{
  "id": 16248758,
  "title": "Apple exploring fix for Safari’s cramped layout on the iPhone Duo’s outer display",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/apple-exploring-fix-for-safaris-cramped-layout-on-the-iphone-duos",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T23:50:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/23/apple-exploring-fix-for-safaris-cramped-layout-on-the-iphone-duos-outer-display/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple WebKit blog post reveals the tech giant is investigating ways to tackle the iPhone Duo's outer display layout issues with Safari. Jen Simmons, a representative from Apple, explained that Safari's right-aligned controls use up a significant portion of the outer display's screen space, leaving websites with a narrow area to display their content.\n\nThis issue became apparent in multiple iPhone Duo reviews, with reviewers pointing out the awkwardness of this form factor, particularly with Safari's right-aligned controls taking up valuable screen real estate. Despite this, scrolling in Safari on the inner screen presents a better user experience for new iPhone Duo users.\n\nIn a post highlighting new features in Safari 27.1, Simmons acknowledged that websites currently cannot extend beyond the controls on the iPhone Duo's outer display. She expressed that Apple is looking into providing web designers and developers with more creative ways to utilize this space. However, she cautioned that simply extending websites behind Safari's controls using the HTML viewport meta tag could lead to problems, as many websites do not properly account for these areas, potentially obscuring important content.\n\nTo address this limitation, Simmons invited developers to share their ideas for a more foolproof and user-friendly solution. Apple is actively investigating potential approaches to utilize the outer display space more effectively. Developers who have ideas on how Apple could tackle this issue can find more information in the WebKit post and share their feedback accordingly.",
  "summary": "In a new post on the WebKit blog highlighting what’s new in Safari 27.1, Apple’s Jen Simmons said the company is exploring ways to let websites make better use of the iPhone Duo’s outer display. Here are the details. more…",
  "key_points": [
    "Apple investigating Safari layout issues on iPhone Duo's outer display.",
    "Jen Simmons explains right-aligned controls take up screen space.",
    "Apple seeking developer ideas to utilize outer display space effectively."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "iPhone Duo’s software restricts an already-small display; Galaxy Z Fold 8 doesn’t",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/iphone-duos-software-restricts-an-already-small-display-galaxy-z-fold",
        "published": "2026-10-23T15:13:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}