Wordle, the Crossword, Connections and more. No iPhone Duo version announced yet.
Does NYT Games work on iPhone Duo?
Not announced yet. The New York Times hasn't said when NYT Games will get an iPhone Duo layout. It still opens on the Duo, but won't fill the inner display until it's updated.
- Not announcedNo announcement from The New York Times that we have found, and the current App Store release notes don't mention iPhone Duo.
Until it's updated
What an app does on iPhone Duo before its developer adapts it. Which of the open cases applies to NYT Games depends on the tools its current version was built with, and we haven't seen it on the device.
Closed
On the outer display it looks and works as it does on any iPhone.
Open, built with older tools
An app last built with Xcode 26 sits in an iPhone-shaped window on the inner display, with black borders around it.
Open, built for iOS 27
An app built with the iOS 27 SDK resizes to use more of the inner display, with some space left over.
Open, built for iOS 27.1
Only an app built with the iOS 27.1 SDK reaches the edges of the inner display and moves its bar buttons to the side. Apple calls that “optimized for iPhone Duo”.
About NYT Games
NYT Games has no announced version for iPhone Duo. As of October 6, 2026, the current App Store release is version 6.44.0, from September 30, and its release notes don’t mention the Duo. The New York Times has made no announcement that we have found.
Word games have already shown what the fold can do: Letters, a daily word game, rearranges its grid and score for every fold and turn. The New York Times hasn’t announced anything for NYT Games.
NYT Games will still open on iPhone Duo, like every app on the App Store. Closed, it looks as it does on any iPhone. Open, it won’t reach the edges of the inner display until The New York Times rebuilds it with Apple’s iOS 27.1 tools, which Apple only cleared for App Store submissions on October 5. The App Store lists an iPad version, so a layout for wider screens exists; nothing says the Duo will get it. More in how apps that aren’t updated run on iPhone Duo.
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If The New York Times has announced or shipped a version for iPhone Duo, send us the link and we'll update this page the same day.
Sources: NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword on the App Store (apps.apple.com)
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