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This app recreates iPhone Duo’s StandBy mode on any Android foldable

TL;DR The iPhone Duo gets a special version of Standby that works even without charging.

An Android app called Foldy replicates it on foldables, with features like automatic detection.

The paid version unlocks 50+ display options, including clocks, calendars, to-dos, Google Photos gallery, and Google Home controls.

Even though it’s seven years late to the foldable party, the iPhone Duo brings features that could turn heads. The transition from the cover screen to the inner one, which gives the illusion of the front screen dissolving, is definitely one of them. Android enthusiasts and fans didn’t wait long after the iPhone launch to recreate this effect for Android foldables. Now, another highlight iPhone Duo feature is being recreated for any foldable phone running Android.

The iPhone Duo, just like several generations of iPhones prior, offers StandBy. Usually, when an iPhone is charging or docked on a wireless charger, StandBy turns it into a bedside clock or smart display that shows time, …

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