Hackers say this is the world’s first foldable iPhone

Is Apple planning to launch an iPhone or iPad with a foldable screen? If that’s the case, the company doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to get it out the door. Instead of jumping on Android to jump on the folding screen bandwagon, a group of talented Chinese engineers Claims They have Together they hacked the world’s first foldable iPhoneand it seems that it was A real nightmare for construction.

Now we all understand the benefits of a portable device with a foldable screen. When folded, it can be as compact as a smartphone (or even last year’s clamshell cell phones) making it easy to carry in a pocket, and when opened, it offers twice the screen space, making videos more engaging and web pages looking like they do on a PC.

Screens that can be folded in half without breaking look quite futuristic, but they’re not exactly flexible, and after a while, flexible OLED panels will start showing wrinkles and other damage. That’s probably a big reason why Apple hasn’t offered a device with a foldable screen just yet, but other compromises also come into play on a device that basically splits in half when folded, like the hardware hackers behind YouTube channel The Aesthetics of Science and TechnologyDiscover.

to sign upWe haven’t had a chance to see or test this foldable iPhone in person, and this 17+ minute video might be an elaborate joke. Rigging iOS on an existing foldable screen device is a lot easier than creating a foldable iPhone, and there are a few steps in this video that glaze over quickly, such as complicating rearranging the iPhone’s electronic guts so that it fits inside the foldable halves of the casing, without iOS bothered by the quantity Large number of hardware modifications required. But Hacking an iPhone is far from impossibleAnd we tend to think this impressive hack is real, even if the results aren’t a device for everyday use use.

The iPhone’s forked body is created by a combination of custom 3D-printed components and parts obtained from a pair of Motorola Razr foldable smartphones Its hinged mechanism leaves about seven millimeters of space inside.

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That was significant because instead of designing and engineering a custom OLED display for the foldable iPhone, which companies like Samsung are doing to improve durability, these hackers repurposed the iPhone X’s fixed screen. It is flexible enough to be folded in half It requires separating the different screen layers, allowing the solid glass panel at the front, and the 3D touch layer below, to be completely removed. This step seems simple enough, but it was actually the hardest part of this hack, as it required 37 original iPhone X screens before all layers could be successfully separated without causing any damage.

The latest device, dubbed the iPhone V 0.1 by hackers because of how superficial it looks, works, but requires the use of a much smaller battery, only one earphone, and sacrificing both MagSafe and wireless charging. Its screen and some custom wires inside needed to accommodate the hinge are pretty fragile, and this first try is somewhat of a show piece as it probably won’t survive normal daily use.

By jailbreaking iOS, They’ve customized the iPhone operating system to be more compatible with a foldable screen, including split-screen capabilities, but don’t expect this team to go into the business of making foldable iPhones. If the hack isn’t already costly enough, Apple’s legal team will respond.