Opinion: Apple’s folding iPhone plans are getting serious


Reports say that Apple may finally be getting serious about a folding iPhone model. — AP

I’ve generally ignored reports that Apple is quietly working on a folding iPhone, because, well, why wouldn’t they be? The form factor is clearly popular with many people – Samsung’s foldables are now onto their sixth generation – and the R&D department at a company of Apple’s size will naturally be playing with a lot of speculative ideas at any given time. Many won’t go anywhere.

But now it does seem like the folding iPhone will be a thing. The Information reported yesterday that the idea has an internal codename (“V68”) and is in “development with suppliers”, with a view to a potential launch in 2026. Apparently Apple is still trying to make its design thinner, and to flatten the crease in the folding screen.

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