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Apple plans personalised startup greetings for upcoming foldable iPhone Duo

Apple retail stores in the United States will reportedly let customers customise the initial greeting screen on the new foldable iPhone Duo when it turns on.

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Apple retail stores in the United States plan to allow buyers of the upcoming foldable iPhone Duo to personalise the device's first-boot screen, Digital Trends reported. According to Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, cited by Digital Trends, the retail store system will configure the device to display a custom welcome message such as "Hello, Mark" when turned on for the first time. [1]

Digital Trends reported that the customised initial greeting can display the customer's name in either English or Spanish. As FTMQ Tech reported earlier, the iPhone Duo is scheduled to launch on October 23 with a price tag of 2,000 dollars and features an IP68 durability rating. [1][3]

As FTMQ Tech reported earlier, employees at Apple retail stores across the United States will handle the setup process to personalise the startup screen directly for buyers. [3]

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In short

  • Apple stores in the US will allow customers to add their name to the iPhone Duo startup screen.
  • The customised welcome message can be set in English or Spanish.
  • The foldable iPhone Duo launches on October 23 for 2,000 dollars.

Sources

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  1. [1]Apple’s foldable iPhone could greet you like you’re the main characterDigital Trends, 24d ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]Apple on Wikipedia
  2. [3]Apple retail stores to offer personalized startup screens for iPhone Duo FTMQ Tech, 25d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 3 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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