Apple iPhone Duo foldable launch

    by Evira: Viral Content

    Apple just introduced its first foldable phone and named it iPhone Duo

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    that lets you really celebrate your favorite images. And we've brought this efficient use of space across the entire system, optimizing each of our apps specifically for iPhone Duo. The expansive display also supercharges productivity by letting you do more at once. You can move an app over to one side and launch a second app on the other for powerful split-view multitasking. Or launch a second window of the same app, like Safari, for comparison shopping. With the same gesture you already know, swapping apps is easy, and so is changing sides. And with a simple tap on the divider, you can pair the apps so it's easy to get back to them later. Using the large screen in portrait also feels great. If you're multitasking while watching a video, you can pin it to the top for a much larger view with plenty of space left below for your other app. As you can see, iPhone Duo is truly the most versatile iPhone ever, and we've taken it even further. You can use it in any orientation or pose. iOS intelligently reacts to the device angle leveraging the sensors in each half Set it on the table and watch a show hands on the outer display without a stand Or enjoy it with the perfect viewing angle and easy access to the controls on the bottom. Custom tuning algorithms account for the changing distance between the speakers in different poses to deliver an amazing audio experience, no matter how you use iPhone Duo. You can also use iPhone Duo partially folded. iOS gracefully adapts, sliding the content away from the folding area where it can be difficult to tap. We've also reimagined standby for iPhone Duo. Set it down and it will enter standby even when it's not charging. You can customize it with new faces, including weather and calendar, as well as widgets like music to enjoy your favorite songs. Or stay on top of your notifications at a glance. An iPhone Duo can transform into a delightful bedside clock with the ability to wake you up with a gentle glow timed perfectly with your alarm. We've also made it easy for developers to adapt their apps for iPhone Duo with new and updated APIs. Zoom can turn the display into an immersive video conference room You can easily see both the content being shared as well as the other participants on the call Slack brings your whole workspace into view Detail uses the new Core AI framework and runs its AI models on device to make content creation fast and easy on the big screen. And Netflix takes advantage of the versatility of iPhone Duo to make finding shows even more fun and engaging. Scroll through clips on the outer display or open up to get a captivating experience on the large screen. These are just some of the amazing apps being updated to take advantage of iPhone Duo, and we can't wait to see what developers are going to create. Of course, none of this is possible without amazing hardware innovation. To tell you more, here's Johnny. For iPhone Duo, our goal was to deliver the best possible experience when it comes to the display. This includes how it looks and feels. We wanted to provide the highest quality for viewing content and address what people dislike about foldable displays The distracting crease the plastic feel and susceptibility to scratches and dents Drawing on our learnings from iPad and Mac we developed a custom nanotexture finish that significantly reduces glare and reflections. The unique texture creates a perceptually flat matte surface that minimizes crease visibility and also feels premium to touch. We create this by using maskless laser lithography, where every microlens is written pixel by pixel. iPhone Duo uses a novel structural system with a multi-layer lamination design that keeps the display flat and provides durability. The nano-textured cover layer is made from a custom polymer that has up to 40% higher stiffness than other materials used in the industry. and has an Apple-designed coating for scratch resistance. There is high-strength glass above and below the OLED panel for added protection. Viscoelastic adhesives allow these layers to glide relative to one another during folding, like pages in a book, so the panel doesn't distort over time. A titanium plate serves as the bottom layer to bring further durability, and bringing it all together