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Oct 26, 2026
The incoming iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 updates enable Apple's Hearing Aid and Hearing Test features on the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3 in five Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan. The features are still not available in any other provinces, but Ontario is reportedly about to change a law that will pave the way for the features to launch there.
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Oct 26, 2026
The new eight-generation iPad mini unveiled today has a long list of new features and changes, as outlined in our all-in-one summary below.
? Up to 600 nits of SDR brightness, up from 500 nits
? 5.4mm thickness, down from 6.3mm
? Up to 60% faster CPU performance
? This contributes to IP67-rated water and dust resistance
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple today updated its U.S. trade-in estimates, raising maximum values across the iPad lineup and for most Macs following today's announcement of the new iPad mini.
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple's new iPad mini features an Adaptive True Tone flash, bringing an iPad Pro feature to Apple's smallest tablet for the first time.
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Oct 26, 2026
The new iPhone Duo drops both the classic Ring/Silent switch as well as the newer Action button, so there is no physical mute control on the device, and no way to assign the Silent Mode control to another button. That said, you can still silence the device pretty quickly - you just do it on-screen instead using a new way to invoke Control Center.
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Oct 26, 2026
Anker today kicked off its annual Halloween sale, with big savings on the brand's most popular wireless chargers, docks, portable batteries, and more. This year, there's also a Labubu collab, where you can get a bundle of Anker accessories plus a Labubu blind box.
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple's new iPad mini is fast-charge capable, but not with the adapter in the box. Apple's specifications say the device can reach up to a 50% charge in around 30 minutes when used with a USB-C power adapter capable of providing 35W or higher, but they are sold separately ($59) - the iPad mini comes with a 20W USB-C power adapter.
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple today announced a TechWoven Smart Folio for the new iPad mini bringing its woven fabric to an iPad cover for the first time and replacing the previous, long-standing polyurethane design.
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Oct 26, 2026
With the introduction of the new iPad mini, every model in Apple's current iPad lineup now features a landscape front-facing camera. The transition began with the 10th-generation ?iPad? in 2022, followed by the M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro in 2024.
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple today announced the first OLED iPad mini, and it carries a pretty hefty price increase compared to just a few years ago. The new model starts at $699, up $100 (or 17%) from the $599 starting price of the previous generation model.
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple's new iPad mini comes in just Midnight and Starlight, cutting the number of available finishes in half compared with the previous two generations.
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple's tech specs for the new iPad mini reveal that the 512GB model ships with a different version of the A20 Pro: a 6-core CPU with two super cores and four efficiency cores, plus a Dual 16-core Neural Engine. The 128GB and 256GB models meanwhile get a 5-core CPU (two super, three efficiency) and a 16-core Neural Engine.
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple's new iPad mini offers an optional nano-texture display for reduced glare, but the finish is limited to models with 256GB or 512GB of storage.
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Oct 26, 2026
Just minutes after Apple announced a new iPad mini with an OLED display, A20 Pro chip, and more, Apple's marketing chief Greg Joswiak teased an "exciting week" ahead.
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Oct 26, 2026
The new iPad mini is Apple's first water-resistant iPad, featuring an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance.
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple today announced the biggest iPad mini update yet, bringing OLED to its smallest tablet for the first time. The new model features an 8.5-inch OLED display, an A20 Pro chip, and IP67 water and dust resistance housed in a 5.4mm thin design. Pre-orders open Wednesday, October 28, at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time on apple.com and in the Apple Store app, with availability starting Friday, November 6.
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Oct 26, 2026
The new iPad mini features Apple's first "Acoustic Display" audio system, using the screen to help produce sound.
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple's new iPad mini gains an 8.5-inch OLED display, but still lacks ProMotion, with the technology noticeably absent from Apple's announcement and technical specifications.
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple today announced a new iPad mini with a larger 8.5-inch OLED display, a nano-texture display option, a thinner and lighter design, an A20 Pro chip, a new Acoustic Display audio system that eliminates speaker holes, IP67-rated water and dust resistance, a landscape front camera, Apple's N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support, and more. Altogether, Apple says this amounts to the iPad mini's "biggest update ever."
