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iOS 26 SDK offers strongest hint yet at a foldable iPhone


Last week, one passing comment on an SDK change caught attention for what it might suggest about a particular future device.

Historically, when Apple introduced a taller iPhone, a new iPad aspect ratio, or any other form factor shift, apps built with older SDKs would default to running in a scaled or letterboxed mode. “The latest version of Apple’s foldable engineering prototype has a slightly smaller screen size compared to the one previously seen, but the resolution and aspect ratio remain unchanged. While Apple stopped short of naming any specific device categories, the session’s focus on “future hardware” and non-standard screen sizes does line up neatly with the kind of UI challenges a foldable phone would introduce, especially in its unfolded state.

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