By Dwayne Cubbins
Publication Date: 2026-10-20 10:03:00
Perplexity has pushed out version 26.40.0 of its Comet browser on the App Store over the past couple of days, and the biggest change in this release is built-in support for the iPhone Duo.
According to the official release notes, the browser is now “fully optimized for iPhone Duo, with layouts designed for both the folded and open screens and smooth transitions between them.”
If you have ever tried using an unoptimized browser on a foldable phone, you already know how awkward the interface gets when you open or close the display mid-session. Having dedicated layouts that adjust on the fly without breaking the page you are reading makes a huge difference in daily use.
This release comes right after September’s update that focused on breaking through anti-adblock notices.
Apart from adding support for the new iPhone Duo, the build also sorts out a bug with how tabs behaved. Previously, closing a tab would often dump you straight back into the main tab manager overview instead of letting you keep browsing.
Perplexity notes that “closing a tab now opens the next related tab instead of jumping to the tab manager,” which feels much more natural when you have a bunch of links open from the same website. The team also fixed a bug with the Recently Closed Tabs list, so your history actually shows up again and stays put even after you restart the app.
You will also notice the built-in AI Assistant is a bit smarter at keeping up as you click around and…
