Apple is looking into building a rollable iPhone - Tech Gizmo
Still waiting for that foldable iPhone ? Perhaps we're getting a rollable iPhone instead. Apple has been awarded a patent for a smartphone with a rollable display (via Patently Apple(opens in a new tab) ). The patent(opens in a new tab) , filed in Nov. 2022 and published on Thursday, describes an electronic device with a display 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." SEE ALSO: Motorola's rollable concept phone shows foldables aren't the only way forward The patent mentions using a "locally thinned" glass layer in the rollable portion, as well as a display configured in such a way that the "compressive stress in the outwardly facing glass surface may help prevent damage to the display when the display is bent." How about a display that rolls out or in on both sides? Credit: uspto.gov/apple While the patent talks about el...
