Other Dynamic island is brilliant!!

[Cod3rror]

It's a brilliant idea! Android manufacturers must be feeling the burn, they've had that cut out for years and they did nothing with it. I bet they'll be firing up their copying machines in a hurry.

I am an Android user, BTW. Just saying it like it is.

 

[thislsmadness]

Why does nobody see the obvious problem of smudges on the selfie lens with this dynamic island? It‘s supposed to be touched on, directly on the lenses and sensors. Photos/face ID will be crap if you dont polish it regularly before use.

Because people have been presssing their head against the notch and dragging their fingers across the notch to bring down notification tray for years and the smudging hasn't been a big problem.

 

[mpavilion]

It's a brilliant idea! Android manufacturers must be feeling the burn, they've had that cut out for years and they did nothing with it. I bet they'll be firing up their copying machines in a hurry.

I am an Android user, BTW. Just saying it like it is.

No they haven't... they have small pinholes for the FFC

 

[Tig Bitties]

Off topic, but in iOS16 do incoming texts appear from the bototm up? if so that sounds cool, and easier to interact with.

 

[roland.g]

But we need a better name for it.
I'm not saying to call it the Expandi-brow.
Or the Info-pill.
but if you want to go with the island theme, or sand bar, maybe call it the Widget Bar. Except not that either.

Dynamic Island is just not good.

 

[teohyc]

I just watched the the Verge's hands-on video...

Hands-on with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max

A first look at Apple’s latest iPhone.

www.theverge.com

Just remember to wipe the finger prints off the front camera each time you want to use it.

 

[thislsmadness]

But we need a better name for it.
I'm not saying to call it the Expandi-brow.
Or the Info-pill.
but if you want to go with the island theme, or sand bar, maybe call it the Widget Bar. Except not that either.

Dynamic Island is just not good.

Not at all, dynamic island is an great name because its an attention getter and now its a combination of words that will be uniquely associated with the Apple/iphone. If you're running down a list of features .. it has that "Wait..wtf is that?" quality that something like widget bar would not. And thats exactly what you want for your big headline feature of the product.

 

[Arran]

But we need a better name for it.
I'm not saying to call it the Expandi-brow.
Or the Info-pill.
but if you want to go with the island theme, or sand bar, maybe call it the Widget Bar. Except not that either.

Dynamic Island is just not good.

Mystic Portal, lol.

 

[ShadowGuardian87]

Yeah I thought it was cool.

 

[netsped]

They could’ve done the same thing with the notch by making the space at the sides black and it would’ve been a lot less distracting.

 

[PKIDelirium]

If the feature turns out to be popular and is well received from a UX perspective, there's nothing stopping them from reserving those pixels at the top even if they yank the hardware and do some under-display fingerprint tech that works even better than FaceID. Of course, people are still going to want to take selfies, and the concept of an edge to edge display is so standard now-a-days that placing the camera above the display would seem like a step backwards, so I think they'll always have to have something there...

This could very easily evolve to be Dynamic Bar and include the entire status bar, which up until this point has been very static.

I'm hoping this method migrates down to the non-Pro models and the notched MacBooks, and evolves further. Very unexpected but also very smart integration of UI with the hardware.

 

[Arran]

I loved that unveiling. It is a great way to basically own it and make it work and to have so many bits of software work around it is amazing to see.

Totally agree. A brilliant way to turn a liability into an asset.

 

[ian87w]

I agree. Was completely surprised with the way Apple handles the pill hole. With this, the pill is almost "invincible" as many of the phone's UI are utilizing it as part of the UI itself. Really brilliant.

 

[iScone]

I agree with most here - if they can't get rid of the notch yet, this is a really innovative way to accommodate it. Given Apple cling on to new designs like this, I'm guessing we'll porbably have it until about the iPhone 17, so they've bought themselves more time to nail the notch-free screen.

 

[orionquest]

I agree. Just wow. Nobody was expecting this.

Those "leaks" really threw people off, Apple marketing done very well..

 

[soapropos]

is the DI going to get in the way of watching tv/movies or will it still be hidden like the notch is currently when in widescreen?

 

[cptcaveman]

is the DI going to get in the way of watching tv/movies or will it still be hidden like the notch is currently when in widescreen?

From the launch event it seems to “dynamically” float as a pill in the middle of the picture.

 

[doboy]

Totally groundbreaking innovation. Very impressed. As someone said elsewhere it makes pretty much all other iPhones look obsolete. This announcement today is surely up there with the original, the 4 and the X. Will 100% be upgrading to the 14 Pro, as if they kept the price the same too

groundbreaking? hyperbole much? It does look pretty cool although it's more or less gimmicky, but I'm sure it'll make some ppl upgrade.

 

[Mc0]

This is a good example of embracing what others consider as a "flaw" and owning it. They made a feature out of it instead of hiding using wallpapers.

 

[cptcaveman]

groundbreaking? hyperbole much? It does look pretty cool although it's more or less gimmicky.

Yeah. There's a lot of Kool-Aid being drunk on this thread.

But still, a clever way by Apple to rebrand the notch and turn it from a bug into a feature!

I still can't wait to see the back of it though. The pill looks garbage in full-screen video.

 

[mpavilion]

Those "leaks" really threw people off, Apple marketing done very well..

So wait… does this mean it doesn’t actually have those green/orange privacy indicator dots?

 

[Applɘ Aꙅylum]

Watch Samsung trying to copy THIS after mocking Apple with its ad recently....

 

[Polaroid]

Cue camera smudges complaints.

Thecamera is far right, you have far left and middle to touch, camera wont be affected.

 

[Polaroid]

Cant wait to be able access music widget anywhere without having to open control center!

 

[bigpizza]

I don’t agree that it’s brilliant. There’s less usable screen real estate. And 21:9 video content is going to be cut off with the new notch.