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Pew Research found that Trump's Hispanic gains in 2024 were driven largely by changes in who voted that year, rather than being a result of Biden voters switching their support to Trump.

Republicans built parts of their 2026 strategy, including newly drawn House districts in Texas and Florida, based on the assumption that the historic Latino gains made by Donald Trump in 2024 would endure. The current sharp move back toward Democrats by Latino voters is complicating those strategic bets in key races.

The Democratic Party's net favorability among Latino voters has declined; in 2016, it had a 31-point net positive rating (55% positive, 24% negative), but it has fallen to a 41% positive and 42% negative rating today. The Republican Party's favorability has also seen a decline in net rating, though they have made inroads; in 2016, 16% of Latino voters viewed the GOP positively, while today that number is 27%, even though negative views have risen from 57% to 62%.

Several factors are contributing to the shift. While nearly two-thirds of Latino voters still report their income is falling behind the cost of living (similar to 2024 levels), 78% now disapprove of Trump's handling of the cost of living. Furthermore, 67% of Latino voters say Trump's enforcement regarding mass deportation has gone too far, with 31% stating they or someone close to them now carries ID due to ICE concerns, and 27% knowing someone who was detained or deported.

The current development cycle is reminiscent of the early days of the original iPhone, when developers created virtual versions of familiar physical objects using the phone's touchscreen and sensors, such as apps that simulated a virtual lighter with a flame that flickered and swayed based on the movement of the device.

Riley Testut is a developer for Delta who is working on Duo support. His goal is to create software that allows the foldable iPhone to resemble the Nintendo dual-screen DS, utilizing the hinge and dual-screen nature of the hardware to emulate the familiar hinged gadget.

The iPhone Duo is expected to cost nearly $2,000. The development of clever apps that utilize the foldable design—features that could not exist on a traditional iPhone—is seen as a way to help persuade early adopters to purchase the high-priced device.

The hackathon produced 73 submitted projects, including: - Accorduon: Turns the phone's hinge into the bellows of an accordion, where the speed of folding and unfolding determines the volume of the instrument. - Crate: A beat machine where folding controls effects and snapping the phone open triggers a musical drop; this project took first place at the hackathon. - Foldtales: A virtual pop-up book that uses the hinge to make objects like castles and trees rise as the phone opens. - Twofold: A game app that uses the partially folded screen to hide pieces in virtual versions of classic tabletop games. - Duo Man: A Walkman-style music player which finished in second place at the hackathon.