Apple on Wednesday confirmed that the white iPhone has been delayed again. The most recent delay marks the third time the device’s release has been postponed.

[ad#Google Adsense 300×250 in story]”We’re sorry to disappoint customers waiting for the white iPhone yet again, but we’ve decided to delay its release until this Spring,” an Apple spokesperson told The Loop.

Apple first delayed the white iPhone 4 model until the second half of July, just a short time after the release of the black iPhone. At the time, Apple said the white model has “proven more challenging to manufacture than expected.”

In late July, the company delayed shipments of the white iPhone until “later this year.”

Apple provided no details explaining why the white iPhone 4 has not made it to market yet.