Adam Kos We first got to know it with the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max models. And it was a blast. Compared to the previous, albeit already reduced, cut-out, this element looked modern and, above all, effective. But three years later, that enthusiasm has cooled. What's next?
The so-called we had the wide form of cutout in the display here in the iPhone X, iPhone XS and XR, as well as the iPhone 11 and 12 generations. The narrow one came with the iPhone 13, when the basic iPhone 14 also got it. The Dynamic Island element is then available in the iPhone 14 Pro and the entire range of iPhones 15 and 16. So it's three years when he's here with us and when it's up to him Apple he did not do anything on the hardware side. So it's time for a change.
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There was already a lot of speculation about this in the case of the iPhone 16, but nothing new has happened in this regard. So Dynamic Island still looks and behaves the same as it did three years ago. Apple apps work very well with it, as well as the system, other titles, that is, many of those from third-party developers, but still have problems with it. It often somehow interferes with the interface and control elements, even with very popular games (e.g. Gossip Harbor).
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So hardware reduction is definitely in order. Most of all, it bothers videos, paradoxically more than in the case of the second version of the cut-out (at least subjectively). The problem with videos is that there is still a display area between it and the frame. However, it has software reserves even with small displays, especially now with the iPhone 14 Pro, 15, 15 Pro and 16. Animated elements like to extend beyond the display itself, which simply does not look good.
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What is waiting for us?
However, according to current information Apple acquired patent on technology that would finally allow it to hide Face ID under the display. This would be a crucial step to minimize the whole element. Only the shot known from competing solutions could remain from it, but this would not mean that we would necessarily have to get rid of the effective animations, they would simply be based on a smaller area.
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After all, it solves Face ID under the display Apple for a really long time, and we dare to guess that at least since the launch of the iPhone X. However, the first mentions of it are only from 2021, when Apple filed various patents, so we were looking forward to both the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 16. However, it could actually be true for the iPhone 17, which many analysts are leaning towards. The iPhone 17 Air will certainly play an important role in this, with the goal of achieving the most elegant appearance possible, which the minimization of the Dynamic Island would help.
It could also be the only model in the range in which you would Apple he tested the technology the next year. Since it will also be quite expensive, Apple's development could thus pay off well before deploying the technology in at least the iPhone 18 Pro models.
