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Things Updated for iPhone Duo With Adaptive Layout

Cultured Code has updated its task management app Things with support for the iPhone Duo, introducing an adaptive layout, a sidebar, and multi-window support ahead of the device's launch on Friday.

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The app's interface adjusts to the ‌iPhone Duo‌'s different configurations, including when it is closed, fully open, or partially folded like a book. The layout also supports both portrait and landscape orientations.

Opening the device reveals a sidebar for switching between lists, which is a first for Things on the iPhone. Users can also open two Things windows side by side and drag and drop items between them to organize their tasks.

Controls sit in a vertical bar within reach of the user's thumb. This includes Things' Magic Plus button, which can be dragged to a specific position in a list to insert a new to-do there.

Connecting a keyboard enables the full set of Things' keyboard features, including a persistent selection, keyboard shortcuts, and Type Travel for quickly navigating between lists.

Things 3.25 is available now through the App Store.

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Top Rated Comments

1 day ago at 10:33 pm
Kudos to Cultured Code, they’ve been doing excellent work in the iOS app space for a very long time.

Smooth, fast, intuitive and attractive, I have their app across all three devices, iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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1 day ago at 10:00 pm
The Verge is going to be livid.
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23 hours ago at 11:40 pm
You can always count on Cultured Code to be there on day one with an excellent update! (not that I'm getting an iPhone Duo, but it's always nice to see them ready for each major OS and device release)
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
23 hours ago at 11:14 pm
I have been using Things since 1.0. It is wonderful, but I really have to force myself to stick with it and not drift away. It really demands discipline.

And I do wish I could add attachments and images to tasks. It is 2026 after all.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
1 day ago at 10:14 pm
It's going to be a ton of updates come Friday for the Duo.

Tesla just released their new update for the iPad and Duo as well. It looks great!



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11 hours ago at 12:01 pm

Developers are hard at work porting their apps. Any devs out there that can speak to the ease of that process? Can we expect a flood of Duo app updates to land soon or is this a longer roadmap for devs?
If they were made following the Human Interface guidelines, it’s not hard — a few days at the most. if they are custom coded, use proprietary structure or deprecated classes, tougher. Here is a quick video ('https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/tech-talks/111461/') apple put up to show what work is needed.

What I anticipate is the good apps will update really quickly (we are already seeing it), the ones that are messy ports, or AI slop will be found out fairly quickly.


Side note: that pic reminds me how much I dig the new Battery + WiFi + Cellular icon. So much info packed into such an efficient little treatment. So well done.
Iconography is a love of mine, and wow, that design blow me away.
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