I Want iOS 27 to Give Us These Features: They’d Be Perfect for a Foldable iPhone

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Apple is all set to host its yearly Worldwide Developers Conference next week, where it’s expected to announce the long-awaited Siri update. As excited as I am for the smart assistant to finally work like it was supposed to all these years, the iOS 27 sneak peek could potentially confirm Apple’s next big launch: the foldable iPhone Ultra.

I say this because iPhones have trailed behind their Android counterparts in true multitasking capabilities. Sure, they have a Dynamic Island that pops up crucial information with a press-and-hold without leaving the current app. But it isn’t the same as running multiple apps side by side or one app on top of another.

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Such use cases are crucial for big-screen foldable phones — or even big slab phones, for that matter. This iOS limitation is one of the reasons I believe the 6.9-inch screen estate on Pro Max models isn’t utilized to its full potential. But this might change at next week’s WWDC.

According to a Bloomberg report, Apple’s foldable iPhone will feature an “iPad-like interface when opened.” It could support running two apps side-by-side and add sidebars to many apps. We’ve never had an iPhone running multiple apps on the screen simultaneously, and if Apple demos such an instance at WWDC 26, it’ll likely point toward the launch of an iPhone with a larger screen — hopefully, one that folds.

However, iOS 27 needs more than just an iPad-like multitasking UI to take advantage of its bigger canvas. After using most of the foldable phones launched over the last five years, I have a few notes for Apple to maximize the potential of the big screen.

The Oppo Find N6 can run three apps simultaneously and multiple more as pop-up windows.

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Multitasking with intuitive window management

The Oppo Find N6 is my favorite foldable phone. It has an anti-reflective screen for better outdoor legibility, a big battery for all-day endurance and above…

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