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UI/UX Design: The Dynamic Island

A new feature that attempts to re-frame the notch problem, and I’m honestly not sure how I feel about it.

Warning: this article represents an unpopular opinion. If you’re easily offended, please feel free to skip it.

Overview

Apple just dropped the next incarnation of their notch that will be available on the iPhone 14. This is pretty big news because it represents something that essentially all designers who do any work with the iPhone/iOS will need to take into account moving forward.

Today, we’ll unpack this new feature that attempts to re-frame the notch problem, and I’m honestly not sure how I feel about it.

Origins of the Notch

While the iPhone is, of course, not the first phone to incorporate a notched display, when the iPhone X dropped in 2017, it was basically the first widespread device to popularize the trend.

iPhone X, for all its flaws, was the most successful revenue generator for Apple- Technology News…

Ever since, quite a few manufacturers have incorporated notches into their displays, for camera housings all the way to aesthetics and an attempt to replicate the commercial success of the iPhone X.

It’s a long story, but suffice it to say that the notch exists to house hardware that drives some of the more advanced features of the iPhone.

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/17/16315510/iphone-x-notch-kinect-apple-primesense-microsoft

Issues with the Notch

The introduction of the notch came with a few interesting issues. First and foremost, designers now have to deal with the ongoing fight with a screen that has some odd specifications.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiview/positioning_content_relative_to_the_safe_area

The biggest problems lie in some of the odd-duck safe area issues when it comes to full-screen.