{"id":197542,"date":"2026-06-04T16:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/?p=197542"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:32:06","slug":"ios-27-rumored-to-add-split-screen-app-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/tech-news\/197542\/ios-27-rumored-to-add-split-screen-app-support\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 27 Rumored to Add Split-Screen App Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<details class=\"wp-block-details ticss-586932b6 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" open=\"\"><summary>\u25bc Summary<\/summary><p class=\"ticss-0c48f427 has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Apple is developing a &#8220;Parallel View&#8221; feature for iOS 27 to improve app landscape adaptation on large screens, according to leaker Fixed Focus Digital.<br>&#8211; Parallel View is a system-level solution in Huawei&#8217;s HarmonyOS that adapts apps for wide displays without developer redesigns, serving as a reference for Apple&#8217;s approach.<br>&#8211; The feature targets the foldable iPhone&#8217;s 7.8-inch inner display, where current iOS apps designed for narrow screens would appear letterboxed without system-level adaptation.<br>&#8211; Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman previously reported that iOS 27 would support two apps side-by-side on the foldable iPhone, with an iPad-like layout and left-side navigation bars.<br>&#8211; Apple is expected to unveil iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, with a fall release alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models and the foldable iPhone.<br><\/p><\/details>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"color:#f34c3e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">A<\/mark>pple is reportedly developing a <strong>split-screen app <a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/topic\/landscape-adaptation\/\" class=\"acp-topic-link\" data-topic-id=\"230033\" title=\"Explore: landscape adaptation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">landscape adaptation<\/a> feature<\/strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/ios-27\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"125561\" data-entity-category=\"product\" title=\"Learn more about iOS 27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS 27<\/a>, according to a well-known leak from Chinese social media. The leaker, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/fixed-focus-digital\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"203480\" data-entity-category=\"Person\" title=\"Learn more about Fixed Focus Digital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fixed Focus Digital<\/a>,&#8221; shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/weibo\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"50016\" data-entity-category=\"Technology\" title=\"Learn more about Weibo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weibo<\/a> that the company is working on a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/parallel-view\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"261542\" data-entity-category=\"product\" title=\"Learn more about Parallel View\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parallel View<\/a>&#8221; capability, designed to address a long-standing weakness in iOS: its handling of <strong>large-screen and landscape layouts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The term &#8220;Parallel View&#8221; originates from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/huawei\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"11519\" data-entity-category=\"Organization\" title=\"Learn more about Huawei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huawei<\/a>&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/harmonyos\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"61272\" data-entity-category=\"Technology\" title=\"Learn more about HarmonyOS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HarmonyOS<\/a><\/strong>, where it automatically adapts smartphone apps for wide displays at the system level, eliminating the need for developers to redesign their apps. However, Fixed Focus Digital appears to use the term as a reference point for the type of solution <a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/apple\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"270\" data-entity-category=\"Organization\" title=\"Learn more about Apple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a> is pursuing, rather than suggesting a direct replication. The leaker pointed to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/ipados\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"7260\" data-entity-category=\"Technology\" title=\"Learn more about iPadOS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPadOS<\/a><\/strong> as Apple&#8217;s own existing example of this approach, noting that the company already manages landscape adaptation at the system level on the <a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/ipad\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"272\" data-entity-category=\"Technology\" title=\"Learn more about iPad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPad<\/a>. iOS, by contrast, has never had an equivalent mechanism.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The feature is clearly aimed at the <strong>upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/trending-news\/237231\/apples-macos-update-leaks-over-10-new-products\/\" class=\"acp-article-link\" data-article-id=\"237231\" title=\"Apple&#039;s macOS Update Leaks Over 10 New Products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">foldable iPhone<\/a><\/strong>, which is expected to feature a 7.8-inch inner display. This larger screen exposes a fundamental limitation of iOS: virtually every iPhone app is designed for a tall, narrow screen. Without a system-level solution, those apps would appear letterboxed on the larger display. Fixed Focus Digital acknowledged that iOS is &#8220;indeed excellent&#8221; but noted that its <strong>large-screen adaptation has consistently fallen short<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This leak aligns with earlier reporting from <a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/bloomberg\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"705\" data-entity-category=\"Organization\" title=\"Learn more about Bloomberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a>&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/mark-gurman\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"7263\" data-entity-category=\"Person\" title=\"Learn more about Mark Gurman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Gurman<\/a><\/strong>, who reported in March that iOS 27 would support two apps running side-by-side on the foldable iPhone&#8217;s inner display. Gurman described an iPad-like layout with left-side navigation bars in supported apps, further reinforcing the direction Apple is taking.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple is expected to unveil <strong>iOS 27<\/strong> at <a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/wwdc-2026\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"196162\" data-entity-category=\"Event\" title=\"Learn more about WWDC 2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWDC 2026<\/a> later this month, ahead of a fall release alongside the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digitrendz.blog\/z\/entity\/iphone-18-pro\/\" class=\"acp-entity-link\" data-entity-id=\"102189\" data-entity-category=\"product\" title=\"Learn more about iPhone 18 Pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhone 18 Pro<\/a> models<\/strong> and the foldable iPhone.<\/p>\n\n<em>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/macrumors.com\/2026\/06\/02\/ios-27-split-screen-app-adaptation-feature\/\" target=\"_blank\">MacRumors<\/a>)<\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple is developing a &#8220;Parallel View&#8221; feature for iOS 27 to improve landscape and large-screen app adaptation, addressing a long-standing weakness in iOS compared to iPadOS and systems like Huawei&#8217;s HarmonyOS. 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