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Dynamic Island Expected to Expand to All iPhone 15 Models
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Too much has been invested into DI for it to be a one-off scenario. Plus, that has never been Apple's style. They prefer, instead, to recoup their R&D and tend to spread these types of innovations across several cycles and platforms. I see this playing out no different than when notch first landed.
The SE doesn't count as the quote is all "iPhone 15 models". There is no 14 SE and there will be no 15 SE. The SE likely won't get the pill anytime soon. It's a special edition throwback to iPhones of old. The only question is if the next one will move to a notch instead of a home button (and what size they'll choose).
I honestly don’t think that’s happening for a few years yet. There is no way Apple would have went along with the development of the dynamic island for only 1-2 years.
There probably is a way for them to have an under display camera, but I think they are not happy with the quality they have and can achieve for the next few years.
I'm just (busy weekend) getting to setting up my 14 Pro: setup from this morning's iCloud backup and downloading the software update now. While I'm excited at the solution and innovation that is DI, it remains to be seen, for me, how that translates into real-world use. Obviously yI know where to go to share notes for my experience. 😜
I had assumed everyone already understood the dynamic island was coming to regular iPhones next. So I'm surprised people needed a tweet and articles about the tweet to realize it (and still debate it). Tim Cook basically said it would happen in the announcement itself. Tim went out of the way to say FaceID (with the notch) came to iPhone Pro first, before expanding to to other iPhones, and this is the next version of the that. Tim wanted to make this point so bad that he didn't even care that he was technically incorrect. FaceID was launched on the iPhone X, which was not called "pro", but is where the current Pro phones draw their lineage from.
LOL Everyone whined and whined about how big notches were on all phones. Phone makers tried all sort of thing to make it small or less noticeable. Apple says screws all you whiners we gonna make the blackout bigger and change size all the time and you'll all buy it.
Apple plans to expand the Dynamic Island to all four iPhone 15 models released next year, according to oft-accurate display industry analyst Ross Young. The feature is currently exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
In a tweet, Young said he expects the Dynamic Island to be available on the standard iPhone 15 models next year. However, he still does not expect the standard iPhone 15 models to be equipped with an LTPO display, suggesting that the devices will continue to lack ProMotion support and an always-on display option like Pro models have.
Dynamic Island is a pill-shaped area surrounding the Face ID sensors and front camera on the iPhone 14 Pro models. The feature can display system alerts for things like incoming phone calls and the Face ID authentication prompt, and it will also work with Live Activities in third-party apps when iOS 16.1 is released later this year.
In the past, Young accurately revealed that iPhone 13 Pro models and the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro would feature ProMotion, that the sixth-generation iPad mini would be equipped with an 8.3-inch display, that the latest MacBook Air would have a slightly larger 13.6-inch display, and much more, giving him a very successful track record.
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So expect all the phone companies to start putting some sort of dynamic blob on the screen chewing up more space. So the dynamic blob is all phone makers way of giving the finger to all you whiners.
Think this article is referring to the iPhone 15/15 plus and pro phone and it says ‘all four iPhone 15 models’
The SE won’t have the iPhone 15 name
Impressive if you're a middle aged single nerd.
Apple plans to expand the Dynamic Island to all four iPhone 15 models released next year, according to oft-accurate display industry analyst Ross Young. The feature is currently exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
In a tweet, Young said he expects the Dynamic Island to be available on the standard iPhone 15 models next year. However, he still does not expect the standard iPhone 15 models to be equipped with an LTPO display, suggesting that the devices will continue to lack ProMotion support and an always-on display option like Pro models have.
Dynamic Island is a pill-shaped area surrounding the Face ID sensors and front camera on the iPhone 14 Pro models. The feature can display system alerts for things like incoming phone calls and the Face ID authentication prompt, and it will also work with Live Activities in third-party apps when iOS 16.1 is released later this year.
In the past, Young accurately revealed that iPhone 13 Pro models and the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro would feature ProMotion, that the sixth-generation iPad mini would be equipped with an 8.3-inch display, that the latest MacBook Air would have a slightly larger 13.6-inch display, and much more, giving him a very successful track record.
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“Legit hole punch”? Go buy Samsung. You’re not “stuck” with anything.
“Legit hole punch” means a Face ID/camera all in one that can be tricked with a 4 year olds sketch of someone. No thanks, I’ll take a blob and have state of the art Face ID and front facing camera.
Long live The Blob!!!
I hate hole cut outs in screens but the DI is a really nice band-aid fix until they find a way to have a screen without holes.
Your namesake, Bond would prefer a good camera and proper FaceID tech on his phone rather than what is currently possible with a punch hole camera.
Main reasons for higher orders for pro models this year is that DYNAMIC ISLAND, so its obvious that the next year non pro models will have that feature. People will get them even if they lack 3 cameras , Always on display (already many pro users disabled this feature) or for that matter even 120HZ pro motion display .
It sounds like you need to educate yourself about DI. What it does now and what they plan to use it for in the future.
And it is probably coming to a Mac near you!!! Happy Weekend.
A lot of R&D was invested in 3D Touch as well. Not only software but special hardware to make it happen.
Until they realised it took up too much space for a feature that adds very little, sounds very similar to dynamic island tbh
Maybe I’m different, but I don’t like any kind of banner/popup notifications when I’m using my phone screen, not even for texts or calls. I find them overly intrusive when I’m trying to use my phone, and even worse, I’ll sometimes accidentally tap them and be unwillingly taken out of my current app. So I have all notifications go straight to Notification Center and only allow visual/haptic alerts on my Watch, where I can look at them (either on my Watch or in Notification Center) and choose to address them when I’m ready.
So any levity or functionality that Dynamic Island brings is really wasted on me.
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In don’t think that’s “Apple’s projected roadmap,” it’s his own idea of what would “make sense.”
He's actually well-connected to many people inside Apple's display supply chain locally and in Asia. This roadmap is what he's been currently told by said suppliers. For the past couple of years he's been leaking, with laser like precision, what displays Apple's unannounced products (iPhone, iPad, Mac, monitors) will be using. As far as I know, he's only been wrong once. So he's earned the benefit of the doubt.