iPhone 14 Pro Max Canceling 14PM

[surfsofa]

Respecting the OP's point of view, I wonder if it would be as distracting/annoying if Apple flowed the black from the island to the top of the phone when in full screen video mode. In other words, making it more notch like in that specific scenario. Would be interesting to see if it's less annoying that way.

My main question over the island is the distraction factor, same with AOD. Phones are full of enough distractions already without even more little dopamine hits being added to the mix. We'll soon have all the answers.

 

[kp98077]

I honestly don't even know how anyone would stress over this! LOL Its innovation.... you can either more forward, or backward...

 

[gomichaelgo]

I watched a review where a movie was played on the 14, I could not for the life of me take my eyes of the DI, It's just there in the way of everything, I don't think its something I'll get use to. Thinking of keeping my 13PM.

To me this is worse than watching videos on it. Seeing this in daylight.

 

[that be me]

To me this is worse than watching videos on it. Seeing this in daylight.

That looks awful! The good news is DI is a stopgap until they put the faceID/camera under the display

 

[roland.g]

I watch some youtube and news on my phone, but never would actually consume something I want to enjoy like a TV show episode or a movie on my iPhone, so this was a non-issue on the X and 12PM and continues to be a non-issue. If you are watching that sort of content on a device like this, I think it is a bit odd to state that the cutout cuts down on your viewing experience but that the 6.1 or 6.7 inch screen does not. I will watch episodes of TV shows or a movie or even live TV on a flight on my iPad or laptop, but when at home all that sort of content goes to a real tv.

 

[aries81]

Allow me to quote myself:

All I'm getting is this:

notch: waaa waaa
pill: waaa waaa

 

[adamgbiggs]

To me this is worse than watching videos on it. Seeing this in daylight.

It’s strange how the black app icons seem to be black still but the black pixels around the DI are not black

 

[sjperformance]

Thank you to those cancelling your orders. Means others will get theirs faster.

 

[cthompson94]

They could always put in an update so that the Island doesn't grow in size when watching videos and switches to the standard notifications currently when watching videos or maybe some other solution as that was just the quickest I could think of

 

[ZipZap]

I watched a review where a movie was played on the 14, I could not for the life of me take my eyes of the DI, It's just there in the way of everything, I don't think its something I'll get use to. Thinking of keeping my 13PM.

Is it not there in place of the notch which is always there?

 

[Shh]

So you don’t like the smaller notch and are instead going to stick with the bigger notch?

 

[Motionblurrr]

To me this is worse than watching videos on it. Seeing this in daylight.

bro that's at an extreme angle and in pure bright daylight lol

 

[cthompson94]

bro that's at an extreme angle and in pure bright daylight lol

that is exactly what I was thinking too. It is also a camera picking up that and would it look like that with only your eyes even at that angle

 

[ugahairydawgs]

Honestly I personally think the notch looks better but each to their own. Basically lost a bit of screen below the notch by moving it up to make the pill. Now it’s made that bit of screen unusable.

Maybe it will grow on me but all seems a bit pointless.

Until they figure out how to hide the camera and those sensors, part of the screen is gone either way. So it appears the idea with the island is to at least make it functional rather than just a dead spot at the top of the screen.

 

[Rafterman]

I imagine there are ways to minimize DI's presence.

 

[Motionblurrr]

that is exactly what I was thinking too. It is also a camera picking up that and would it look like that with only your eyes even at that angle

lol i can do that with my regular notched iphone and i can see the black oled area isn't a perfect match to the black notch area since it has an anti-reflective layer under the screen lol

this website reaches so hard sometimes but it is very entertaining

 

[Ryan1524]

That looks awful! The good news is DI is a stopgap until they put the faceID/camera under the display

I don't think the Island is going to disappear. They might keep it, but fill in the dark areas with information. under-display cameras tend to still remain visible, and/or look imperfect. They might continue the Island to hide that imperfection.

 

[jezbd1997]

I just canceled mine too. Not a big enough upgrade going from 13 PM to 14 PM.

there’s really like nothing. cameras maybe only thing. 13 pro upgrade was heaps better- 120hz, battery, cameras and the sierra blue was actually my main reason lol

 

[jezbd1997]

Well get used to it because it's the future of iPhone for at least the next 3-4 years...

i’d be hoping within 3 years we get no notch and under display. old rumours were 13 would get that, not sure maybe 16 or 17 then?

 

[clevins]

I imagine there are ways to minimize DI's presence.

it's minimal by default unless you us it for something. I have no idea what OP is stressing over. In its default state it looks less intrusive than the notch. Maybe I'll get my 14 Pro tomorrow and had it... but I doubt it.

 

[aurora_sect]

Seems excessive to upgrade every time a new version comes out anyway. I just preordered a 14P to replace my XS because my wife broke her XS and in ordering her replacement, I saw that I could get an $800 credit on an upgrade with Verizon. Otherwise I might easily have kept my XS another year or two.

 

[erikkfi]

My advice is to take that $1000 and invest it in some kind of long term, stable asset. Your future self will thank you for foregoing one iterative phone upgrade way back in 2022.

 

[janeauburn]

I watched a review where a movie was played on the 14, I could not for the life of me take my eyes of the DI, It's just there in the way of everything, I don't think its something I'll get use to. Thinking of keeping my 13PM.

With the idiotic island, Apple just doubled down on dumb.

 

[Shh]

With the idiotic island, Apple just doubled down on dumb.

You know ... except for the millions of people that are going to enjoy it.

 

[roland.g]

My advice is to take that $1000 and invest it in some kind of long term, stable asset. Your future self will thank you for foregoing one iterative phone upgrade way back in 2022.

What stable asset can you get in the current economy for $1000. A "blue chip" stock?
And the $1000 typically is a misnomer. If the poster has a 13 series, that phone has value, and unless they are passing it on to a family member, who then might be replacing a phone, which has value, etc., the new phone cost to them is only the delta from the $1000 to what they can get for their phone. If it is worth $700, the iterative upgrade is $300, or 30% of that. Just sayin'.