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Oct 26, 2026
Some Apple Watch users running watchOS 27 are reporting a daylight saving glitch after clocks went back in the UK and Europe on Sunday. In a MacRumors forums thread, five users - several in the UK and central Europe - say their watch shows the correct time when activated, but the Always-On display keeps showing summer time, leaving it an hour fast.
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Oct 26, 2026
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman thinks Apple's announcements this week could arrive as a three-day rollout starting today. Writing on X, Gurman said that when Apple holds events on Wednesdays, it "increasingly does so following three days of announcements," adding that an OLED iPad mini today, M6 iMac and MacBook Pro updates on Tuesday, and a touch-screen MacBook Pro on Wednesday "would make sense."
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Oct 26, 2026
Getting someone to relax in front of a camera is a lot easier when they can see how they look. Apple acknowledges this on its new foldable iPhone Duo with a feature called Duo Preview, which shows a live preview on the outer display.
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Oct 26, 2026
Owners of Apple's 2019 Mac Pro could repurpose its enclosure for a custom PC using a conversion kit being crowdfunded by Practical Prototyping (via Hackster).
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Oct 26, 2026
Apple's expected switch to OLED for the MacBook Pro will help accelerate a sharp decline in mini-LED laptop displays, with annual panel shipments forecast to fall roughly 75% between 2025 and 2027, according to Counterpoint Research.
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Oct 26, 2026
Two executives who have spent roughly three decades each at Apple are handing over responsibility for its displays, as part of a broader series of engineering leadership changes reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
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Oct 25, 2026
Apple is testing OLED displays for future MacBook Air and iMac models, though both upgrades remain some way off, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in his latest "Power On" newsletter.
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Oct 25, 2026
Earlier this month, a security researcher discovered that private cryptographic keys associated with eight of Indian company eMudhra's intermediate certificate authority (CA) certificates were weak. The compromised keys could have allowed attackers to impersonate legitimate websites, potentially putting users' sensitive information at risk. However, there is currently no evidence that the keys were exploited maliciously.
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Oct 25, 2026
The iPhone Duo includes a new Shortcuts automation trigger that runs actions when the device is opened or closed. YouTuber Stephen Robles highlighted the trigger, which is called "Opened or Closed" and can be found under the Display automations category. It was first spotted in September by code sleuth pdfu in the iPhone Duo simulator.
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Oct 25, 2026
On iPhone Duo, Apple includes a display setting for cases or frames that partially cover the left edge of the outer display. It's called Shift Left Edge, and it insets the display edge so that on-screen content isn't hidden beneath the case.
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Oct 25, 2026
Teardown site iFixit took apart the iPhone Duo to see what's inside, how it holds up to dust, and how repairable it is. There's a video walking through the teardown, as well as a blog post summing it up.
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Oct 25, 2026
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple is facing a growing problem where some people will buy iPhones or other products and either remove accessories from the box, open up the device and remove components, and/or remove the entire device, and then attempt to return the box hoping that the employee will not notice.
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Oct 25, 2026
Apple's AirTag 2 has hit $23.00 this week on Amazon, down from $29.00. This deal is on the 1-Pack of the AirTag 2, and it's a new record low price for the accessory.
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Oct 25, 2026
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today reiterated that Apple plans to announce new iMac and the 14-inch MacBook Pro models on Wednesday. Apple is holding a "Pro and tell" experience in Los Angeles that day. The key upgrade for both Macs is expected to be the M6 chip that debuted in the new Mac mini in August.
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Oct 25, 2026
Apple plans to unveil 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays on Wednesday, October 28, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Those invited to Apple's "Pro and tell" experience in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on that day will likely receive hands-on time with the laptops after they are announced in a press release.
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Oct 25, 2026
Apple is considering changes to Safari on the iPhone Duo that would give websites access to more of the outer display, although the company has yet to settle on an approach.
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Oct 25, 2026
Instagram is now available on the Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows via the platform to Apple's streaming device for the first time.
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Oct 25, 2026
Apple and M. Night Shyamalan have won an appeal in the copyright dispute over Apple TV series "Servant," with a federal appeals court upholding last year's jury verdict in their favor (via Reuters).
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Oct 24, 2026
An iPhone Duo owner has shared a Touch ID tip on Reddit they claim is "arguably better than Face ID." It involves registering the lowest part of your index finger instead of the pad of your fingertip. The poster says this segment rests naturally against the side button during pickup and unlocks the phone as you lift it, and it seems at least some users agree.
