iPhone Duo: Watch Video Above an App in Portrait Mode

The iPhone Duo's two-app multitasking feature works side by side in landscape, but rotating the inner display to portrait usually drops you back to a single app. However, there is a workaround to keep a video playing above an open app in portrait, and it involves Picture in Picture. Both the inner and outer displays on the iPhone Duo share the same 1:1.4 aspect ratio, and each half of the inner display works out to roughly the same size and shape as the outer screen. That even split gives each app a canvas it already has to support, with the divider sitting neatly on the fold. The only apparent exception to this is when watching a TV show or movie above another app in portrait mode – but there's a trick to getting it working. With your iPhone Duo unfolded in portrait orientation, follow these steps: Start playing a video in an app that supports Picture in Picture, such as Apple TV or Apple Podcasts. Tap the Picture in Picture icon to shrink the video into a floating window. Swipe up to return to the Home Screen, then open the app you want to use (note: it can't be another video app). Tap the icon that appears in the PiP window to stack the video above the open app. It's a bit of a fiddle, but it works for most apps that support PiP. Whether Apple makes it a little easier to do in a future update remains to be seen. Popular StoriesApple Retail Staff Told to Warn Against iPhone Duo Walk-In PurchasesSome Apple retail employees have been told to warn customers against visiting to purchase an iPhone Duo without a pre-order on Friday, October 23. Apple Store employees told MacRumors that they have been advised that there will likely be no iPhone Duo stock available for walk-in purchases on launch day. Staff have been instructed to discourage customers without pre-orders from coming in...Here's What Apple's Apps Look Like on the iPhone DuoTuesday October 20, 2026 11:12 am PDT by Juli CloverWith just three days to go until the iPhone Duo is released, Apple is getting ready for the launch. Behind the scenes, the App Store now has screenshots of Apple's built-in apps running on the Duo. We've seen some apps in marketing materials, but images of the ones we haven't seen give us an idea of what it will be like using the iPhone Duo day to day. Many apps are shown in landscape...Crackgate? iPhone Duo Owners Report Screens Breaking Along the HingeFriday October 23, 2026 11:05 am PDT by Juli CloverSome iPhone Duos are already experiencing hinge issues that cause display cracks, based on photos shared on Reddit and the MacRumors forums. Almost all of the display faults are right along the hinge, and most result in a line of bright pixels across one side of the screen. An iPhone Duo owner in Australia said his device cracked after being opened fewer than 20 times, and there was no...