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TL;DR
- Bloomberg reports that the iPhone Fold will run iOS but offer iPad-like UI changes.
- These tweaks include split-view multitasking with two apps running side by side, as well as a sidebar in core iPhone apps.
- The foldable won’t run iPad apps out of the box, and you shouldn’t expect iPadOS 26’s windowed multitasking option.
Apple is expected to launch a foldable iPhone, informally dubbed the iPhone Fold, later this year. The company could take cues from OPPO and Google by offering a squat, book-style foldable phone. Now, a trusted source has revealed some info about the software.
Bloomberg reports that the iPhone Fold will still run iOS, but will include an “iPad-like interface” on the folding screen. So what does this actually mean?