Delta can turn the iPhone Duo into your favorite folding handheld
The Verge Jess Weatherbed
Delta 2.0 now works better on Apple’s iPhone Duo. It also adds Sega Genesis, Pokémon DLC skins, and a new Liquid Glass UI.
Based on reporting by The Verge, Jess Weatherbed — read the original for the full story.
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Delta’s latest update is clearly having fun with Apple’s foldable. Version 2.0 of the emulator adds support for the iPhone Duo, which already has the kind of shape that makes you think of a Nintendo DS. So now Delta is leaning into that resemblance instead of pretending it isn’t there.
That isn’t the only addition. Delta 2.0 also brings Sega Genesis games into the mix, along with animated controller skins and custom Pokémon DLC experiences. And the app’s interface has been redesigned around Liquid Glass, which gives the whole thing a more deliberate, Apple-aware polish.
The iPhone Duo support is the headline because it feels so obvious. If you’ve ever looked at Apple’s foldable and pictured it as a tiny handheld console, this update is aimed straight at you.
Riley Testut, who makes Delta, told The Verge that the app now optimizes controller skins for “every pose” in both portrait and land… which at least shows the team is thinking about the weird in-between ways people will actually hold this thing. That’s the real story here: not just compatibility, but an emulator that’s starting to treat the Duo like a format, not a gimmick.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is the sort of polished emulator work Apple never really asks for, but quietly benefits from anyway. The funny part is that the foldable phone industry keeps pretending this is all very serious and futuristic, while users mostly want to play old Nintendo games without fighting the software. Open ecosystems usually win by being the first to embrace the odd use case, and this is a neat little example.
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