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Apple is making Reachability go sideways for the iPhone Duo

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Apple has built the biggest display ever put inside an iPhone. Its $2,000 foldable goes wide rather than tall, just like the Galaxy Z Fold 8 . But this has caused a new problem with thumbs. The iPhone Duo debuted with a 7.6-inch foldable screen, and it seems an accessibility feature won’t be ready on day one.

According to WIRED’s Julian Chokkattu, Apple plans to add Reachability later this year, specifically to make the Duo’s left and right edges easier to access for people with smaller hands.

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Reachability is learning to move sideways

On a regular iPhone, Reachability is designed around height. Turn it on under Settings > Accessibility > Touch, swipe downward along the bottom edge, and iOS moves the upper half of the interface closer to your thumb. Apple has offered that behavior for years as phones have grown taller.

But the problem with the passport-like iPhone Duo is the width.…