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WWDC 2026: Apple is Folding

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Re: WWDC 2026: Apple is Folding

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Peak Apple "innovation" incoming!

"hey guys remember that screen technology that came out seven years ago and has had plenty of time to mature? Well our 65 year old CEO just discovered it and has found a way to make it stratospherically more expensive than its ever been before!"

Re: WWDC 2026: Apple is Folding

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Is that blurry mess on the video seriously how resizing works on iOS or is it just a POC made by some dev?

That is how window resizing on iOS 27 apps streamed to macOS 27 works right now in the first beta, I reckon it won't change.

It gives me a headache. How could anyone look at it and think it doesn't need to change?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey, if they can get the hinge working better it might improve the category at least. You'd expect Apple to do well at manufacturing for that kinda stuff

Agree, their "innovations" usually involve taking an existing concept or idea and executing it better. Hopefully they can pull that off and raise the bar for foldable electronics

The idea is the easy part. Execution is the hard part.

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Peak Apple "innovation" incoming!

Current foldables are fragile, require a built-in plastic screen protector, and have a visible crease. Apple is very unlikely to be willing to accept those compromises. We'll see, but I think their entry into the field will change things.

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> This is the PSOTU’s message, which states clearly and plainly: stop thinking about creating software for a specific piece of hardware. Design software to be adaptable across a range of screen sizes and aspect ratios.

I remember so many Apple developers saying this was why Apple was better than Android. The HN archives are full of such comments.

Not that I care for either company, as they both lord over our lives and limit our freedoms.

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Peak Apple "innovation" incoming!

Current foldables are fragile, require a built-in plastic screen protector, and have a visible crease. Apple is very unlikely to be willing to accept those compromises. We'll see, but I think their entry into the field will change things.

15 years ago, I would agree that Apple might not have been willing to accept those kinds of issues. I'm not sure about the Apple of today. That is not a slight against any Apple leadership, but I do feel that, for a variety of reasons, the level of minimum QC has notched back a bit in the pursuit of marketshare.

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I can't imagine they'd release a crappy folding thing like the Samsung, I think it's more likely to be effectively dual-screen that can be unfurled into something where the two screens are side by side.

It would be very funny if Apple's next innovative flagship product is a Surface Duo

Re: WWDC 2026: Apple is Folding

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For me at least the screen size isn’t the limiting factor the lack of a keyboard is. I don’t know why I’d choose this device over a Neo or Air + non-folding phone.

Mentions of the resizable iOS apps seem to signal a desktop dock mode, which ties into your concern.

We know Apple is bringing a folding iPhone through manufacturing leaks. A desktop mode is less likely to be leaked, since it would be mostly software and (a lot) less reliant on third parties.

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