Apple decided to follow that old adage: “if life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. That’s because the company found a creative solution to justify – or at least disguise – the new notch format in the iPhone 14 Pro line.
Known as “Dynamic Island”, the new notch brings a software experience that uses this “island” to display important informationnotifications and details of apps that are running in the background.
“Dynamic Island” automatically expands into different shapes to show notifications, alerts and interactive information. Apple says that each alert has its own personality, the idea being to present useful information and important controls without causing the user to leave the app they are using.
Commenting on the launch of the new notch, an Apple executive said:
Our goal was to design a space that would present alerts and background activities in a clear and consistent way, in a rich and enjoyable way. When you receive an alert, the dynamic island will notify you.
The manufacturer also makes it clear that application developers will be able to adapt their solutions so that they also make use of the dynamic island and this should make more interaction options available.
Apple claims it has redesigned all of its components so that everything uses only 30% of the area of ​​the old notch. For this, the proximity sensor was moved under the display.
Of course, the new dynamic notch should already be inspiring some manufacturers in the Android universe. So don’t be surprised if similar solutions soon start to be announced in China.
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