Apple Explored These Notch and Dynamic Island Designs for iPhones

With the iPhone 14 Pro models in 2022, Apple introduced the Dynamic Island, which can morph and expand to display system alerts, sports scores, and a variety of other information. The feature makes the space surrounding the front camera and Face ID sensors useful compared to the notch on older iPhone models. Apple explored a […]

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United Airlines Adds Live Activities and Dynamic Island Support for Flight Tracking

United this week announced that it has updated its iPhone app to add support for Live Activities and the Dynamic Island, allowing United passengers quicker access to flight tracking information. With Live Activities integration, customers have access to their boarding passes, gate, and seat number, as well as a countdown clock to their departure time. […]

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iPhone 15 Dynamic Island to Feature New Integrated Proximity Sensor

This year, all iPhone 15 models will include Apple’s Dynamic Island that unifies the pill and hole cutouts at the top of the display, but there will also be a material change to the feature that wasn’t included in the iPhone 14 Pro models. According to a new tweet by Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, […]

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iPhone 15’s Dynamic Island Poses Production Difficulties for One Apple Supplier

Apple is expected to expand the Dynamic Island to all four iPhone 15 models released this year, but the integrated feature is making it difficult for one of Apple’s Chinese suppliers to produce the devices en masse, claims a new report. According to Korean-language website The Elec, China’s BOE is having problems with light leakage […]

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iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island Gets the Android Treatment in Latest Copycat Effort

Last September, Chinese smartphone maker realme hosted an online competition titled “What’s your dream island like?” in which it asked its “loyal fans” to submit ideas for how it could implement what was essentially a copycat version of ‌the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island‌ on its own devices. So what version of Apple’s innovation did […]

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How to Turn off Dynamic Island on iPhone

Despite the fact that Apple decided to continue using the same overall design that was introduced with the iPhone 12, that’s not to say that there weren’t meaningful changes made with the iPhone 14 series. More specifically, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max finally ditched the notch in favor of what Apple […]

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Apple Executives Talk About iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island in New Interview

In a new interview, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, Craig Federighi, and Apple’s vice president of human interface design, Alan Dye, sat down to discuss the thinking behind the iPhone 14 Pro‘s Dynamic Island and how it was developed. During the interview with the Japanese magazine Axis, Federighi, who oversees the development of […]

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iPhone 14 Pro Users Can Switch Between Two Live Activities in Dynamic Island

Apple earlier this month announced that iOS 16.1 will enable a new Live Activities feature which allows iPhone users to stay on top of things that are happening in real time, such as a sports game or a food delivery order, right from the Lock Screen. On the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, Live […]

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iPhone 14 Pro: How to Turn Off Dynamic Island Content

When Apple unveiled its latest iPhone 14 Pro models, many people were surprised by its innovative integration of software functions with the pill-shaped cutout at the top of the screen, which Apple calls the “Dynamic Island.” Display pixels around the Dynamic Island merge it into one pill-shaped area that changes size and shape to accommodate […]

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iPhone 14 Pro Features Live Sports Scores in Dynamic Island on iOS 16.1

Earlier this month, Apple announced that iOS 16.1 will enable a new Live Activities feature that allows iPhone users to stay on top of things that are happening in real time, such as a sports game or a food delivery order, from the Lock Screen. On the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, Live Activities […]

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iPhone 14 Pro: Using Custom App Icons Now Less Annoying Thanks to Dynamic Island

As a means to customize their iPhones, many users want to use custom app icons on their Home Screen. iOS itself doesn’t offer a native option to easily change and use custom app icons, but thankfully, the new iPhone 14 Pro and Dynamic Island make it easier to use a workaround to do just that. […]

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Android App Copying iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island Released on Play Store

Thursday September 22, 2022 7:57 am PDT by Sami Fathi A copycat version of the iPhone 14 Pro‘s Dynamic Island has arrived on Android’s Google Play Store in the form of an app called “dynamicSpot.” The app, still in beta, offers customers several different experiences at the top of their smartphones. In its current form, […]

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Realme Crowdsourcing Ideas for Copying Apple’s Dynamic Island

Tuesday September 20, 2022 7:52 am PDT by Sami Fathi Chinese smartphone maker realme is asking its “loyal fans” for ideas on how to copy Apple’s Dynamic Island from the iPhone 14 Pro and ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ Max. In a challenge, realme says, “the UI around the camera hole could morph into different shapes and […]

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iPhone 14 Pro: What Dynamic Island Does and How to Use It

When the iPhone 14 Pro models were announced, Apple surprised many with its innovative integration of software functions with the pill-shaped cutout at the top of the screen, which it calls the “Dynamic Island.” This article explains what it does, how it works, and how you can interact with it to perform actions. What Is […]

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Dynamic Island Expected to Expand to All iPhone 15 Models

Apple plans to expand the Dynamic Island to all four iPhone 15 models released next year, according to oft-accurate display industry analyst Ross Young. The feature is currently exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. In a tweet, Young said he expects the Dynamic Island to be available on the standard […]

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Apollo App Adds ‘Pixel Pals’ to the iPhone 14 Pro Dynamic Island

Popular Reddit app Apollo was today updated with support for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, and Apollo developer Christian Selig decided to implement a fun little feature — a “tamagotchi” for the Dynamic Island. The app update adds a small little creature into the area above the Dynamic Island on the new iPhone […]

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iOS 16.1 Beta Makes Dynamic Island Easier to Access With Reachability Support

The first beta of iOS 16.1 seeded to developers and public testers earlier this week enables Reachability support for the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, making the new pill-shaped area easier to access with one hand. Twitter account Tech-Up shared a first look at how Dynamic Island works […]

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Apple Repeatedly Showing iPhone 14 Pro Design With No Dynamic Island

Apple is repeatedly depicting the iPhone 14 Pro‘s rumored “pill and hole-punch” display cutout design with no Dynamic Island, despite this not being an option on the device. Apple Support document showing the rumored “pill and hole-punch” cutout design. In a new support document titled “Use Always-On display with your iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone […]

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iPhone 14 Pro Moves Annoying Low Battery Alerts to the Dynamic Island

Marques Brownlee’s review of the iPhone 14 Pro today provides a helpful overview of everything that the Dynamic Island can do so far. Low Battery alert in Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro via MKBHD There are currently around 30 things that the Dynamic Island can show, including system alerts for incoming phone calls, AirPods […]

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Dynamic Island Only Visible in iPhone 14 Pro Screenshots When Being Used

A key new feature of iPhone 14 Pro models is the Dynamic Island, a pill-shaped area that replaces the notch on previous models. Aided by software, the Dynamic Island morphs into different shapes and sizes for things such as incoming phone calls, alerts, notifications, Face ID authentication, timers, and more. Dynamic Island will also integrate […]

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