The iPhone 15 series should deliver a few notable design changes if recent leaks are to be believed. The reports make sense, as Apple introduced a major iPhone redesign in 2020 with the iPhone 12. That three-year cycle ended with the iPhone 14. Rumors say the iPhone 15 will have a curved back, and the…
The iPhone of our dreams is closer than ever. It would be a true all-screen device with no bezels of any sort, and no notches or holes punched through the screen. Apple has been working on technology to place iPhone sensors like Face ID and Touch ID under the screen for years, which will make…
DSCC’s Ross Young has repeatedly reported that all iPhone 15 models will feature the Dynamic Island. This hardware-software integration introduced with the iPhone 14 Pro is how Apple replaced the five years old notch, first introduced on the iPhone X. The Dynamic island shows important alerts, notifications, and activities. With that, the TrueDepth camera has…
Much like the notch before it, the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 has been somewhat divisive. Some iPhone users love it, others hate it, and many of us forget that it even exists after a day or two. Personally, I think it’s an improvement over the notch on the iPhone 11/12/13, but when it’s…
The designs of Apple’s new iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max leaked months before the reveal in September, but we did not know how the pill-shaped notch would work in practice. At Apple’s September event, we learned the cutout would become part of the iPhone’s new Dynamic Island. Android app developers promptly started…
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island, I explained that I thought the feature was brilliant, but that I’d also like to turn it off as soon as I got my hands on the device. I worried that the animations might be too annoying, as a person who has reduced the motion of…
In the coming months (and hopefully years), we’ll begin to see the potential of Apple’s new Dynamic Island realized. One of the major upgrades will be the arrival of Live Activities in iOS 16.1. The update is currently in beta, but it should roll out before the end of October. When it does, the Dynamic…
If you’ve been enjoying playing around with the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14, you may have noticed an interesting behavior that perfectly encapsulates Apple’s unrivaled attention to detail. When you swipe up on an app, and in turn send it off to the Dynamic Island, the direction it takes is wholly dependent on the angle…
Rumors that preceded the iPhone 14 launch claimed that all future iPhone 15 models will have the same Dynamic Island as the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. At the time, we didn’t have a marketing name for the notch replacement that appeared in all the iPhone 14 rumors. But now that the…
One of the standout features of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max is the “Dynamic Island.” The replacement for the notch (or “sensor housing,” as Apple called it) works in tandem with the display. While the notch simply took up space, the Dynamic Island interacts with iPhone apps and expands to deliver notifications. App…
