{"id":23161,"date":"2026-09-07T15:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/?p=23161"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:11:07","slug":"did-casetify-just-leak-the-iphone-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/07\/did-casetify-just-leak-the-iphone-duo\/","title":{"rendered":"Did CASETiFY Just Leak the iPhone Duo?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">We might have just been given another clue about what Apple is actually going to call its first <strong>foldable iPhone<\/strong> \u2014 and yes, it\u2019s coming from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/06\/could-apple-take-legal-action-over-iphone-folds-case-leaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another accessory maker<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">CASETiFY appears to have referred to the upcoming foldable iPhone as <strong>\u201ciPhone Duo\u201d<\/strong> in a listing on its official website that has since disappeared; a name that immediately stands out given that Apple has never used it for an iPhone release before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, an accessory manufacturer mentioning a name doesn\u2019t necessarily mean it\u2019s <strong><em>confirmed<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_0798-872x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_0798-872x1024.jpeg 872w, https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_0798-256x300.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_0798-768x901.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_0798.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Der J\u00fcrgen &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/metacom79\/status\/2096938979480219686?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted on X<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">Companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/05\/spigen-may-have-just-given-us-another-clue-about-the-iphone-fold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">making cases and accessories<\/a> often use internal product names well before a device is officially announced, and those names can sometimes be placeholders rather than the final branding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>But \u201ciPhone Duo\u201d is certainly interesting \u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">Apple already has a pretty straightforward naming system across the iPhone range, but a foldable device presents a new challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"> Would Apple simply call it <strong>iPhone Fold?<\/strong> Could it become an <strong>iPhone Ultra?<\/strong> Or has Apple been sitting on a&nbsp;completely <strong><em>different name?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuo\u201d would make some sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">It immediately suggests two halves coming together, while also giving the device a name that feels distinct from the existing iPhone lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">And considering just how many accessory companies now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/06\/could-apple-take-legal-action-over-iphone-folds-case-leaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appear to be preparing for this device<\/a>, we\u2019re getting dangerously close to the point where there may not be much left for Apple to reveal to us on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">The name, however, might still be one of the big surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>So, is Apple\u2019s first foldable really going to be called \u201ciPhone Duo<\/strong>\u201d \u2014 or is this just another case maker getting a little too far ahead of itself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We might have just been given another clue about what Apple is actually going to call its first foldable iPhone \u2014 and yes, it\u2019s coming from another accessory maker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2786,174,16],"tags":[3010,4,3582,3501,3572,3581,3541,3567,2062],"class_list":["post-23161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apple-blog","category-blog","category-iphone","tag-accessories","tag-apple","tag-casetify","tag-iphone","tag-iphone-cases","tag-iphone-duo","tag-iphone-fold","tag-iphone-ultra","tag-rumour"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23161"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23216,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23161\/revisions\/23216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}