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Oct 24, 2026
Verizon has apologized to customers who pre-ordered the iPhone Duo through the carrier but have since been informed that their delivery is delayed.
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Oct 24, 2026
iPhone Duo uses a Touch ID sensor built into the side button for authentication. Some may feel this is a step backwards after almost a decade of Face ID on iPhones, but if you wear an Apple Watch, you can use it to unlock your iPhone Duo instead. This way, you don't need to touch the side button at all. It's the closest thing we have to a seamless Face ID experience on iPhone Duo (at least for now).
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Oct 24, 2026
Apple's iPhone Duo has failed JerryRigEverything's latest durability test. Despite its IP68 dust-resistance rating, dust entered the hinge through several ingress points, overwhelming the magnets that hold the phone shut. The bend test then left a permanent green line across the inner display, before the screen became unresponsive.
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Oct 24, 2026
Because of the iPhone Duo's foldable design, you tend to switch the orientation of the device more often than you would a regular iPhone. This makes the volume buttons shift positions a lot relative to your fingers, which can cause you to press volume up when you meant to press down, or vice versa.
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Oct 24, 2026
The first iPhone Duo teardown videos have been shared by YouTube channels REWA Technology and Phone Repair Guru, providing us with a look inside the device.
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Oct 24, 2026
Amazon this weekend has a few of the best post-hike prices we've seen on the M5 MacBook Air so far, with prices starting at $1,399.00 for the 16GB RAM/1TB SSD 13-inch model, down from $1,599.00.
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Oct 24, 2026
Yet another busy week for Apple saw a teaser for even more product announcements coming next week, plus we got the highly anticipated launch of Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo.
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Oct 24, 2026
The option to reserve an iPhone Duo for Apple Store pickup resumed in the U.S. and Canada between 5:10 a.m. and 5:15 a.m. Pacific Time today, but inventory is extremely limited, with most stores having no pickup slots available today.
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Oct 24, 2026
Seven Apple stores across France are closed on today, as the country prepares for another round of demonstrations a week after looters targeted two of the company's locations.
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Oct 24, 2026
Apple and the U.S. Department of Justice disagree over how much newer evidence Apple must hand over in their antitrust case, according to a new court filing this week.
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Oct 23, 2026
The iPhone Duo has an all-new form factor with multiple folding and orientation options, and app developers are having some fun with it. You can find quite a few apps using the foldable display in unique ways, many with skeuomorphic designs.
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Oct 23, 2026
The iPhone Duo is compatible with the Apple Pencil, if you have the right one. MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera tested the ?Apple Pencil? with the ?iPhone Duo? to see if it's a useful tool to pick up.
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Oct 23, 2026
The option to reserve an iPhone Duo for Apple Store pickup is starting to return on Apple's online store, with the system live again in countries such as Australia, China, Japan, and South Korea. Unfortunately, our spot check revealed extremely limited availability right now, with few to no time slots available for all configurations.
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Oct 23, 2026
Following more than three months of renovations, the Apple SouthGate store in Bath, England reopened today, just in time for iPhone Duo launch day. The store has received an updated design with a dedicated Apple Pickup area, a more accessible Genius Bar with varied table and seat heights, and other upgrades.Related Roundup: iPhone DuoTags: Apple Store, United KingdomBuyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Buy Now)Related Forum: iPhone
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Oct 23, 2026
Just hours after being released, an iPhone Duo running iOS 27.1 has been jailbroken by hacker team Calif.
— Calif (@calif_io) October 23, 2026
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Oct 23, 2026
Apple today seeded an updated version of the watchOS 27.2 release candidate, four days after the first RC became available.
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Oct 23, 2026
In the early years of iPhone launches, long lines would form at Apple Stores around the world, but those queues gradually became a thing of the past amid the rise of online pre-orders. At least, until the iPhone Duo launched today.
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Oct 23, 2026
Some iPhone Duos are already experiencing hinge issues that cause display cracks, based on photos shared on Reddit and the MacRumors forums. Almost all of the display faults are right along the hinge, and most result in a line of bright pixels across one side of the screen.
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Oct 23, 2026
On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we talk through the reception to the iPhone Duo as it goes on sale today, what to expect from next week's "Pro and tell" experience, and the iPod's 25th anniversary.
