Apple Explored Innovative iPhone Designs Before Unveiling Dynamic Island on iPhone 15 Models
• Apple explored iPhone designs like a popover menu for quick settings access, an all-black status bar to hide the notch, and early Dynamic Island concepts before finalizing the design.
• The Dynamic Island can display alerts, scores, and other info by morphing in size, upgrading the space from the previous notch.
• Apple has expanded the Dynamic Island to all iPhone 15 models but still sells notched iPhones too, planning to eventually put the front camera under the display.
• Reasons to wait for the 2025 iPhone 17 include a roadmap spanning years, continual prototype development, and early rumors of features like under display Touch ID.
• A handful of Apple Vision Pro headsets developed identical hairline cracks in the front glass cover despite never being dropped, concerning some owners.