United Kingdom, Nov. 28 -- Apple has reportedly filed a patent for a heated foldable iPhone display.

According to Y.C.Cinema Magazine, a newly published Apple patent titled Flexible Displays With Heating Elements reveals a surprisingly advanced system designed to solve one of the foldable industry's biggest weaknesses, cold-weather fragility.

Instead of relying on thicker materials or warning labels, Apple is supposedly developing a display that can sense when it's too cold, warm itself internally, and even lock its hinge until it's safe to open - all to prevent cracks, creases, and long-term damage.

According to the patent, thin polymers, adhesives, and flexible glass used in foldable screens become stiff at low temperatures, concentr...