Dynamic Island UI result of years of discussion, biggest iOS change in five years – Apple execs - 9to5Mac

The Dynamic Island UI seen in the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max was the end result of years of discussion, revealed Apple VP of Human Interface Design Alan Dye.

Software engineering head Craig Federighi said that the new user interface was biggest change to iOS since those required for the iPhone X ….

With the iPhone 14, Apple shrunk the module containing the front camera, Face ID tech, and more.

Most of the time, the Face ID and camera cutouts are disguised as a single pill-shaped area, which Apple calls the Dynamic Island.

The genius of Apple’s design was turning a necessity – a lost area of display – into a clever user interface feature.

We recently listed the 30 different uses Apple makes of the Dynamic Island, and provided a detailed look at how the feature works.

However, one of those discussions was that if the sensor area on the screen could be made smaller, what could be done with the surplus space.

Federighi looked back to the launch of the iPhone X, which required the company to rethink quite a few aspects of how the user interface would work without a physical Home button.

He said that the Dynamic Island was the biggest change to iOS since then.

The video below shows a number of the Dynamic Island UI animations