{
  "id": 18642915,
  "title": "$2,000 for black bars: The worst thing about the iPhone Duo isn’t made by Apple",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/2-000-for-black-bars-the-worst-thing-about-the-iphone-duo-isnt-made",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-07T05:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/usd2-000-for-black-bars-the-worst-thing-about-iphone-duo-isnt-made-by-apple"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After two weeks since the iPhone Duo launch, the app situation remains a significant concern. The device, priced at $2,000, presents numerous issues beyond its design and weight, with app optimization being the most pressing problem. While some popular apps have been updated and optimized, many still appear poorly on the $2,000 iPhone Duo.\n\nGoogle Drive, Google Sheets, Uber, LinkedIn, DoorDash, Google Calendar, Wells Fargo, Gmail, and Instacart are among the high-profile apps that continue to look atrocious on the iPhone Duo's 7.6-inch display. These apps exhibit significant black bars on the sides and require extensive scrolling to view content. LinkedIn and Wells Fargo, in particular, present outdated and broken layouts that lack the necessary 2-column layout for optimal user experience. The Gmail app, while better than Drive and Sheets, still fails to offer the convenient 2-column layout available on Android foldables, squandering the iPhone Duo's expansive screen real estate.",
  "summary": "The iPhone Duo’s biggest problem right now isn’t the hardware. It’s the lack of optimized apps for the foldable design — with some very big names missing in action.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/t-mobile-is-giving-away-the-apple-iphone-18-pro-for-free-how-to",
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  "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."
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