Apple’s foldable iPhone could be just around the corner

Apple’s long-awaited foldable iPhone may be on track for a fall release, according to Hidden files That researcher @M1Astra found in iOS 27 Beta developer. This could mean that when Apple unveils its latest device in September, we may finally see it move towards a foldable device.

Although Apple doesn’t have foldable phones yet, the iOS 27 code includes it References to “foldState”, “mechanicalAngleDegrees”, “angleDegrees”, “MGGetLogicalDeviceDisplayCount”. This suggests that the software can interpret whether the phone is folded, to what degree it is opened, and how many displays the device uses. The implication is that the potential foldable device will run iOS 27, which was revealed on Monday WWDC Keyword.

while Samsung and Huawei (banned in the US) has been making foldable phones for more than five years, and it will be Apple’s first attempt that has high expectations to meet. For consumers, the thickness of foldable devices matters — the appeal of a second screen may not be as compelling as the ease of slipping a phone into your jeans pocket (especially if you’re wearing women’s clothing, which seems to have been created on the idea that women don’t carry things).

But Apple has made its fair share of progress in condensing the iPhone into the smallest device possible. Last year, Apple revealed… iPhone Airwhich is only 5.6 mm deep (about the thickness of four stacked dimes). As a foldable device, the iPhone Air’s two screens will be about 11.2mm deep, which is thinner than any Samsung foldable phone other than the latest two-screen model. Galaxy Z Fold 7.