iPhones are on the menu for Amazon drone delivery
Published on: 2025-07-01 16:05:32
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The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has given Amazon’s Prime Air drones the go-ahead to deliver new categories of devices, including products with lithium ion batteries like iPhones, AirPods, and more, Amazon has announced. The company says those product categories can be shipped to your door within 60 minutes — if you’re in one of the eligible delivery areas in Arizona or Texas, that is.
Amazon writes that it recently streamlined its drone deliveries. The new process includes Amazon giving you a delivery time with a five-minute window on either side, and customers no longer having to go outside and put a QR code on the ground.
You can pick your drone delivery area from an overhead view of your house. Image: Amazon
The first time you order one of these drone drops, you’ll pick from one of the predetermined-to-be-eligible delivery zones on an
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