According to DigiTimes, Apple has been working on its first foldable device for at least five years But what will this device be? It must be the iPhone Fold Now, the Cupertino staff has another plan that may surprise you

You see, Apple is eyeing a bigger price, as this report claims that this first foldable is going to be a "larger device" That's right, we are talking about a possible foldable iPad, or even a MacBook

So what is behind the curve? We are already talking about Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 6, but Apple hasn't even launched it yet Simply put, it's a quality control issue

None of the folding panels meet their high standards This has forced Apple to suspend the display development that Samsung was doing for its team Instead, they pulled engineers from Vision Pro and put them on the foldable project, bringing the process in-house and bringing quality under tighter control

And when will it be released? There are no specifics in the report, except that it is expected to be released as early as 2025 In other words, if Apple is taking a big leap into its first foldable, users dreaming of a flip iPhone may have to wait much longer

Rumors of a foldable iPad continue to stir quietly under the surface, and the more we think about it, the more we think this would be the dreamy first device to debut a foldable screen in Apple's lineage

According to reports, this could be a new generation iPad Mini, bringing a dramatic design change that would allow the 7" or 8" display to simply fold up and fit in your pocket Knowing how much I love my current Mini, a Mini with this much portability would be a big move that consumers would pick up in an instant

Then there is the giant foldable MacBook that has been rumored for the past two years Personally, I've tried the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i and the new Asus Zenbook Duo and found them fascinating But Apple is getting the good stuff with its laptops In my opinion, this should be the last device (after the iPhone) to feature a foldable screen