The announcement and the planned features
Ping An Bank has announced that its Ping An Pocket Bank app will be fully adapted to Apple’s iPhone Duo. The news was reported by IT Home on October 24, 2026, citing a communication from the bank. For now, this is an announcement by the institution: the material does not indicate a release date for the updated version or specify when the app will be available to users.
According to the official preview reported by the source, the new version of the app is designed to work on both the device’s inner and outer screens. The bank claims that, unlike other applications, there would be no visual continuity problems between the two surfaces: the interface elements would adapt to the phone’s different configurations. The app would also include dedicated widgets.
Stand By and voice assistant
Among the features mentioned is Stand By mode, which allows the app to be kept on display, for example on a bedside table, and to show information on investment funds. The same mode would allow users to converse with an AI-based voice assistant.
The material does not clarify whether these features will be available from the first release or will arrive later, nor does it provide technical details on how the voice assistant works or on the types of data it will be able to display in Stand By mode. These are therefore announced features, not yet verified on an available product.
The bank’s financial context
The app announcement is presented alongside the data from Ping An Bank’s third-quarter 2026 report. At the end of September, the institution reported total assets of 5,952.354 billion yuan, up 0.4% from the end of the previous year, and loans and advances of 3,431.480 billion yuan, up 1.2%.
In the first nine months, the bank reported operating revenue of 103.1 billion yuan, up 2.42% year on year, net profit attributable to shareholders of 39.186 billion yuan, up 2.21%, and adjusted net profit of 39.124 billion, up 2.23%. On asset quality, the report signals a non-performing loan ratio of 1.05%, unchanged from the end of 2025, and provision coverage of 214.75%.
These figures describe the capital strength declared by the bank, but the material does not establish a direct link between the financial results and the investment in adapting the app to the new device. The decision to follow the iPhone Duo launch should therefore be read as an announced product choice, not as a documented consequence of the quarterly accounts.
What remains to be verified
The source does not report any comments from Apple, does not indicate whether the adaptation concerns other institutions or other banking apps, and does not specify whether support for iPhone Duo will also be extended to other digital services of the bank. It is also unclear whether the announcement refers to a version already in advanced development or to a future plan.
In the absence of a release date for the app and of independent confirmation, the information on the features should be considered statements by the bank, as reported by IT Home, and not features already available to users.
