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title: "iPhone Duo passes 100,000 optimised apps two weeks after launch"
description: "Apple says thousands of optimised apps are being added daily, with developers attending workshops in 19 cities."
url: https://mactoreality.com/iphone-duo-passes-100-000-optimised-apps-two-weeks-after-launch
published: 2026-11-06T17:01:27Z
updated: 2026-11-06T17:01:36.000Z
author: "Mac to Reality Newsdesk"
category: News
tags: ["Apps","iPhone","Software"]
publisher: Mac to Reality
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# iPhone Duo passes 100,000 optimised apps two weeks after launch

*Apple says thousands of optimised apps are being added daily, with developers attending workshops in 19 cities.*

**Key points**

- Apple has announced that well over 100,000 apps on the App Store are optimised for the iPhone Duo.
- Thousands of optimised apps are being added each day, according to Apple.
- More than 2,000 developers have attended over 50 in-person workshops in 19 cities.

Apple says more than 100,000 apps on the App Store are now optimised for iPhone Duo, two weeks after the device went on sale on 23 October. Thousands more are being added every day, the company said, as reported by 9to5Mac and AppleInsider.

Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations, said: “It’s been wonderful to see how quickly developers have embraced iPhone Duo, and we’re grateful for their creativity and innovation.”

Image: Apple

### Background

- 100,000+ optimised apps on the App Store, two weeks after launch
- 2,000+ developers attended 50+ in-person workshops in 19 cities
- iPhone Duo went on sale on 23 October from £1,999 in the UK

Apple also pointed to developer engagement: more than 2,000 developers took part in over 50 in-person workshops across 19 cities during the past month. The push began before launch, with major apps from Netflix, Microsoft and others arriving on day one, and early reviews praised the design but flagged weight and app selection.

Apple has not said how many of the 100,000 apps come from major developers rather than smaller studios, nor how it counts an app as optimised. The App Store is global, so optimised apps can be downloaded wherever iPhone Duo is sold.

## Sources

- [9to5Mac: Apple says there are already over 100,000 apps built for iPhone Duo](https://9to5mac.com/2026/11/06/apple-says-there-are-already-over-100000-apps-built-for-iphone-duo/)
- [AppleInsider: Developers have optimized over 100,000 apps for the iPhone Duo](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/11/06/developers-have-optimized-over-100000-apps-for-the-iphone-duo?utm_source=rss)

*This report was written by the Mac to Reality newsdesk with AI assistance from the sources listed above, under the editorial policy at https://mactoreality.com/editorial-policy.*