{
  "id": 18593480,
  "title": "Apple says the App Store has over 100K apps built for the iPhone Duo and \"thousands of optimized apps are being added to the store each day\" (Jay Peters/The Verge)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/apple-says-the-app-store-has-over-100k-apps-built-for-the-iphone-duo",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-06T23:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1028813/apple-iphone-duo-optimized-apps"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has announced that the App Store now boasts over 100,000 apps designed specifically for the iPhone Duo foldable device. This figure is expected to grow rapidly, with thousands of optimized apps being added to the store on a daily basis. Susan Prescott, Apple's VP of Worldwide Developer Relations, expressed her appreciation for developers' creativity and innovation in embracing the iPhone Duo. Despite the impressive number of apps, some issues persist, as evidenced by the challenges faced by apps like Instagram, which was given the \"Made for iPhone Duo\" label. Instagram's chief, Adam Mosseri, referred to the Duo as \"a bit of a tricky form factor.\"",
  "summary": "Even though a lot of apps have been updated for the iPhone Duo, they sometimes still have issues.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple Says More Than 100,000 Apps Optimized for iPhone Duo, Here's What's Still Missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/apple-says-more-than-100-000-apps-optimized-for-iphone-duo-heres",
        "published": "2026-11-06T17:18:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}