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Apple responds to iPhone Duo cracked screens
Apple says affected owners can contact AppleCare for a replacement; without AppleCare+, an inner display repair reportedly costs 1,149 euros, a very expensive hinge.
On air: Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance on The Five O'ClockPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Apple addresses reports of cracked screens on $2K iPhone Duo just days after frenzied launch”, with reporting from 9to5Mac and Gulf News.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 5:33 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: Duo, Apple.
- BBN covered this story before: iFixit teardown of iPhone Duo may explain broken screens and hinges (October 26).
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- New York PostApple addresses reports of cracked screens on $2K iPhone Duo just days after frenzied launch
- 9to5MacApple responds to reports of iPhone Duo's inner display cracking - 9to5Mac October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
- Gulf NewsiPhone Duo Faces Early Durability Concerns as Screens Crack Along Hinge Hours After Launch facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorApple says it is aware of an issue impacting the inner display on a small number of iPhone Duo units, after owners reported cracks and bright lines near the hinge on the nineteen-hundred-ninety-nine-dollar foldable.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOne Australian owner told Gulf News the screen cracked after about six hours and fewer than twenty openings.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorApple says affected users can contact AppleCare for a replacement.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwenty openings. I have opened a bag of chips more times than that before lunch, and the bag held up.
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The story so far
- iPhone Duo drop test with Mous case goes wild · X
- The first folding iPhone Duo goes on sale, and so do the resale plans · The Verge
- iPhone Duo Fails JerryRigEverything Durability Test in Viral Video · News18
- Indie developers build quirky apps for the iPhone Duo · Wired
- Clever apps show off the iPhone Duo's potential · TechCrunch
- iFixit teardown of iPhone Duo may explain broken screens and hinges · The Verge
- Apple responds to iPhone Duo cracked screens (this story)
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