Apple Reports 100,000 Apps Optimized for iPhone Duo

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 6 Nov, 23:51 · Archive

Apple says more than 100,000 apps have been optimized for the iPhone Duo since its launch two weeks ago.

Apple announced that more than 100,000 apps built for the iPhone Duo are now live on the App Store, just two weeks after the device's release. The company reports that thousands of optimized apps are being added each day, with developers working to update their offerings for the foldable phone's dual screens.

Apps optimized for the iPhone Duo fill the full width of both the inner and outer displays and have vertical controls in the status bar. They are marked with a 'Made for iPhone Duo' badge in the App Store, making them easy to identify. Non-optimized apps display a black bar on the side of the screen, reducing usable space and sometimes hiding functions in overflow menus.

Recent additions to the optimized library include Microsoft's Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint and Word, Zoom, sports apps from the NBA and NHL, shopping apps including Etsy, productivity apps like Goodnotes, the Halide Mark III camera app, and others. Netflix, YouTube, Instagram and WhatsApp were among the apps already available when the device launched.

Apple hosted more than 50 in-person developer workshops across 19 cities worldwide, where over 2,000 developers attended to test the Duo and work on their apps with Apple's support. Susan Prescott, Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations, said in a statement: 'It's been wonderful to see how quickly developers have embraced iPhone Duo, and we're grateful for their creativity and innovation.'

However, The Verge notes that optimized apps can sometimes still have issues. When the Duo launched, Instagram was described as 'messy' despite receiving the 'Made for iPhone Duo' label, and Instagram chief Adam Mosseri called the Duo a 'bit of a tricky form factor'.

How it is being reported

• The Duo apps are coming, says AppleThere are now 100K Duo-optimized apps, says Apple, and thousands more arrive daily.TechCrunch · 6 Nov, 21:38
• The iPhone Duo has more than 100,000 optimized apps, Apple saysApple's iPhone Duo has been officially on sale for two weeks, and the company said today that the App Store now has over 100,000 apps that are built for the foldable. "It's been wonderful to see how quickly developers have embraced iPhone Duo, and we're grateful for their creativity and innovation," Susan Prescott, Apple's VP […]The Verge · 6 Nov, 17:24
• Apple Says More Than 100,000 Apps Optimized for iPhone Duo, Here's What's Still MissingApple today announced that more than 100,000 apps have been optimized for the iPhone Duo, released two weeks ago. We confirmed that this figure refers to apps built with the iOS 27.1 SDK or later , meaning these apps fill the full width of the iPhone Duo's inner and outer displays and have vertical controls in the status bar. A statement from Susan Prescott, Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations: It's been wonderful to see how quickly developers have embraced iPhone Duo, and we're grateful for their creativity and innovation. Today there are well over 100,000 apps built for…MacRumors · 6 Nov, 17:18

In this story: Apple · iPhone Duo · Susan Prescott · Adam Mosseri · Microsoft · Netflix · Zoom

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