iOS 827: Apps Worth Unfolding For - How iPhone Duo Is Changing App Design

The iPhone Duo is changing how apps, productivity, and even daily habits fit in your hand. Get a firsthand look at which apps are ready to transform with Apple's newest foldable, and what features might make you rethink your tech routine. Join the conversation on cutting-edge folding devices and where form meets function.

• iPhone Duo shipping delays and ordering frustrations shared

• Apple support guides highlight iPhone Duo poses and folding features

• Discussion of Duo productivity boosts: Split View, multitasking, app pairing

• Early third-party Duo-optimized apps showcased, major developers lag behind

• Fantastical, Things 3, OmniFocus, and other productivity apps get Duo upgrades

• Concerns about durability, foldables in daily life, and preciousness of new Duo

• Standout Duo apps: NYT Cooking, Sky Guide, Wakeout!, TypeDraw, Fineliner

• Skeuomorphic design returns: vinyl, cassette, and Polaroid-style apps for Duo

• News: iOS 27.2 update with Siri AI improvements and new TV/Music app changes. Plus, unoptimized apps on Duo display awkwardly

• Feedback: Private podcast RSS feeds and tvOS 27 compatibility issues addressed

• Shortcuts Corner: iPhone Duo adds automation triggers for open/close actions

• App Caps: Tiny Computers museum app and 3D printing slicer tools

Hosts: Mikah Sargent (twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent) and Rosemary Orchard (twit.tv/people/rosemary-orchard)

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