The iPhone 7 Plus quickly sold out in the jet black color option upon release. Recent reports say that the most requested color option is now back in most US Apple retail stores. An app that connects Google maps with the tech company's reservation system reportedly revealed the news.
The spot check by iStockNow reportedly shows that the iPhone 7 Plus is now available in Jet Black, Mac Rumors reported. The model is now being sold in numerous Apple stores in a few states including major cities like Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Diego, Miami, among others. It should be noted that stocks of the models vary on carrier, color and storage facility.
The iStockNow app is known to use Google Maps to display real-time status and availability of the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. The app can display which Apple Stores in the US and other countries sell which products based on the company's reservation system backend. Additionally, it is said that the Jet Black iPhone 7 Plus models went out of stock because of the difficulty of manufacturing the product in a high-gloss finish. Moreover, Apple is believed to focus on quality with numerous of manufactured products needing to be reworked. The 128GB models also had a shorter supply than the 256GB variant.
In other news, Apple's latest flagship phones, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are said to have Bluetooth connectivity issues. Rumor has it that a bug was found in the company's implementation of the Bluetooth 4.2 feature. Apparently, the changes made by the company prevented the devices from pairing with certain devices such as wireless headphones and speakers, the Android Wear and Pebble smartwatches, and the CarPlay-enabled cars, Venturebeat reported.
The iPhone 7 Plus Bluetooth Connectivity issues is believed to be fixed with the iOS 10.1. Reports claim that with the iOS 10.1 update, the iPhone 7 Plus can pair successfully with Pebble 2 and Huawei watches. Note that some devices may need factory-resetting first. Watch video about Apple iPhone 7 Plus: Portrait Demo (iOS 10.1) here:
