Details about how the foldable iPhone will run apps and take photos have finally emerged

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The almost mythical foldable iPhone has been a long time coming, with details of how the Apple flagship will look only having come out some time back. Now, at long last, more details have emerged about how the phone will run iOS apps and how the company has decided to integrate cameras into its most innovative iPhone model ever.

Foldable iPhone iOS app support

Expect a slightly different iOS experience on the foldable iPhone. | Image by PhoneArena

As has been suspected for quite a while, Apple’s intention with the foldable iPhone’s unorthodox wide-folding design is to make it resemble an iPad, according to a new report (subscription required). This doesn’t mean that the phone will be running iPadOS or support iPad apps out of the box, however, but that the company is overhauling how iOS itself will work on its foldable flagship.

For example, iOS apps are being redesigned to feature a layout akin to iPad apps. Apple is introducing side bars into iPhone apps, which will only be present on the internal display of the foldable iPhone. Apps will function more or less the same as on a traditional iPhone when viewed on the external display of the foldable.
Multitasking is, naturally, being brought to the foldable iPhone as well. However, the experience is being kept a lot simpler than the one found on an iPad. Apps will be able to run side by side on the internal display and developers will likely redesign existing iOS apps for a better landscape experience on the foldable phone. However, the more complex layout of iPadOS is not being adopted here.