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David Nield

Apple's latest patent suggests a rollable iPhone could be on the way

Apple iPhone 14 back

Apple engineers are looking into the feasibility of an iPhone with a rollable screen as well as a foldable iPhone, according to a newly published patent. The display technology could also find uses on iPads and desktop screens as well, the patent suggests.

As found by Patently Apple (via Tom's Guide), the patent describes "electronic devices with rollable displays" that "may be moved between an unrolled state in which the display is planar and a rolled state in which a rollable portion of the display is rolled up for storage".

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