Apple today updated its TestFlight and GarageBand apps with support for the iPhone Duo's inner and outer displays.
Both apps have the vertical toolbar and will now display properly on the iPhone Duo in any orientation.
TestFlight functionality is largely the same with little benefit from the Duo display, but GarageBand gets a wide layout that takes full advantage of the inner screen. It offers up a bigger interface for music editing and using touch instruments like keyboards and guitars.
Some Apple retail employees have been told to warn customers against visiting to purchase an iPhone Duo without a pre-order on Friday, October 23.
Apple Store employees told MacRumors that they have been advised that there will likely be no iPhone Duo stock available for walk-in purchases on launch day. Staff have been instructed to discourage customers without pre-orders from coming in...
Tuesday October 20, 2026 11:12 am PDT by Juli Clover
With just three days to go until the iPhone Duo is released, Apple is getting ready for the launch. Behind the scenes, the App Store now has screenshots of Apple's built-in apps running on the Duo. We've seen some apps in marketing materials, but images of the ones we haven't seen give us an idea of what it will be like using the iPhone Duo day to day.
Many apps are shown in landscape...
Sunday October 18, 2026 7:33 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Despite knowing that the iPhone Duo would face "severe supply constraints" due to manufacturing challenges, Apple chose to begin iPhone Duo pre-orders on Friday instead of waiting until it had more inventory ready, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, he called this decision a "major mistake."
"Let me cut to the chase: Apple made a major mistake here," he...
I've never seen such a beta phone release in a long time. The form factor is poor, it's heavy and thick. No Face ID, the cameras are lackluster. So disappointed, it's such a turd..
Yea.... please cancel your preorders everyone! My friend wants his earlier
I've never seen such a beta phone release in a long time. The form factor is poor, it's heavy and thick. No Face ID, the cameras are lackluster. So disappointed, it's such a turd..
Which cameras? The only lackluster one is the one under the inside screen. The others are as good as iPhone 17 cameras. Are those also lackluster?
I've never seen such a beta phone release in a long time. The form factor is poor, it's heavy and thick. No Face ID, the cameras are lackluster. So disappointed, it's such a turd..
Yeah. The first iPad didn't have a lot of things either, and that product line turned into a total flop, didn't it.
Apple's first foldable iPhone, with a book-style design featuring a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner display with a minimal crease down the middle.
