{"id":222589,"date":"2026-03-11T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/folding-iphone-may-borrow-ipad-style-multitasking\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T00:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:30:09","slug":"folding-iphone-may-borrow-ipad-style-multitasking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/folding-iphone-may-borrow-ipad-style-multitasking\/","title":{"rendered":"Folding iPhone may borrow iPad-style multitasking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Folding iPhone may borrow iPad-style multitasking<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/news\/folding-iphone-multitasking<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-11 23:56:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cultofmac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The folding iPhone will require iOS 27 to be enhanced with support for running two applications side-by-side on its large, foldable display, according to a reliable source.<\/p>\n

Split-screen multitasking is a feature borrowed from iPadOS, but Apple\u2019s upcoming premium handset will be an iPhone and therefore run iOS \u2014 just a modified version.<\/p>\n

Folding iPhone will offer side-by-side multitasking<\/h2>\n

Sufficient details have now leaked out about the first folding iPhone that a fairly complete picture of the device is available, even though it won\u2019t launch until this fall.<\/p>\n

The highlight is an inner folding screen that measures 7.7 inches, according to rumor. It will use a 4:3 aspect ratio, the same used by iPads.<\/p>\n

And iOS 27 will be able to show two iPhone applications next to each other on the wide display, according to a report published Wednesday by Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the foldable iPhone won\u2019t run several windows at once like an iPad mini, it will be able to show two apps side by side,\u201d claims the report.<\/p>\n

Not much doubt<\/h3>\n

While welcome news, this leaks serves as more of a confirmation of something everyone surely assumed already. Among the primary reasons for foldable screens is that they make room for split-screen multitasking. A folding iPhone that couldn\u2019t do this would be an immediate flop. Apple was never going to make such an egregious error.<\/p>\n

Also because iOS and iPadOS remain essentially the same operating system, just tweaked for different devices, bringing multitasking from one to the other won\u2019t be a challenge for developers.<\/p>\n

Still, Bloomberg\u2018s report should lay to rest any speculation that the folding iPhone will include freeform windowing like iPadOS. So, one app or two on the screen, never three.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Developers, start your coding<\/h3>\n

The information leaked to Bloomberg by unnamed \u201cpeople with knowledge of the matter\u201d indicates that the folding iPhone will run third-party iOS applications, not ones made for iPad.<\/p>\n

Developers won\u2019t need to…<\/p>\n

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