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Here’s a deep dive into StandBy mode on iPhone Duo. Rushmore, the app meant to host the redesigned faces, is missing from the iOS 27.1 simulator. But its localization strings reveal unreported faces, and I got some new faces running in the current renderer. 🧵

Code reveals five more StandBy faces supported by the new renderer: • Home Camera: Single camera view or a grid of up to nine. • Home Modular: Perhaps a Home accessory-focused Modular. • Flow (ResponsiveArt): Possibly an animated, abstract face. • Fade: No design details. • Snoopy

Here’s the new face editor. Its design closely matches the Apple Watch face editor. You can swipe between settings, then scroll through available options. Next, a closer look at three faces I managed to get running:

1. Analog Clock Options for style, color, and two widget slots. Across these faces, the Duo simulator has no widget registry, so I couldn’t explore alternative widgets. You can also customize numerals: Arabic, Western / Arabic, Eastern / Devanagari.