According to Gurman, Apple is working to ensure that the foldable iPad does not have the crease down the center that has bedeviled other foldable devices. Apple’s secret efforts have resulted in a device that has a “nearly invisible crease” when opened up, Gurman says, although it’s “too early to tell if Apple can get rid of it altogether.”

The company aims to remove the display's crease entirely -- an accomplishment rival foldable devices have yet to master.

Apple is developing a foldable iPad and a foldable iPhone, according to multiple reports. Apple is working towards bringing the foldable iPad, said to be the size of two iPad Pros when unfolded, to market around 2028,