Apple said on Nov. 6 that the App Store now carries more than 100,000 apps built for the iPhone Duo, two weeks after the foldable went on sale. The figure covers apps designed specifically for the device, and the company says thousands of optimized apps are being added to the store each day.
Susan Prescott, Apple’s VP of Worldwide Developer Relations, said in a statement that the company has been pleased by how quickly developers embraced the iPhone Duo and thanked them for their creativity and innovation. She said well over 100,000 apps built for the device are already live on the App Store, and she described the enthusiasm as incredible. Prescott added that Apple expects the pace of updates to keep accelerating as more developers optimize their apps for the iPhone Duo.
The milestone arrives with a caveat: apps that have been updated for the Duo can still run into problems. At launch, users pointed out that the Instagram app was somewhat messy even though Apple had given it the “Made for iPhone Duo” label. Instagram chief Adam Mosseri described the Duo as a bit of a tricky form factor.
Apple has also had to deal with hardware concerns around the device. Apple Stores reportedly received a memo about iPhone Duo screen cracks, an issue that surfaced in the weeks after release.
The app count is Apple’s own measure of how many titles have been built for the foldable, not an independent audit, and it does not address how well those apps perform in practice. The launch-period issues with Instagram suggest that a “Made for iPhone Duo” label does not by itself guarantee a polished experience on the new form factor.
The Duo is Apple’s entry into the foldable market, a category that has so far been led by Android devices. For U.S. buyers weighing the device, the size of the optimized app library is one of the practical questions that will shape the early experience, alongside the screen durability concerns raised after launch.
Apple’s disclosure puts the focus on developers, who are being asked to adapt their apps to a folding screen. Prescott’s statement indicates the company is counting on that work to continue at a rapid clip in the coming weeks.
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