium goes back to 2017 in a report titled "Apple explores the use of Titanium, Titanium Alloys and Hybrid Plastics for Future Devices." Since that time we ve posted an additional six patent reports. Today Apple was granted a patent relating to matte titanium surfaces on future Macs and iDevices