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Apple's foldable iPhone Duo screens crack in 'Crackgate'
Several owners report inner screens cracking at the same spot on the fold of the $1,999 phone, which went on sale October 23; Apple is offering replacements.
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN NewsroomPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Financial Times: “Apple hit by ‘Crackgate’ outcry over iPhone Duo screen problems”, with reporting from Yahoo Tech, PetaPixel and 404 Media.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 2:29 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Duo, Apple.
- BBN covered this story before: iPhone Duo screens crack, a bear locks itself in a car (October 27).
The real story
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- Financial TimesApple hit by ‘Crackgate’ outcry over iPhone Duo screen problems
- Yahoo TechiPhone Duo screens are cracking, and they have one thing in common facts used on air
- PetaPixelApple Responds to the iPhone Duo's 'Crackgate' Controversy October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
- 404 MediaiPhone Duo Users Are Already Seeing a Big Old Crease in the Middle of Their $2,000 Foldable iPhone facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorApple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, is facing a wave of complaints called Crackgate, with several owners reporting inner screens cracking in the same spot near the middle of the fold.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt costs one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars, and iFixit says out-of-warranty screen damage costs nine hundred ninety-nine to fix.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHalf the phone again, for the crack.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorApple is offering replacement units for now, and one owner says a store swapped the phone immediately. That's customer care.
The story so far
- Samsung says foldable sales are up as Apple's iPhone Duo nears · Ars Technica
- Foldable iPhone Duo sells out; Musk's midterm money · New York Post
- iPhone Duo cracks, Canada tariff cut, H3 hiatus · New York Post
- Apple responds to iPhone Duo cracked screens · New York Post
- Apple's foldable iPhone Duo draws early complaints of screen cracking · The Japan Times
- iPhone Duo screens crack, a bear locks itself in a car · Fortune
- Apple's foldable iPhone Duo screens crack in 'Crackgate' (this story)
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