Apple iPhone Duo makes developers think in folds
“A fold is a UI event with backend consequences,” Atharva Deosthale, Appwrite developer advocate, wrote in an introductory blog post. “Folding and unfolding is part of normal device use, so apps need to preserve state and respond cleanly when the display changes.”The iPhone Duo, which Apple introduced last week, is a smartphone with two screens: a squat 5.4-inch (diagonal) outer display on top of the case and the larger 7.6-inch inner display within. The display’s contents automatically (and stylishly) move to the visible screen when the device is opened or snapped shut.
- ▪“A fold is a UI event with backend consequences,” Atharva Deosthale, Appwrite developer advocate, wrote in an introductory blog post.
- ▪“Folding and unfolding is part of normal device use, so apps need to preserve state and respond cleanly when the display changes.”The iPhone Duo, which Apple introduced last week, is a smartphone with two screens: a squat 5.4-inch (diagonal
- ▪The display’s contents automatically (and stylishly) move to the visible screen when the device is opened or snapped shut.
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