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Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, has people talking about more than just the dual-screen design. How you actually hold and use the thing day to day matters a lot, and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple is working on a new “Reachability” feature specifically for it.
The idea is simple: let you shift the main content on the outer screen left or right so it better matches how you naturally grip the phone, including if you’re left-handed.
People were worried that the outer display’s interface and control placement might feel awkward for lefties. Now Gurman suggests those concerns might be overblown. Feedback from some left-handed users apparently shows the outer screen hasn’t really gotten in the way during normal use. On the bigger inner screen the issue is even smaller, since most people just use both hands there anyway.
This new mode is basically an evolution of the Reachability feature Apple has had for years (the one that pulls everything down on tall iPhones so your thumb can reach). For the Duo, it’s focused on horizontal shifting of the primary interface elements on the outer display, giving you more flexibility based on how you hold the phone when it’s folded.
Analysts are still pretty bullish on the product. IDC previously estimated Apple’s first foldable could ship more than 10 million units in its debut year and potentially grab around 40% of the global foldable market by 2027. Goldman Sachs is in a similar ballpark, projecting 13 million units in 2026 and as many as 33 million in 2027.
As the iPhone Duo starts reaching more people, little software refinements like this Reachability update show Apple is still polishing the experience beyond the initial hardware. More details on when it ships and exactly how it works should come out as development continues.
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