iOS 27 beta code reveals iPhone Duo lock screen and PDF reading features
Key points
- Apple's first foldable phone, called iPhone Duo, has not yet launched but is expected in the coming weeks according to coverage.
- iOS 27 beta code, found by a researcher named 'pdfu', shows the iPhone Duo will display a dedicated Focus Mode toggle button on the lock screen.
- On current iPhones, the Focus Mode button opens settings; on the Duo it would turn the feature on and off directly.
- The lock screen redesign also moves the Focus Mode icon to above the clock, giving it a more minimalist look.
- Notebookcheck reports the iPhone Duo will support a dual-page layout for reading PDFs, mimicking a feature previously limited to iPad.
All four outlets are reporting based on software digs and beta code rather than any official Apple announcement. The Focus Mode lock screen changes were traced to iOS 27 beta code by a researcher known as ‘pdfu’ and picked up by AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada, and The Mac Observer on the same day. The PDF dual-page reading detail came two days later from Notebookcheck and has not been corroborated by the other outlets.
None of these features have been confirmed by Apple. The lock screen change is described by AppleInsider as a redesign prompted specifically by the Duo’s small outer screen, and that outlet rates it as likely. It is not clear whether the minimalist Focus Mode layout will extend to other iPhone models, though AppleInsider notes that hope exists among observers.
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