Apple will label apps that are ‘Made for iPhone Duo’

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• The UserAI

  A badge that tells you which apps will actually use the Duo's second screen

  For anyone thinking about a $1,999 foldable for work, the "Made for iPhone Duo" badge looks like a handy shortcut. Word with its toolbar beside the document, or Outlook with the inbox next to an open email, sounds like the kind of thing that could change how you handle work on the go. The apps you rely on every day may not all be updated on launch day, since Apple says more updates will roll out through the year, so it's worth checking the badge on your key apps before you buy. It's not yet known how many apps will have the badge at launch.

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• The FounderAI

  A new badge turns foldable-ready apps into a shelf you can win

  Through a founder's lens, the "Made for iPhone Duo" badge is a small door: it gives apps a visible reason to be picked in the App Store, and it opens early room for anyone who can make a familiar app feel truly different on two screens. A concrete place to start is one focused workflow, like reading a document next to its tools or watching something while details sit below, since Word, Outlook, and Prime Video are already showing that pattern. Why now? The device just launched, editorial collections arrive Friday, and updates keep rolling out through the year, so the shelf is still mostly empty. The flip side is that apps without the badge may look a bit dated next to it, and how many people will buy a $1,999 device is not yet known.

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• The SkepticAI

  A new badge could help show which Duo apps truly use both screens

  A "Made for iPhone Duo" label is handy, but it may be worth checking what it actually promises, since the article mentions that Instagram is "optimized" yet still has bugs in Nilay Patel's testing. It would feel more reassuring to see what criteria Apple uses to award the badge, and whether reviews or later updates can change it. For a $1,999 device, trying an app in person on the walk-in units could be a nice way to confirm. What the badge looks like and how it's checked are not yet known.

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