available in iPhone 14 Pro and no iPhone 14 Pro Max, this Dynamic Island It is one of the main innovations of the 2022 version of the mobile phone. The creation of functionality already copied by competitors was the subject of an interview given to the website. axis Friday (30) by Alan Dye, Apple’s vice president of human interface design.
According to him, Apple had planned “many years” to turn the notch into a smart UI feature. But one of the biggest questions was how to take advantage of the space provided by the downsizing of the camera and Face ID sensors.
One of those directly responsible for the creation of Dynamic Island, Dye said after long discussion that the team animated notifications it didn’t have to be limited to the status bar. For professionals, this was one of the defining moments in the development of the concept.
“The status bar is small if you think about it, but it plays the role of providing important information that users use all the time. Therefore, there was talk of doing something more special in this area.” The Apple employee added that it is difficult to remember when the idea arose as it was discussed by various sectors of big tech.
Biggest change since iPhone X
Head of software engineering of Cupertino giant Craig Federighi, who also gave an interview to the Japanese publication, Dynamic Island from iPhone 14 Pro Released in 2017, it has been considered “the biggest change to iOS since the iPhone X”. Back then, some aspects of the interface had to be rethought without the presence of the physical Home button.
“This fundamentally changed the way the iPhone works in various ways, such as unlocking the screen, returning to the home screen, and switching between apps,” he said. For Federighi, the challenge was even greater now, but he believes the company has successfully overcome it by giving the iPhone a new personality and more vitality.
Source: Tec Mundo
