iPhone Ultra will be the star of Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' event, but all eyes will be on John Ternus
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A possible folding iPhone under a new CEO is less about the hinge and more about signaling whether Apple will take bigger hardware risks in the Ternus era. If you build on Apple’s ecosystem, watch for how aggressively they lean into new form factors and input models—it sets your next 3–5 year UX constraints.
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