Apple is still interested in the foldable iPhone, at least in theory!
Expectations for the launch of the iPhone 15 and Apple’s mixed reality glasses have overshadowed interest in the company’s other projects. But, as is normal in the world of technology, any movement is enough to revive it. As happened recently with the Foldable iPhoneawaited for so many years.
Thanks to a patent filed under the name “Self Retractable Display Device and Techniques for Protecting the Display by Fall Detection”
Apple shows interest in a foldable iPhone
The patent aims to find a solution to one of the most frequent accidents among users such as cell phone failures. In this case, it focuses on reducing the impact on a foldable device.
The solutions address two scenarios: one where the device folds up on a hinge or one where a screen can be removed from a base frame. Apple proposes that the screen itself can choose to separate. Instead of a possibly fiddly hinge or flimsy connection to the device, the screen can be separated or folded so that the screen is protected.
Mobile devices with foldable and rollable screens can use a sensor to detect vertical acceleration (for example, acceleration relative to the ground) to determine if the mobile device has fallen. If the sensor detects that the mobile device has fallen… The foldable device can be at least partially retracted to protect the fragile screen from hitting the floor.
The solutions take into account various factors such as the falling speed of the device or the height from which it falls. So there can never be total protection against falls, but These proposals would help with folding and rolling devices, which are more fragile than normal inputs.
Patent for screen protection techniques by fall detection in folding devices
The description of the plant shows that the solution is applicable to both iPhones and foldable iPads, which shows that Apple is thinking of both possibilities, at least in theory. Because in practice, nothing indicates that the launch of any of the variations of these devices is in the short term plans.
