Filipe Espósito
Apple officially announced iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
While the external design looks pretty much the same as previous iPhones,
the 14 Pro models have a new display design with Dynamic Island a cutout
at the top of the screen that replaces the notch with smart features. Read
on as we detail how this feature works in practice.
In terms of hardware, the iPhone 14 Pros screen has two separate cutouts:
one for the Face ID sensors and one for the front camera. However, Apple
chose to use the OLED panel to make that area look like a single pill-shaped
cutout by default. However, Dynamic Island can do more than that, as the
cutout turns into larger cards that function as widgets.
Apple has worked on several different implementations for Dynamic Island,
and we were able to reproduce them thanks to the iPhone Simulator a tool
that lets developers try out iOS apps directly on a Mac.
How Dynamic Island works
One thing thats impossible not to notice is how smooth Dynamic Islands
animations are. When you close an app that has Dynamic Island support, it
goes straight to it. The cutout becomes larger depending on the action the
app offers. For example, when you set a timer, iPhone shows the progress in
real time at the top of the screen.
A long press on Dynamic Island expands that apps widget with some basic
controls. For timers, you can pause or stop them directly from Dynamic
Island.
The same applies to apps like Music and FaceTime. Some system actions like
enabling a Focus mode or putting the iPhone in the charger also trigger
animations on Dynamic Island.
One of the non-detailed behaviors for Apple is how Dynamic Island handles
Picture-in-Picture videos. Unsurprisingly, you cant drag a PiP window over
the cutout. And even when you have a PiP window at the top of the screen,
expanding Dynamic Island moves the content down automatically.
Dynamic Island can show more than one app at a time. The app you used last
will be the most prominent one, but you can also expand Dynamic Islands
alternative actions without having to go back to the app. Theres also a
subtle shadow tinted with the accent color of the app thats displaying the
live activity.
Once you open a video, Dynamic Island reverts to its default layout with no
extra icons. Even if you tap on it, nothing happens. Overall, the system
works quite well and Apple has created an API so that developers can also
take advantage of Dynamic Island.
Other tidbits
Its worth noting that only iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max feature
Dynamic Island, while iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus dont.
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