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Indie developers build quirky apps for the iPhone Duo

Apple says more than two thousand developers attended workshops to adapt apps for the foldable, and a San Francisco hackathon alone produced seventy-three Duo projects; some are accordions.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorApple's first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, went on sale Friday in more than seventy countries and regions, starting at one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd indie developers are already making quirky apps for the screen and the hinge.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOne called Accorduon turns the hinge into the bellows of a virtual accordion, so the faster you fold, the louder it plays.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA two-thousand-dollar phone, and its first great use is an accordion.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a growth opportunity for your wrist, Gloria. A hackathon in San Francisco drew seventy-three Duo projects, from games to music tools to a virtual pop-up book.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne developer built a prototype of a Nintendo DS-style app in about four hours, using a Claude Code integration, Digital Trends reports.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFour hours. I have waited longer for a visa.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorApps built for it get a Made for iPhone Duo badge. Mine is still pending.

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The story so far

  1. Samsung says foldable sales are up as Apple's iPhone Duo nears · Ars Technica
  2. Foldable iPhone Duo sells out; Musk's midterm money · New York Post
  3. iPhone Duo cracks, Canada tariff cut, H3 hiatus · New York Post
  4. iPhone Duo drop test with Mous case goes wild · X
  5. The first folding iPhone Duo goes on sale, and so do the resale plans · The Verge
  6. iPhone Duo Fails JerryRigEverything Durability Test in Viral Video · News18
  7. Indie developers build quirky apps for the iPhone Duo (this story)

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