New code references in iOS 27 beta reveal that Focus Mode is going to look a little different on the iPhone Duo lock screen.
It's not the Focus Mode update many have been asking for, the one where Apple removes the limit of just ten options. But it's a rearrangement and redesign of how Focus Modes appear on the lock screen and it's a more minimalist look that will hopefully spread to other iPhones.
As discovered by regular iOS beta code sleuth "pdfu," on the iPhone Duo, the lock screen's Focus Mode button lets you turn the feature on and off. At present, that button takes you into the Focus Mode settings instead.
The present button is also a wide one with an icon followed by a text label saying what the Focus Mode is. On the iPhone Duo, the text label is gone and only the icon is displayed.
This is all on the outer screen when locked. When unlocked, that same outer screen will now display the Focus Mode icon above the clock.
Describing the Focus Mode changes on X - image credit: pdfu
The clock on the iPhone Duo is displayed on the right, where the newly repositioned Dock goes. Currently, the Focus Mode icon is displayed next to the clock at the top of the screen.
These are all very small adjustments that are required because of the iPhone Duo having a smaller, more squat outer screen. But if it's correct that making that button a one tap on/off control, that's handy.
It's more than likely that pdfu is correct in all of this. They have previously been correct, for instance, in confirming that the iPhone Duo would have Touch ID.
More recently, pdfu has also reported on how the iPhone Duo will get some unannounced features in its StandBy mode.
