{
  "id": 19642684,
  "title": "Just weeks post-launch, app devs are embracing iPhone Duo with fresh apps, increased support",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/just-weeks-post-launch-app-devs-are-embracing-iphone-duo-with-fresh",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-12T11:20:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/tech-gadgets/2026/11/12/just-weeks-post-launch-app-devs-are-embracing-iphone-duo-with-fresh-apps-increased-support/243017"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Just weeks after its October 23 launch, the iPhone Duo is already seeing a surge of new apps and increased developer support. In Malaysia, popular coffee chain Zus has integrated iPhone Duo support into its app, utilizing the front display and optimizing the layout for the inner foldout screen. DuoBook enables seamless pairing of the iPhone Duo with a nearby Mac, transforming the device into a compact MacBook. Meanwhile, Readgio turns the iPhone Duo into a portable e-book reader, utilizing the outer display as a virtual book cover.\n\nThe excitement surrounding Apple's first foldable device has led to over 100,000 apps being live on the App Store, with thousands more optimised apps being added daily. Susan Prescott, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations, expressed her delight at developers' swift embrace of iPhone Duo, noting the enthusiasm generated by workshops held in 19 cities worldwide. Over the past month, numerous tech giants have also added support for the device, including Zoom, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Etsy, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, Netflix, LTK Creator, Goodnotes, Extra, Bear, and the popular photography app Halide Mark III. The latest iOS update has also introduced Apple Pencil (USB-C) compatibility.\n\nAs more individuals incorporate the iPhone Duo into their daily routines, it may prove to be a game-changing paradigm in iPhone usage, transcending its novelty status.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — It hasn’t been a month since the iPhone Duo’s launch on October 23, and what wa...",
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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."
}