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Tammy Rogers

Apple patents brand new foldable display tech that looks to fix the ugly crease

Foldable screen patent.

Anyone who’s used a device with a folding screen will probably tell you two things: One, that the idea of a device that gets bigger is wicked, and two, that the crease just looks and feels weird.

It’s been rumored that Apple is going to release a foldable at some point in the future for a while, and one of the main things that Apple will be looking at is the crease. There’s a new patent that adds evidence to the file now, with Apple looking to glass thinning and chemical treatments to make the crease sturdier and less noticeable.

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