GoKawiilApple announced its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, at Wednesday’s “Surprise and shine” event. It’s a huge product drop from an iconic tech company, so naturally, people have thoughts to share. The reactions are pretty funny.
Many tech observers thought Apple might name its folding phone the iPhone Ultra, but the company went with Duo instead. That ruffled the feathers of a certain fictional owl: Duo, the mascot of language app Duolingo. (Duo’s used to wading into newsy issues — he once pretended to be murdered by a Tesla Cybertruck.)
“What an exciting Apple event!” Duo snarked on X. “I sure hope my brand doesn’t get infringed upon.”
what an exciting Apple event! i sure hope my brand doesn’t get infringed upon 💚 — Duolingo (@duolingo) September 9, 2026
Welp, guess what, Duo?
The name news led to a witty monologue of Duo discovering the news. “it’s called the iPhone WHAT??? oh god oh god my SEO my SEO.”
Duo even went the “Can I speak to your manager?” route, reaching out to new Apple CEO John Ternus to complain.
@johnternus pick up the phone pls — Duolingo (@duolingo) September 9, 2026
One X user suggested the app “just change your name to Foldlingo, since they should have just called it the iPhone Fold/iFold to begin with.”
Just change your name to Foldlingo, since they should have just called it the iPhone Fold/iFold to begin with. — daytrailing (@daytrailing) September 9, 2026
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