This digest compiles the latest from Apple Insider.
Today’s Apple Insider Roundup
iPhone Fold skips hinge problem, turns to material science to solve the crease
Apple is approaching foldables as a materials problem by focusing on how the iPhone Fold display handles stress with adhesive layers rather than how other companies deal with the hinge.
Foldables have been available for years, yet the crease continues to be the main compromise that distinguishes them from traditional smartphones. Initially, designs concentrated on hinges, support plates, and mechanical tension systems to flatten the display.
These methods enhanced durability, but they never fully eliminated deformation. According to industry research from TrendForce, a new approach is emerging that treats the display as a layered system.
Aqara W200 review, HomeMapper app, & heat pump talk with Mary-Ann Rau on Smart Home Insider
On this week’s episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, Mary-Ann Rau sits in talk through the week’s news and discuss the first heat pump to integrate with Apple Home.
Mary-Ann Rau is the CEO and co-founder of Merino Energy, a new start-up that just put its first product available for preorder. It’s the Merino Heat Pump Mono and is the very first home heat pump to integrate with Apple Home.
Unlike traditional HVAC units, the heat pump easily installs into any room with an exterior-facing wall and requires no outdoor module. It’s sold as a flat-price purchase, which includes professional installation and no surprise fees.
Joyously arty App Store animations join Finder Guy in Apple's new social media push
Apple Japan has launched a series of TV and social media videos with famous local artists and animators taking the App Store logo on creative journeys.
There’s got to be someone new in Apple’s marketing team, because the company is suddenly playing around with its usually protected icons and images. It started with the cute Little Finder Guy on Instagram, it’s continued with an original Mac birthday cake, and now it’s the turn of the App Store.
As first spotted by advertising and marketing publication Creative Blog, Apple Japan has launched a new campaign to promote creative apps in the App Store. There are 16 pieces of artwork, made by 13 artists, and compiled into three videos.
Seeing red: Another leaker jumps on the crimson iPhone 18 Pro bandwagon
The next iPhone 18 Pro models will sport a deep red color, a frequent leaker claims. However, their source is apparently upcoming Android device launches.
On April 11, prominent leaker Digital Chat Station posted to Weibo about the iPhone 18 Pro. The machine-translated post claims that the iPhone 18 Pro “has a high probability of being crimson.”
Somewhat adding a little bit of confusion to the mix is the rest of the post. Apparently, the forecast is based on the leaker seeing “the next flagship of the Android camp proofing this color.”
Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible
Apple Maps did not erase Lebanon towns during Israeli attacks, insists Apple
Apple Maps is facing another controversy as social media points to alleged removal of sites in Lebanon, but Apple says it never listed them.
Apple Maps had a controversial start over getting locations wrong, and it’s more recently been used to reveal troop movements in Russia. But now that Israel is invading southern Lebanon, Apple Maps is accused of removing village and town names from the region.
Apple has removed Lebanese village names in Southern Lebanon.
End of today’s Apple Insider roundup.
