- Apple’s new iPhone Duo brings iOS tweaks to enhance one-handed usage.
- UI elements such as the status bar, dock, and app navigation buttons are moved to the right to allow easy access.
- The Dynamic Island is now vertical instead of horizontal to utilize the space better.
Foldables are suddenly watercooler talk. That’s because after almost a decade of trailing, Apple is finally catching on to the foldable race with the first-ever folding iPhone — the iPhone Duo. Naturally, people in camp Android are already staking claim to certain features that Android foldables have long offered, such as camera preview, including an option to keep your kids looking at the camera, and Flex Mode for splitting the screen into two halves with different utilities. And not to forget multitasking support, finally coming to the iPhone (but only for the Duo).
But there’s one thing Apple seems to be doing in nearly the entire class of Android foldables, and that is tweaking the iOS UI to make essential elements easier to access. Beyond the clever transition from one screen to another, Apple is moving UI elements such as lock screen controls, the home screen dock, and app navigation buttons closer to the right edge, rather than scattering them across the top and bottom of the screen. Apple says these design choices make the Duo easier to hold and use with one hand.
