movable screens on Wearable electronic device
Apple files a patent for a foldable watch, or a ‘wearable electronic device’, that comes with two movable screens and cameras. Released as a report on March 20th, 2025, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the document filed by the Apple Design Lead Vladimir Krneta on September 20th, 2023, details the description of the device. First, the foldable Apple watch with cameras includes a frame with a fixed part and a movable part. The fixed part has a band attached to it, while there’s a display on the movable part.
This screen even has an outer display with a sensor, making it a back-to-back display. While there’s a hinge bonding the two screens, the patent of the dubbed foldable Apple watch with cameras explains that the dual screen is continuous. This means it’s creaseless, as if it were just a single screen. The hinge also connects the fixed and movable parts. The movable part can rotate in different directions, one of which is at a right angle. There is another part that rotates in the same plane as the fixed part, but here, it turns in a different direction. The patent says that the wearable electronic device includes an optical sensor placed adjacent to the display.
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Apple’s patent for foldable watch with cameras
The dubbed foldable Apple watch has two cameras. The first one is on the screen, placed in the external screen of the upper movable display. Then, a bigger inner screen bears the second camera. In short, the first camera faces outside, and the second camera faces inside. Users can change the viewing angles of both cameras by adjusting the outer housing. The patent states that users can also share the camera views to another device. The inner screen can either be made of separate smaller displays or one large display, allowing for customization.
There’s a main body and a movable screen for the dubbed foldable Apple watch with cameras. The screen has two sides: one with a display on the front and another on the back. It can switch between an open and closed position. A support structure connects the screen to the main body, and a strap is attached to the watch. The support structure stops the screen from moving past a certain angle when open. It also allows the screen to rotate. So far, the patent, filed by the Apple design lead, indicates the potential birth of the brand’s foldable watch with cameras.
Ultra 2 case and Band Apple Watch Hermès Ultra Single Tour
image generated using Google AI’s Imagen 3 with the prompt foldable Apple watch with two screens
view of the smartwatch’s frame | all graphics courtesy of patent filed by Vladimir Krneta on USPTO
it even has an outer display with a sensor, making it a back-to-back display
the movable part can rotate in different directions, one of which is at a right angle
so far, there’s only a patent filed for the device
