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The iPhone Duo has more than 100,000 optimized apps, Apple says

By · Via The Verge · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of worldwide developer relations, confirmed that developers are actively embracing the new platform with thousands of submissions arriving every day. Even with this swift adoption, several certified programs are facing interface challenges on the novel dual-display setup. For instance, Instagram users encountered messy visual layouts despite the application carrying Apple's official optimization badge.

Key points

  • Strong developer participation has quickly established a massive dedicated application li…: Strong developer participation has quickly established a massive dedicated application library for Apple's foldable hardware.
  • Official platform certification does not yet guarantee that an application will render sm…: Official platform certification does not yet guarantee that an application will render smoothly across the foldable interface.
  • Adapting software to the iPhone Duo remains technically challenging even for prominent, w…: Adapting software to the iPhone Duo remains technically challenging even for prominent, well-resourced engineering teams like Instagram.

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Apple’s iPhone Duo has been officially on sale for two weeks, and the company said today that the App Store now has over 100,000 apps that are built for the foldable.

The iPhone Duo has more than 100,000 optimized apps, Apple says

Even though a lot of apps have been updated for the iPhone Duo, they sometimes still have issues.

Even though a lot of apps have been updated for the iPhone Duo, they sometimes still have issues.

“It’s been wonderful to see how quickly developers have embraced iPhone Duo, and we’re grateful for their creativity and innovation,” Susan Prescott, Apple’s VP of Worldwide Developer Relations, says in a statement. “Today there are well over 100,000 apps built for iPhone Duo already live on the App Store, and thousands of optimized apps are being added to the store each day.” Prescott adds that “The enthusiasm has been incredible, and we’re excited to see the pace of updates continue to accelerate as more and more apps optimize for iPhone Duo.”

Although there are now many apps that are optimized for the…

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