Apple’s recently filed patent sheds light on its future plans for Dynamic Island: report

Apple solved two problems by announcing its new Dynamic Island feature last year. Dynamic Island serves as a neat front for its Face ID technology (which Apple has refused to release for years) and offers a more eye-catching approach to include a front-facing camera instead of a bucket-shaped notch in the display. . The tablet-shaped dynamic island (which actually consists of two notches on the display) also works as a software feature to communicate notifications or app status about current activities and tasks. Indeed, this seems like a win-win solution for Apple and its users, but the company has plans to further develop this feature, as explained in this recently granted patent.

According to recent leaks and rumors, Apple is trying to hide this pill-shaped notch (to some extent) by using under-display technology that is theoretically similar to that available on devices like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, allowing the company to hide its Face ID components. to the point where he doesn’t seem to be as intrusive as he already is in his current form.

First reported 9to5Mac, patent apple indicates that Apple has won a new patent related to the Dynamic Island feature, as well as details on how and where it plans to use this patent in its line of devices.

The patent explains that Apple can place these transparent windows (the new Dynamic Island) with one or more sensors in three positions on the display. The patent allows Apple to place this transparent window along the top border, in the corner of the display, or even in the center along the top edge of the display. Moreover, he even explains how the window area around this transparent display can change its shape and size, which is very similar to the Dynamic Island implementation available on iPhone models available today.

While having a transparent window along the top border makes sense for the iPhone, the other two implementations appear to be intended for other devices in the Apple ecosystem. Apple has been open about saying that the new under-display implementation of Dynamic Island could also be for its Watch, iPad, and Mac devices. It also talks about the possibility of this feature appearing in glasses, a mixed reality headset, a head-up display in a car, and more.

But there is more. Apple reportedly also listed the sensors that can be used for this transparent window in the patent application. The list also includes some interesting additions such as a Touch ID sensor (built into the display) or even sensors to measure 3D non-contact gestures (“air gestures”) using the same hardware implementation and setup. Other interesting additions also include health sensors. Apple’s patent explains that the sensors built into this transparent window can also work with other sensors or hardware available on the device to collect results for a particular function.

Apple’s transparent window or under-display technology appears to work similarly to Samsung’s under-display implementation. This is done by selectively removing certain pixels in the array, reducing the pixel density and increasing the light transmission, which allows the sensors below to capture the required visual data.