Apple has something special planned for customers who purchase an iPhone Duo at an Apple Store. Employees will be able to customize Duo to display the shopper’s name on the “Hello” screen when it is first turned on. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that Apple retail stores in the United States will have a personalization system to add the buyer’s name to an iPhone Duo, with English and Spanish language options. A fun little detail for the launch of the iPhone Duo: Apple stores will have a system to personalize the boot of the device with the buyer’s name so that it says “Hi, Mark” (for example) when it is turned on for the first time. (US only, Duo only, English and Spanish). — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) October 9, 2026 Presumably, the naming option will be available for devices ordered for in-store pickup and devices purchased in person. The iPhone Duo will be available for pre-order starting October 16 at 5 a.m. Pacific Time, and will launch on October 23. Pricing starts at $1,999. Popular Stories iPhone Duo is missing these 10 features from the iPhone 18 Pro While the iPhone Duo is the first foldable iPhone and has some unique features like Duo FaceTime and upcoming Apple Pencil support, the device lacks some other features available on the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Below we list 10 features missing from the iPhone Duo: A dedicated telephoto camera with up to 8× optical zoom. Instead, the iPhone Duo’s main… IMAX reacts to the iPhone Duo’s 1:1.4 aspect ratio displays. Film production company IMAX has had a mixed response to Apple’s adoption of a 1:1.4 aspect ratio on the iPhone Duo’s internal and external screens. The squarer aspect ratio turns out to be very close to the classic “full frame” IMAX 1.43:1 aspect ratio, which comes from the geometry of the company’s original 15-perf/70mm film system. In response to an The iPhone Duo uses a nano-texture matte display, which aims to reduce glare and minimize crease visibility. When asked if the iPhone Duo’s fold would become more visible over time, since that’s what tends to happen on other foldable devices, Marieb said…
