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How Dynamic Island works
One thing that’s impossible not to notice is how smooth Dynamic Island’s animations are. When you close an app that has Dynamic Island support, it goes straight to it. The cutoff becomes higher depending on the action the app offers. For example, when you set a timer, iPhone displays the progress in real time at the top of the screen. A long press on Dynamic Island expands this app’s widget with some basic controls. For timers, you can pause or stop them directly from Dynamic Island. The same goes for apps like Music and FaceTime. Certain system actions, such as turning on the focus mode or placing the iPhone on the charger, also trigger animations in Dynamic Island. One of the non-detailed behaviors for Apple that we can now see is how Dynamic Island handles Picture-in-Picture videos. As expected, you can’t drag a PiP window over the cutout. And even when you have a PiP window at the top of the screen, the Dynamic Island extension automatically moves the content to the bottom. Dynamic Island can display more than one application at a time. The app you used last will be the most prominent, but you can also expand Dynamic Island’s alternate actions without having to return to the app. There’s also a subtle shadow colored in the app’s accent color that displays live activity. Once you open a video, Dynamic Island reverts to the default layout with no extra icons. Even if you press it, nothing happens. Overall, the system works pretty well – and Apple has created an API so that developers can also take advantage of Dynamic Island.
Other tidbits
Other items include a demo of the Shortcuts app working with Dynamic Island, as well as a look at animations related to the new Apple Watch Ultra side button. It is worth noting that only the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max have Dynamic Island, while the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus do not. All new models will go up for pre-order this Friday, September 9th. FTC: We use affiliate links that automatically earn you income. More. Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:
