{
  "id": 14645538,
  "title": "iPhone Duo: Are these quirky apps enough to make the pricy Apple fold phone worth pre-ordering?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/iphone-duo-are-these-quirky-apps-enough-to-make-the-pricy-apple-fold",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-15T08:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Camera World",
    "slug": "digital-camera-world",
    "url": "https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/iphones/iphone-duo-are-these-quirky-apps-enough-to-make-the-pricy-apple-fold-phone-worth-pre-ordering"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The iPhone Duo has introduced a range of quirky apps that aim to make the pricy fold phone worth pre-ordering. One such app, Duoman, offers a complete Walkman experience on the iPhone Duo. Users can open the Duo to insert a cassette and close it to start listening, with the app even recording the button clicks and static noise from a real Walkman. This nostalgic nod to the UK's humble personal stereo, Boots, comes as a surprise given the cost and fewer cameras on the iPhone Duo compared to the iPhone 18 Pro. Another unique app, Saura, utilizes the phone's split screen as a mirror and hands-free vanity assistant, making it a self-standing vanity mirror and talking back. Finally, Accorduon uses the hinge of the phone as the bellows for a synthesized reed sound. While these creative apps don't offer a groundbreaking feature, they suggest potential in the new form factor and may provide reasons for some to pre-order the iPhone Duo.",
  "summary": "Apple's most expensive phone yet can fold, and that has led some to create some clever new apps. Are they enough, though?",
  "key_points": [
    "Duoman app offers Walkman experience on iPhone Duo",
    "Saura app uses split screen as vanity mirror",
    "Accorduon app creates synthesized reed sound using hinge"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}