Apple Says Iphone Duo Has Over 100,000 Optimized Apps
Apple says thousands of iPhone Duo-optimized apps are arriving daily, though The Verge reports that some updated apps still have issues.
Apple says the App Store now has more than 100,000 apps built for the foldable iPhone Duo, according to TechCrunch and The Verge. The company says thousands more optimized apps are being added each day. The Verge reports that the announcement comes two weeks after the phone officially went on sale, but notes that an app’s optimization does not necessarily mean it works without issues.
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Apple points to rapid developer updates
TechCrunch reports that Apple has reached the 100,000-app mark and says thousands of Duo-optimized apps arrive daily. In a statement cited by The Verge, Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations, described the developer response as swift. She said well over 100,000 apps built for the iPhone Duo are already live on the App Store and that thousands of optimized apps are being added each day.
Prescott also said Apple expects the pace of updates to accelerate as more apps are optimized for the device. That is Apple’s outlook, rather than a reported count of future releases. The figures in both reports describe the current catalog and the company’s stated daily rate of additions; neither report provides a breakdown of the types of apps included.
Optimized apps can still have problems
The Verge cautions that some apps updated for the Duo still have issues. It points to Instagram at the phone’s launch: users found the app’s experience messy despite its “Made for iPhone Duo” label from Apple. The Verge also reports that Instagram chief Adam Mosseri described the Duo as a challenging form factor.
Those observations do not change Apple’s app count, but they distinguish the number of available optimized apps from how well each one works. Apple’s announcement focuses on the scale and speed of developer updates, while The Verge’s Instagram example shows that at least one labeled app drew complaints from users.
What it means for developers
For people building apps for the iPhone Duo, the reports describe an active period of updates: Apple says developers are adding thousands of optimized apps daily, while The Verge’s account shows that optimization can still leave room for improvement. The reports do not describe any related hiring plans or changes to tech jobs in the United States or Israel.
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