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Fold-A-Phone FAQ: Why Aren’t We Randomizing The Folds?

Although we would love to account for every possible use case, doing so along these lines would have drastically increased the development time and complexity of the project for very little measurable gain. Perhaps we can explore more varied interaction methods if/when the Fold-a-Phone 2 test is on our development docket. Host: CNET Labs Director,…

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Although we would love to account for every possible use case, doing so along these lines would have drastically increased the development time and complexity of the project for very little measurable gain. Perhaps we can explore more varied interaction methods if/when the Fold-a-Phone 2 test is on our development docket.

Host: CNET Labs Director, Matthew Murray

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  1. @djtyros

    October 28, 2026 at 9:58 pm

    Honestly, you built this up as thought whatever was going on in the background, was going to be something hilarious 😂

  2. @ableground

    October 28, 2026 at 11:17 pm

    I would think the most logical real-world pressure points would be on the back hinge where the hand would hold and the sides where the thumbs would pry the device open. 🤷

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  6. @김현빈-r5d

    October 29, 2026 at 8:20 am

    How convenient that this ‘reasonable’ testing method only seems to apply when testing Apple devices. You were completely ruthless when testing Samsung, but when it comes to Apple, you’re as gentle as if caressing them. 😂😅

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iPhone Duo Livestream: How Many Folds Can Apple’s Phone Take? Day 4

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Poking Apple’s Touchscreen MacBook Pro: What Actually Impressed Me

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