{"id":1074237,"date":"2022-11-10T07:15:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1074237"},"modified":"2022-11-10T07:15:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:15:36","slug":"the-morning-after-someone-modded-a-folding-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1074237","title":{"rendered":"The Morning After: Someone modded a folding iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taking on something a bit more challenging than adding a USB-C port, Aesthetics of Science and Technology (AST) claims to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/folding-iphone-unofficial-171559538.html\">built a folding iPhone<\/a>. The group pillaged the folding screen from a Motorola RAZR, added some 3D-printed parts and combined it all with a jailbroken iPhone X. It\u2019s very much a proof of concept, with little-to-no durability and a whopping gap when it\u2019s folded. Thanks to the iOS jailbreak, it also has a split-screen mode. We\u2019re staying skeptical \u2013 and have questions. How much internal hardware reorganizing happened? Can you fit an entire iPhone battery in one half of the phone?<\/p>\n<p>Like the USB-C mod, it\u2019s a possible preview of things to come. Apple has already announced that USB-C iPhones are incoming, and rumors suggest the company might unveil an official folding iPhone as soon as 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Mat Smith<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><em>The Morning After isn\u2019t just a<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/about\/newsletter\/\"><em> newsletter<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013  it\u2019s also a daily podcast. 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