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Oct 23, 2026
Apple this week released the full and final version of iOS 27.1, but it is only available for the foldable iPhone Duo that launched today.
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Oct 23, 2026
iPhone Duo is the first iPhone that can run two apps on the screen at the same time. Unfold the phone in landscape orientation, and Split View puts two apps side by side on the 7.6-inch inner display. It's especially handy for things like keeping Messages open next to Maps, or Safari next to Notes. Indeed, if there's an app combination that you use often, you can lock two together as an app pair, and they will always launch together. Here's how to do both.
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Oct 23, 2026
Apple's new iPhone Duo is now available to purchase, and deals on cases, screen protectors, and the Duo itself are in abundance this week. Below, we're also tracking big discounts on Mac mini, Mac Studio, MacBook Pro, and more.
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Oct 23, 2026
Apple Music has a 404 page easter egg on the web: a functional iPod that appears when you load a page that does not exist, such as music.apple.com/macrumors.
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Oct 23, 2026
As expected, the iPhone Duo greets you personally if you purchase it from an Apple Store in the United States.
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Oct 23, 2026
Apple's iPhone Duo uses traditional Touch ID authentication instead of Face ID, with the sensor built into the side button, iPad-style. By default you have to authenticate with your finger to unlock the device, then swipe up to dismiss the Lock Screen, but there's a setting that removes the latter step. Here's how to enable it.
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Oct 23, 2026
Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, officially launched today, Friday October 23. Pre-order deliveries are arriving to customers, but supply is extremely tight - although anyone who didn't order in advance may still be able to buy one in person, depending on local availability. That said, Apple has said it expects supply to sell out quickly.
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Oct 23, 2026
Apple increased its share of worldwide PC shipments in the third quarter of 2026, with Counterpoint Research crediting the MacBook Neo for some of the company's resilience during a market downturn.
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Oct 23, 2026
Apple today marks 25 years since the introduction of the original iPod, one of the company's most significant products and a major contributor to its expansion beyond the Mac.
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Oct 23, 2026
Apple's iPhone Duo has attracted more pre-orders than the company anticipated in several major markets, according to DigiTimes, with display chip suppliers hoping its reception will boost investment in foldable devices.
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Oct 22, 2026
It's already Friday, October 23 in Australia and New Zealand, which means customers who pre-ordered an iPhone Duo are beginning to receive their devices.
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Oct 22, 2026
Popular password management app 1Password today announced 1Password for Agents, a platform that gives AI agents safe access to user credentials for completing tasks.
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Oct 22, 2026
MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera got his iPhone Duo a day early, so he spent today answering some of the questions people are asking about the new device.
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple today added an "Intelligent Assistant" to Keynote, Numbers, and Pages. The feature is available in beta for Apple Creator Studio subscribers. The update is available again following the temporary removal of the apps from the App Store.
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Oct 22, 2026
On a new episode of his Power On podcast, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said he "heard" that Apple is "looking at" the idea of a future iPhone Duo with an inner display that is "roughly half an inch" larger than the one on the existing model.
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Oct 22, 2026
To celebrate the launch of the iPhone Duo this Friday, Apple has set up oversized iPhone Duo promotional displays at Apple Fifth Avenue in New York City, Apple Covent Garden in London, Apple BKC in India, and Apple Jing'an in Shanghai.
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple has temporarily removed Keynote, Pages, and Numbers from the App Store, just after releasing an update that added iPhone Duo support and a new Intelligent Assistant.
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple has temporarily removed Keynote, Pages, and Numbers from the App Store, just after releasing an update that added iPhone Duo support and a new Intelligent Assistant.
The Mac versions are back without the new update. The iOS versions don't seem to have returned to the ?App Store? yet. Tag: App Store
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple today updated its TestFlight and GarageBand apps with support for the iPhone Duo's inner and outer displays.
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Oct 22, 2026
In its press release highlighting apps that have been optimized for the iPhone Duo, Apple said the App Store will label apps that are "Made for iPhone Duo."
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple today announced that F1 races on the Apple TV streaming service will now be broadcast with Dolby Atmos spatial sound, starting with the 2026 U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on October 23 to October 25. Apple's press release outlines everything F1 fans need to know about the U.S. Grand Prix and ways to follow along.
