{
  "id": 18124975,
  "title": "What Google Maps looks like on both iPhone Duo displays, after upgrade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/what-google-maps-looks-like-on-both-iphone-duo-displays-after-upgrade",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-04T13:28:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/11/04/what-google-maps-looks-like-on-both-iphone-duo-displays-after-upgrade"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Maps has recently received an upgrade that allows it to take full advantage of the new iPhone Duo's dual displays. This change enables the app to utilize both screens more effectively, improving the user experience for those with the latest iPhone model.\n\nBefore this update, Google Maps on the iPhone Duo would display the map on the inner screen, while the outer screen was left partially unused due to the iOS dock position. Now, however, the app fills the entire inner screen, providing more space for menus and the search bar. The map itself also fills the screen corner to corner, similar to how Google Maps appears on the iPad.\n\nThis update benefits both Street View and map views. By default, Street View now occupies the left side of the screen, leaving the right side for the map. While there is no option to switch these positions, users can make Street View fill the entire screen, just like Apple Maps' \"Look Around\" feature. Closing the iPhone Duo while using Street View will return to the map view, with a close button available to return to the map if desired.\n\nThis new version of Google Maps for iPhone is free on the App Store and comes with bug fixes, demonstrating developers' adaptation to the features offered by the iPhone Duo. While many iOS apps still lag behind in utilizing the device's capabilities, those that have caught up are now able to provide a more seamless and immersive experience for iPhone Duo users.",
  "summary": "The latest app to adapt to the new iPhone Duo is Google Maps, which now fills both displays to make maximum use of the device's screens. Here's what it looks like. Google Maps now uses the whole of the inner and outer displays on the iPhone Duo. It's still early days for developers and the iPhone Duo, so it's still the case that very many iOS apps look poor on the new device. But those developers…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "These Google Maps features help you spend less on gas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/these-google-maps-features-help-you-spend-less-on-gas",
        "published": "2026-11-04T12:00:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}