Productivity v11.41.3
Does Evernote work on iPhone Duo?
It works, but with black bars. Evernote hasn't been updated for iPhone Duo's inner display yet, so it runs in a phone-sized window.
At a glance
- Inner display (7.6″)
- Black bars
- Outer display (5.4″)
- Works normally
- Built with
- Not read yet
- We read each app's build SDK after it updates
- iPad version
- Yes
- Layout already handles big screens
- Latest version
- v11.41.3
- Nov 3, 2026
- Duo in release notes
- Not yet
About Evernote
Evernote is made by Evernote Corporation and first came out on the App Store in February 2019. It has 78,056 ratings on the US App Store, averaging 4.4 stars. Version 11.41.3 came out on Nov 3, 2026 and needs iOS 15.1 or later. It's free to download. Among the 46 productivity apps we track on the US App Store, 28 already fill the inner display, 3 are partly adapted and 15 still show black bars. By number of ratings, Evernote is #30 of them.
From its App Store listing:
Evernote is your second brain — the place to keep everything that matters and find it again the moment you need it. "…an invaluable tool for organizing a messy digital life." — The New York Times Capture a thought, a to-do, a photo, or a whole project, then let Evernote help you organize it, make sense of it, transcribe a meeting or tidy up a rough draft, and bring it back exactly when it counts. …
On the inner display
Apps built with older SDKs are placed in a phone-sized safe area on a black background. Everything works; you just don't get the bigger screen.
In Split View
iPhone Duo is the first iPhone that can show two apps side by side, and every app takes part — including Evernote. Open it on the inner display, then add a second app next to it. You can save the pair and come back to it later.
Duo-specific features
None confirmed yet. Duo-specific features include side toolbars, layouts that react to the fold, and content on the outer display while the app is open inside.
Evidence & history
App build,
Version 11.40.3 is built with the iOS 26.5 SDK
Apple runs apps built with the iOS 26 SDK or earlier in a phone-sized window on the inner display.
- : Not confirmed yet → Black bars — built with the iOS 26.5 SDK
Latest release notes
Version 11.41.3 · Nov 3, 2026
New features: - New audio player: a waveform you can scrub through, speaker avatars and pins, a playback speed selector, and a live transcript that stays on the note when you reopen it. Bug fixes: - Pinned notes stay on top of every notebook. - Typing no longer hides behind the toolbar. - Find in note no longer opens automatically from search suggestions. - Fixed a bug where Live transcription could stop unexpectedly. - The toolbar stays above the keyboard without duplicating.
Questions
Does Evernote work on iPhone Duo?
It works, but with black bars. Evernote hasn't been updated for iPhone Duo's inner display yet, so it runs in a phone-sized window.
Does Evernote work on the outer display?
Yes. iPhone Duo's 5.4-inch outer display behaves like a regular iPhone screen, so every iPhone app works there as usual.
Can I use Evernote in Split View on iPhone Duo?
Yes. On iPhone Duo every app can be placed side by side with another app on the inner display — developers don't need to opt in. How comfortable it feels at half width depends on the app's layout.
Why does Evernote have black bars on iPhone Duo?
Apps built with the iOS 26 SDK or earlier run in a phone-sized window on the inner display, and iOS 27 builds can still leave some space empty. The bars disappear once the developer rebuilds the app with the iOS 27.1 SDK — you only need to update the app.
When will Evernote fill iPhone Duo's inner display?
When its developer releases an update built with the iOS 27.1 SDK or later. We read the SDK of every new version of Evernote within about a day of its release and update this page.
What can I do about the black bars until then?
Use Evernote on the outer display, where it works like on any iPhone, or put it in Split View next to another app on the inner display so less of the screen goes unused.