Before the iPhone 14 series was announced, several rumors claimed that Apple was working on an alternative to the notch that would include a bead-shaped notch and a dedicated hole to house TrueDepth camera devices.
According to macrumors, when the iPhone 14 Pro models were announced, Apple surprised many of its fans with its innovative integration of software functions with a disc-shaped slot at the top of the screen, which it calls Dynamic Island.
What is Dynamic island and what is it used for?
Apple has integrated the Dynamic island feature, in the iPhone 14 Pro models, in an attempt to exploit the pixels displayed in the front-end area of the two phones and reduce this area and replace it with a rectangular hole, to what it calls the Dynamic Island, in which the front camera and facial sensors are placed.
The new feature, Dynamic island, coordinates the top corner of the iPhone 14 Pro phone in the form of a pill that changes its size and shape to accommodate different types of alerts, notifications and interactions, and turns it into a kind of front information center, where Apple uses the hole inside the screen to display media playback controls when listening to Audio clip or podcast.
This is in addition to displaying the charging status, discovering the AirPods, displaying the number of minutes of the call made by the user, and others, with the ability for external applications to exploit the space or feature to display information.
Overall, on iPhone 14 Pro models, Dynamic Island is the kind of great integration of software and hardware that Apple is known for, and the ability for third-party developers to take advantage of its capabilities means it can support the emergence of new, unexpected features. Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, while the standard iPhone 14 models offer the same notch as the iPhone 13 models.
Dynamic Island features include:
First: View the outputs and alerts:
Apple Pay transaction confirmations.
Show privacy indicators when using the microphone or camera.
Transfer files via AirDrop.
AirPods connection status and battery life.
iPhone charging status and battery life.
Low battery alerts.
Turn silent mode on or off
Face ID Unlock
– Unlock Apple Watch
View NFC interactions
AirPlay Connections
Focus mode changes
Shortcut Actions
– Airplane mode / No data alerts
SIM Card Alerts
– Connect accessories
Find my alerts.
Second: Basic Activities:
Upcoming directions and step-by-step maps
Incoming phone call and call duration
Remaining time playing the song
active timing
Live Sports Activity Results
SharePlay sessions
screen recording
Voice memo recordings
Personal Hotspot Connection
Source: Al Bayan newspaper