Apple says there are now over 100,000 apps optimised for iPhone Duo

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The iPhone Duo has been out in the real world for just under three weeks now, but Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations, Susan Prescott, says over 100,000 apps have already been optimised for the new form-factor.

"It's been wonderful to see how quickly developers have embraced iPhone Duo, and we're grateful for their creativity and innovation. Today there are well over 100,000 apps built for iPhone Duo already live on the App Store, and thousands of optimised apps are being added to the store each day," said Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations.

"In the last month alone, thousands of developers have joined us for workshops in 19 cities around the world to experience iPhone Duo firsthand and bring updated apps to their users. The enthusiasm has been incredible, and we’re excited to see the pace of updates continue to accelerate as more and more apps optimise for iPhone Duo."

Given the iPhone Duo is an entirely new form-factor for Apple, app optimisation is a bigger deal than usual. On the larger internal display, unoptimised apps open surrounded by a black well of space. They can be zoomed in on, but this doesn't change the amount of information presented on screen. For example, a single post on Bluesky can take up as much as a third of the screen. 

Many major app developers have already realised iPhone Duo optimised versions of there apps. Apps including Facebook, Instagram, Outlook, Airbnb, Slack, Discord, 1Password, Sonos, Gmail, Google Maps, Amazon, Netflix, Mubi, and Disney Plus have at least some level of optimisation, for example. Australian apps in the optimised mix include Stan, ANZ Plus, Macquarie Bank, TripView and My Telstra. 

Key hold outs include the the Google workspace suite, Uber and UberEats, Binge, AusPost, and Bluesky. There also aren't a huge number of optimised games yet. 

Read WhistleOut's iPhone Duo review here. 

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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