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Definition: Dynamic Island


An iPhone feature starting with the iPhone 14 Pro in 2022 that creates a notification hub on screen. The floating Dynamic Island is displayed for alerts, timer settings, playing music, connecting AirPods and making payments.

DynamicSpot for Android
Android users can download the DynamicSpot app to create a similar notification mode in their phones. DynamicSpot is not identical to Dynamic Island but offers similar functionality. See iPhone 14.




The Dynamic Island
The black pill-shaped hole punch display (top) houses the proximity sensor to turn the touchscreen off when next to the ear, the infrared projector for face ID and front-facing camera. The area dynamically expands to display more information (bottom). See hole punch display. (Images courtesy of Apple Inc.)