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Apple's iPhone Duo Reportedly Adds Right-Side Controls and Vertical Dynamic Island

Apple's first folding iPhone, the iPhone Duo, reportedly moves status bar, dock, and app navigation buttons to the right and makes Dynamic Island vertical to improve one-handed use, according to Android Authority.

AI News Feed · 2026-09-10 17:27

The report said the changes move UI elements including the status bar, dock, and app navigation buttons to the right to allow easy access. Apple is also moving lock screen controls, the home screen dock, and app navigation buttons closer to the right edge, rather than scattering them across the top and bottom of the screen. Apple says these design choices make the Duo easier to hold and use with one hand, according to Android Authority.

The Dynamic Island on the iPhone Duo is now vertical instead of horizontal, the report said. Android Authority described the change as a way to utilize the space better. The publication also described the transition from one screen to another as clever.

Android Authority framed the interface adjustments as foldable UI tricks Android should have had first. The report said Android foldables have long offered features such as camera preview, including an option to keep children looking at the camera, and Flex Mode for splitting the screen into two halves with different utilities. Multitasking support is also coming to the iPhone, but only for the Duo, according to the report.

The report said Android users are already staking claim to certain features that Android foldables have long offered. It described Apple as finally catching on to the foldable race with the first-ever folding iPhone, the iPhone Duo.

Android Authority said one thing Apple seems to be doing in nearly the entire class of Android foldables is tweaking the iOS UI to make essential elements easier to access. Beyond the move from one screen to another, Apple is repositioning lock screen controls, the home screen dock, and app navigation buttons closer to the right edge, rather than scattering them across the top and bottom of the screen. Apple says the layout is meant to make the Duo easier to hold and operate with one hand.