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Google Maps Updated to Fully Support iPhone Duo Displays

MacRumors • Wed, 04 Nov 2026

Google Maps has been updated with improved support for the iPhone Duo's displays, so that the app now fills the foldable iPhone's inner and outer screens rather than leaving unused space along the edge. The change comes with version 26.44.4, which is available on the App Store . Google doesn't mention Duo-specific changes in its release notes, but the updated support is plainly visible. The previous version, 26.43.1, was only partially adapted to the device, and there was still a vertical black border along the right side of both the inner and outer screens, where the circular status bar lives. Now the map extends across the inner screen, with the search field in the upper-left corner, the Explore, You, and Contribute tabs in a panel on the left, and map controls on the right. Google Maps follows a growing number of apps adapting to Apple's foldable iPhone. Earlier this week, Zoom and several Microsoft apps gained Duo optimization, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. Related Roundup: iPhone Duo Tags: Google , Google Maps Buyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Buy Now) Related Forum: iPhone This article, " Google Maps Updated to Fully Support iPhone Duo Displays " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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The change comes with version 26.44.4, which is available on the App Store .

Google doesn't mention Duo-specific changes in its release notes, but the updated support is plainly visible.

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