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Here's What the Status Bar and iPad-Style Dock Could Look Like on 'iPhone 8'
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looking at those two screens shots, the cutout thing looks like a gimmick to me and an ugly one. the space it "saves" isn't used for anything in the examples shown in the article. hopefully apple will surprise us with something better
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If this is the final product this presentation is going to be interesting. 
I think it's a monstrosity, but I will buy one. Not a huge deal. I'm more of a function guy, and the ugliness is relative, and should not be an issue.
I mean, if people see mouse ears, and will always see mouse ears, then that would suck, no?
I think it's a monstrosity, but I will buy one. Not a huge deal. I'm more of a function guy, and the ugliness is relative, and should not be an issue.
I mean, if people see mouse ears, and will always see mouse ears, then that would suck, no?
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I just have a hard time with the cut out. Just seems so off. Awful when in landscape orientation, no?
its very off, i kind of want to hold a judgement and see how it really is but this looks like crap. it'll be interesting to see how it will work out with non apple apps
not all change is good people, have to wait and see.
I hear the 12s will use drone technology to hover around over your head 24/7, beaming visible/IR video to your Smart Contacts, for ARkit to overlay information (and bunny ears) upon.
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Points for the first person to port the old X11 Xeyes program, so there's a little eye replacing the indicators in each of those two top spots, and have it use facial recognition to stare at you as you move around - maybe blink in surprise when you suddenly appear in front of it.
That's like hoping the 8 will have a headphone jack again xD
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Yea also, if they would go this route they couldn't sell the white phone!
Agree with the first part entirely - I've lived with a BlackBerry Z30 for the past few years and been holding off buying a new phone until the rest of the world caught up! I've used my GF's iPhone 6s fairly extensively and can't get used to how backward it feels to have to press a button to navigate around the phone!
(Your second statement doesn't hold true for me - it's only in the last year or so that I have started to find the app support lacking on the Z30)
So is iOS becoming (dare I say) fragmented? It sounds like there will basically be an iPad version of iOS 11, an "iPhone 8" version with its own gestures, and of course the version still based on the home button for all other devices. Not to mention the "8" introducing a new screen size and aspect ratio.
That's not the point. The point being that the 8 is an early adoption purchase for customers. Apple will add the features that should have been on the 8 to the 8s.
I agree, and I think that is what a lot of people are missing. There was quite a few rumored features that were just flat out not ready in time, so they will most likely find their way into the 8S.
I never expected the time to go into on the the "ears". I think the time should be in the middle below the notch. This would give a lot of space for all the icons. I can't see how they'll fit so many icons just on the left side. The extra benefit of moving the time down is that the "back to app" button would no longer cover up other icons, it could go to the left of the time. I think there's enough vertical space to do that.
Home button iPhones will be killed off next year. It wont be fragmented for long.
I agree we are eventually looking at the end of the physical home button on iphones, but that may not be the case on ipads. Hell they do not even have force/3D touch. Also if they release another SE that keeps the home button around. A physical button is still the most practical thing to use.
Yes, and certainly the tens of millions of people using them will upgraded to the "iPhone 8" and its successor by then! [/sarcasm]
Home button iPhones will still be the most prominent iOS devices for years to come, so for the foreseeable future Apple will need to make sure that iOS is usable for both types of devices (and iPads)
Earlier today, well-connected Apple reporter Mark Gurman said the so-called "iPhone 8" will have a thin software-based bar along the bottom of the home screen, controlled by gestures, in lieu of a physical home button.
Gurman also said the Dock, which houses up to four commonly used apps, will be redesigned with a new interface similar to the one on the iPad version of iOS 11. Above it, there will still be six rows of apps, with up to 24 apps per page.
The status bar is said to be split into left and right sides, which some Apple employees supposedly call "ears" internally. By default, the left side shows the time, while the right side displays Wi-Fi, signal bars, and battery life.
With those details in mind, graphic designer Olivier Charavel created a mockup of what the Home screen could look like on the iPhone 8.
Charavel also shared a mockup of Apple's Health app as an example of what apps could look like on the iPhone 8 accordingly.
Gurman said users can drag the gesture bar up to the middle of the screen to unlock the device. When inside an app, a similar gesture starts multitasking, and users can continue to flick upwards to close the app and go back to the home screen.
Guilherme Rambo shared a video that demonstrates how it could look once the Dock has been summoned, based on Apple's iOS simulator for developers.
More Coverage: iOS 11 Dock and Gesture Controls to Replace "iPhone 8" Home Button Entirely by Tim Hardwick
Article Link: Here's What the Status Bar and iPad-Style Dock Could Look Like on 'iPhone 8'
Fortunately through my work I am able to get a fresh phone of my choice every year. I have gotten the latest iPhone every year since the 4s. But this is looking more and more like a phone I will skip. I know all this is speculation and rumor until Sept 12 but if it ends up being like the rumors are saying, I will end up with a 7s most likely. I could be wrong and it may be the best thing ever, but I am doubting this phone more than any other year. I know if this is the direction they are going I will have no choice but to adapt in the future but if it is as bad as it looks like it could be, maybe there'll be such a backlash that they will for the first time ever, be forced to backtrack and admit they made a design mistake. I hope I am wrong though.