These clever apps show off the iPhone Duo’s potential
- ID
- 39054
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 24 Oct 2026, 11:00 PM
- Fetched
- 24 Oct 2026, 11:34 PM
- Provider
- TechCrunch
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/these-clever-apps-show-off-the-iphone-duos-potential/
- Source URL
- https://techcrunch.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 2.5
- Created
- 24 Oct 2026, 11:35 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
TechCrunch's Sarah Perez writes that the iPhone Duo, Apple's foldable starting at $2,000, has won her over mainly through Duo-optimized third-party apps rather than the hardware itself. She notes that many mainstream iOS apps shipped unoptimized at launch, showing black bars, misplaced controls, or requiring a tap to enlarge — similar to early iPhone apps running on iPad. The piece is largely an opinion column and cuts off mid-sentence with a mention of an app called Hello, FOM.
Why it matters
There is no concrete takeaway here for Malaysian builders: the excerpt names no specific Duo apps, no APIs, no adoption numbers, and no pricing or policy changes beyond the $2,000 device price. The only usable signal is that a $2,000 foldable shipped without mainstream app support, so any adaptive-layout work is speculative until real install-base numbers exist.
Discussion angle
Would anyone here spend a sprint on foldable/adaptive layouts for a $2,000 device with an unproven install base, or is this the same trap as building for iPad-first in 2010?