--- title: Breaking Change podcast v57.1 - iPhone Duo Review description: This podcast episode rounds up press reactions to Apple's new foldable, the iPhone Duo. Reviewers at TechRadar, Tom's Guide and Daring Fireball praise the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/breaking-change-podcast-v57-1---iphone-duo-review-kj80nonvo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Breaking Change podcast v57.1 - iPhone Duo Review | daily.dev og:description: This podcast episode rounds up press reactions to Apple's new foldable, the iPhone Duo. Reviewers at TechRadar, Tom's Guide and Daring Fireball praise the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/breaking-change-podcast-v57-1---iphone-duo-review-kj80nonvo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Kj80nONvO.png og:image:alt: Breaking Change podcast v57.1 - iPhone Duo Review og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Breaking Change podcast v57.1 - iPhone Duo Review **[Justin Searls](https://daily.dev/sources/searls)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This podcast episode rounds up press reactions to Apple's new foldable, the iPhone Duo. Reviewers at TechRadar, Tom's Guide and Daring Fireball praise the satisfying feel, software experience and tablet-like experience. Critics at The Verge, WIRED and Numerama flag bugs, a trackpad that needs AssistiveTouch enabled, and apps that need fine-tuning to look their best on the fold. John Gruber says Apple should not have released the Duo before figuring out authentication. The episode also revisits host Justin Searls's earlier take on the Apple Vision Pro from Breaking Change v4. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What are the main complaints reviewers have about the Apple iPhone Duo's software? Reviewers report iOS feeling buggier than normal, many apps not yet optimized for the fold, and the dock serving a confusing dual purpose. The trackpad reportedly only worked after enabling AssistiveTouch in iOS accessibility settings. John Gruber argued Apple should not have released the Duo before resolving its authentication issues, and Numerama found an abnormal number of bugs for a new Apple product. _Anyone weighing whether to buy a first-gen foldable can track real-world iPhone Duo feedback on daily.dev._ ### Is the Apple iPhone Duo good as a tablet replacement? John Gruber called it his favorite tablet experience ever, while CNN's Lisa Eadicicco noted the inner screen works best when one app takes up the whole display, like Netflix. Max Weinbach at Creative Strategies added that being limited to two apps at once actually gives each app more usable space. _Developers evaluating new device form factors for app design can follow hands-on iPhone Duo impressions on daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/breaking-change-podcast-v57-1---iphone-duo-review-kj80nonvo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Breaking Change podcast v57.1 - iPhone Duo Review","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/breaking-change-podcast-v57-1---iphone-duo-review-kj80nonvo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/breaking-change-podcast-v57-1---iphone-duo-review-kj80nonvo"},"datePublished":"2026-10-24T22:20:12.117Z","dateModified":"2026-10-25T04:18:16.842Z","description":"This podcast episode rounds up press reactions to Apple's new foldable, the iPhone Duo. 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