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Oct 22, 2026
Amazon this week is taking $49 off Wi-Fi models of Apple's 11th generation iPad, with prices starting at $399.99 for the 128GB Wi-Fi iPad, down from $449.00. This is a match of the best price we've seen on the iPad since Apple's price hikes over the summer.
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple today highlighted more than 50 third-party App Store apps that are or will soon be fully optimized for the iPhone Duo and its various layouts and poses.
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple has blocked compromised security certificates on its devices that could help attackers impersonate websites, BleepingComputer reports.
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple is preparing what appear to be giant iPhone Duo displays outside its Fifth Avenue store in New York ahead of the device's launch on Friday, October 23.
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple's second-generation iPhone Duo could gain Face ID, with prototypes already incorporating the technology beneath the outer display, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
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Oct 22, 2026
Tesla this week updated its app with native iPad and iPhone Duo support, adapting its vehicle and home energy controls for larger displays.
— Alex Guichet (@AlexGuichet) October 21, 2026
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Oct 22, 2026
Strong pre-orders have reportedly prompted Apple to order millions more iPhone Duo units from suppliers, according to DigiTimes.
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Oct 22, 2026
Fortnite will return to Australia's App Store today, Epic Games told Reuters, after a federal court ordered Apple to allow eligible Epic apps back onto the store.
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Oct 22, 2026
Australia's Federal Court today ordered Apple to allow competing app stores, direct app downloads, and alternative payment services for Australian users from March 1, 2027.
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple's efforts to cut supply chain emissions face persistent challenges among printed circuit board manufacturers, where demand for more advanced components is increasing energy consumption, according to DigiTimes.
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Oct 22, 2026
Cultured Code has updated its task management app Things with support for the iPhone Duo, introducing an adaptive layout, a sidebar, and multi-window support ahead of the device's launch on Friday.
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Oct 22, 2026
Apple designed Siri AI on the HomeView to complete household tasks with natural voice commands and minimal follow-up questions, executives told The Verge, emphasizing simplicity as a key feature of the new home hub.
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Oct 21, 2026
Touch ID on the iPhone Duo might end up being frustrating for some users, based on media reviews that came out today. Multiple reviewers found ?Touch ID? to be slow to unlock, which can be jarring coming from Face ID.
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Oct 21, 2026
As spotted by Hidde Collee, the Apple Music page on Apple's website now has the updated branding that Apple officially introduced earlier today.
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Oct 21, 2026
Multiple iPhone Duo reviews covered the device's thermal properties, and reviewer opinions varied. Some found that it was just warm, while others thought it was running too hot at times.
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Oct 21, 2026
Anthropic today introduced Claude Duet, its answer to Meta's Muse agent and OpenAI's Dots agent. Like Dots and Muse, it is a proactive agent that "reaches out before you ask."
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Oct 21, 2026
Apple hasn't shared iPhone Duo hinge tests or given a lifetime fold number like Samsung, but Joanna Stern used a custom device to subject her review unit to more than 32,000 folds over four nights.
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Oct 21, 2026
The iPhone Duo's inner screen has an under-display front camera that's largely hidden from view. It's the first time we've seen an under-display camera on an iPhone, and it turns out there's a reason Apple hasn't used the technology before.
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Oct 21, 2026
Some upright MagSafe charger designs won't work well with the iPhone Duo when it's unfolded. As demonstrated by Mrwhosetheboss, the uneven weight of the ?iPhone Duo? can cause it to tilt on a charger when it's open.
— Arun Maini (@Mrwhosetheboss) October 21, 2026
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Oct 21, 2026
As noted by Miles Franklin, the iPhone Duo's inner display supports Edge Light, an optional setting that debuted on Apple silicon Macs last year. On video calls in apps like FaceTime, Edge Light illuminates the borders of the screen to evenly illuminate your face in low-light conditions. The feature is essentially a virtual ring light.Related Roundup: iPhone DuoBuyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Buy Now)Related Forum: iPhone
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Oct 21, 2026
Apple today updated its Apple Support app to add support for the iPhone Duo and iOS 27.1 (which the Duo ships with). Apple Support will now display properly on the ?iPhone Duo?'s wider screen, and it can be used alongside other apps in Split View.
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Oct 21, 2026
Today we're tracking a pair of major discounts on Apple's newest MacBook Pro models, including up to $900 off two 16-inch models of the computer.
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