iPhone Duo carries two displays, and Apple has published detailed specifications for both. What Apple has not published is what an ordinary third-party app, one that has not been rebuilt with the device in mind, is allowed to do on the smaller of the two, the 5.4-inch outer display, when the phone is closed. The…
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iPhone Duo Ships in October. Apple's Next App Rule Waits Until April 2027
On the same September 9 page where Apple opened developer resources for iPhone Duo, it also posted a separate notice with its own deadline: starting in April 2027, any app uploaded to the App Store must be built with the iOS 27 or iPadOS 27 software development kit or later. iPhone Duo ships six months…
iPhone Duo's Inner Camera Is the Only One Without a Published Resolution
Apple names a megapixel figure for every other camera on iPhone Duo: 48MP for the Main, 48MP for the Ultra Wide, 12MP for the Center Stage camera on the outer display. The camera built into the inner display, the one that carries FaceTime when the phone is open, is the exception. Apple publishes an aperture,…
iPhone Duo Audio and Haptics: What Apple Has Not Said About Sound and Feel on a Fold
Apple names a resolution for every camera on iPhone Duo, a nit figure for every display, and a component count for the hinge. It names nothing for sound: no speaker count, no microphone count, and no name for the haptic system inside the phone. The one confirmed detail in this area is “Haptic Touch,” listed…
iPhone Duo's Hinge Has More Than 100 Parts: What Apple Has Not Published About Fixing One
Apple’s iPhone Duo press release names an exact detail inside the hinge: more than 100 components, held together in part by custom adhesives Apple designed for flex relief. What Apple has not named is a fold-cycle rating for that hinge, a repair price for it, or where iPhone Duo sits in Apple’s repair programs. The…