Apple’s foldable iPhone could come with a protective self-healing screen

Apple’s foldable iPhone could come with a protective self-healing screen

If the rumors are to be believed, the main reason why Apple is yet to launch a foldable iPhone is that it hasn’t managed to fashion a design that meets its high standards of quality and durability, but a new patent suggests the company may have made progress in that area by designing a folding screen that can heal itself when it’s scratched or dented.

Dubbed Electronic Devices with Flexible Display Cover Layers, the patent (number 11991901), details how a foldable device’s screen could be comprised of three main parts: two rigid displays, and a flexible section that joins them. A self-healing element could be infused into this device, either across the entire display section or just in the flexible area. The former would offer more complete coverage against damage, but would presumably also be more expensive.

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