Forget folding iPhones, Apple wants a foldable Apple Watch

Imagine being able to flip open the display on your Apple Watch, use it like an iPhone, and make video calls on it. That's what Apple's has been researching.Detail from the patent application showing a hinged Apple Watch screen — image Credit: AppleBack in the very earliest days of the Apple Watch, there was a manufacturing fault that meant the whole front display would come loose around three sides. It would then flap open along that last side, like a hinge.Picture that happening again, but this time deliberately — and with at least one extra screen underneath the display. That's what is shown in a recently revealed Apple patent application called just "Wearable Electronic Device." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Mar 20, 2025 - 15:29
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Forget folding iPhones, Apple wants a foldable Apple Watch
Imagine being able to flip open the display on your Apple Watch, use it like an iPhone, and make video calls on it. That's what Apple's has been researching.

Sketch of a smartwatch with a hinged, flip-up screen, featuring labeled components and a wristband.
Detail from the patent application showing a hinged Apple Watch screen — image Credit: Apple

Back in the very earliest days of the Apple Watch, there was a manufacturing fault that meant the whole front display would come loose around three sides. It would then flap open along that last side, like a hinge.

Picture that happening again, but this time deliberately — and with at least one extra screen underneath the display. That's what is shown in a recently revealed Apple patent application called just "Wearable Electronic Device."


Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums