This iPhone Duo Screen Setting Is Proving Hard to Change

Some iPhone Duo owners have discovered that Apple’s first foldable is missing a pretty important appearance setting that you can adjust during the initial setup process, but not afterwards. Display Zoom setting on iPhone 18 Pro (left) vs. IPhone Duo When you first set up an iPhone Duo (or indeed any iPhone), an option screen called Appearance lets you choose how you would like text and icons to look on the screen.

You can choose Default, Medium, or Large. Usually, you can adjust your initial choice at any time by going into Settings ➝ Appearance and tapping Display Zoom. On the iPhone Duo, however, that option is missing, so you’re basically stuck with the setting you chose during setup.

The omission was first noticed last week by a Reddit user. Forum member earthdog, an Apple Support senior advisor told them there is no way to change the appearance setting beyond initial setup and the only solution is to erase the device and set it up again. Can confirm that the option remains missing on the iPhone Duo running the latest iOS 27.2 software.

The iPhone Duo is a fun and frustrating first attempt. I’ve used every Android foldable released this year. Here’s how the iPhone Duo stacks up.

I’ve used every Android foldable released this year. I’ve had my SIM in one folding phone or another since the Galaxy Z Flip 3, and I’ve tested every foldable released in the US this year — that’s four from Motorola, three from Samsung, and one from Google.

I became enthralled with wide foldables, and bought the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 to be my daily driver. I’ve been using the iPhone Duo for the better part of five days now, and the wide form factor is similarly joyous on Apple’s first foldable.

But to Android users who know folding phones are nothing new, the iPhone Duo presents itself as a mixed bag of incredible ideas and middling execution. 18 votes Glossy 0 % Glossy, with anti-reflective coating 67 % Nano-texture or matte 33 % Something else (comments) 0 % The iPhone Duo’s folding screen is all about polish Brady Snyder / The iPhone Duo — like all other foldables — arrives unfolded in the box, and the first thing you’ll rest your eyes upon is the nano-texture top layer of the folding display.

We’ve reached out to Apple about the odd exclusion and will update this article if we hear back. Related Roundup: iPhone Duo Buyer’s Guide: iPhone Duo (Buy Now) Related Forum: iPhone This article, " This iPhone Duo Screen Setting Is Proving Hard to Change " first appeared on com Discuss this article in our forums.

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