With the iPhone Duo set to launch on October 23, Apple has published App Store screenshots showing how its built‑in apps run on the new foldable device. The images reveal a mix of landscape, portrait and partially folded layouts that give a clear sense of day‑to‑day use across the Duo’s inner and outer displays.
Many screenshots present apps in landscape with an iPad‑like interface that allocates screen space to sidebar navigation, while other apps simply use the full display for extra viewing area. In some cases the Duo shows more than a simple sidebar split: Contacts is presented as a dual view with a list of names on one side and an editable detail view on the other.
The Siri app adopts a different approach: rather than a traditional sidebar or a full split, the left side shows a tiled view of conversations and the right side displays the full conversation when selected. Apps such as Preview combine bottom tool palettes with sidebars and navigation bars, and Markup editing previews how drawing and photo‑editing apps will benefit from a large central canvas paired with a bottom tool palette.
iPhone Duo navigation, Dynamic Island and Home Screen
Apple’s screenshots show a vertical dock and vertical navigation bars placed on the right side of the display in both open and closed views. The main exception is when the Duo is held vertically in an open, portrait‑style position: navigation bars remain at the bottom in that orientation. When on the Home Screen, the Today view with widgets appears on the left while app icons occupy the right; the status bar is in the upper‑right corner and Lock Screen icons such as Flashlight and Camera appear in the bottom right.
The inner display does not have an always‑visible Dynamic Island because the device lacks Face ID and the FaceTime camera is under the screen. Apple continues to use the Dynamic Island, which expands from the side of the display for Live Activities and alerts, while the outer display features a small vertical Dynamic Island that includes the camera cutout.
Interaction patterns and display options
Screenshots show floating popovers when pressing and holding an icon; these popovers are not scaled up and occupy less space on the Duo’s display than they do on smaller iPhones. Apps that do not require large navigation bars are shown in widescreen views that fill the entire display, and apps that include navigation bars provide an option to tap to hide the bar.
Apple’s images also indicate flexible device positions beyond simply open or closed: the Duo can be used laptop‑style at an angle for video, placed in a tent shape with the outer display visible, or held partially open like a book. While the published screenshots do not depict two apps side‑by‑side or multiple windows of the same app (such as multiple Safari windows), those behaviors are listed as available options. The article notes that a flood of iPhone Duo updates from third‑party developers is expected once the device launches.
Most of the App Store screenshots show the Duo unfolded in landscape, though some images also show how apps will appear on the smaller outer display. Apple aimed to keep navigation buttons in consistent positions so apps transition quickly between open, closed and intermediate positions for a unified experience.
Apple’s App Store screenshots arrived in the days leading up to the iPhone Duo launch. The device is launching on October 23. The article adds that media reviews and first impressions could arrive as soon as tomorrow, two days before release.
