Apple recently released the iPhone 14 series. It includes 4 devices – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. The iPhone 14 Pro series has a new feature called Dynamic Island. This Dynamic Island feature caused a stir in the tech community and everyone was talking about it.
A lot of people find the iPhone 14 Pro Dynamic Island useful, while a lot of people find it completely useless. For many, Dynamic Island is the best use of the display cutout. However, if the Dynamic Island annoys you and you want to turn it off, in this article we will discuss how you can do it.
Content:
- 1 About Dynamic Island
- 2 How to enable/disable dynamic island in Apple iPhone 14 Pro?
- 3 Best use of dynamic island
About Dynamic Island
Dynamic Island uses the pill-shaped notch you see on the iPhone 14 Pro. This feature allows users to check alerts and current activity such as music playing, your timer, Airdrop connection, and directions from Maps. The dynamic island can be used for various tasks such as:
- background sound
- Apple Pay transaction confirmations
- AirDrop File Transfer
- iPhone charging status and battery life
- Silent mode on or off
- Face ID unlock
- Focus Mode Changes
- Accessories connect
- Active timers
- Remote Access to AppleTV
It supports multiple apps including Phone, Music, Maps, Wallet, Voice Recorder, Clock and Lyft.
How to turn on/off the dynamic island of Apple iPhone 14 Pro?
You cannot permanently disable Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro max. At the moment, Apple has not provided the ability to manage Dynamic Island. This means that you cannot turn this feature on or off.
However, you have the option to temporarily disable it. You just need to swipe left or right on Dynamic Island. This will only stop the function for a short while until some other application calls it. This won’t stop background apps from running, but you won’t see them on Dynamic Island. For example, if a song is playing, it will continue to play but will not be displayed on Dynamic Island.
Best use of dynamic island
Dynamic Island features can be used in a variety of ways. Some of the best uses of Dynamic Island:
- You will see a charging notification on the Dynamic Island. It will show the charging status of how charged it is.
- Dynamic Island contains Face ID components to unlock your phone using your face.
- You will also see call notifications in the app. In addition, you can also expand the dynamic island to see the duration of the call, and from here you can also hang up the call.
- You will also receive a notification to connect your AirPods to Dynamic Island.
- Dynamic Island displays media playback notification. You can control the music, i.e. play/pause it, play the next track and play the previous track.
- You can also manage screen recording from Dynamic Island.
- If you’re using Apple Maps to navigate a route, you can collapse it to Dynamic Island.
Conclusion
Here in this article, we have explained how to turn off Dynamic Island on your iPhone 14. Although it cannot be turned off permanently, you can turn it off temporarily. In addition, we have explained the best way to use this feature.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) –
- Can you disable Dynamic Island on iPhone 14?
At the moment, there is no such way that you can disable this feature permanently. But you can disable this feature temporarily by swiping left on Dynamic Island.
- What is Dynamic Island on iPhone?
Dynamic Island houses the selfie camera and Face ID components. This takes advantage of the notch and brings different gestures to the iPhone 14 Pro series that can be used for different tasks.
- Does the iPhone 14 have a dynamic island?
Dynamic Island is only available on the iPhone 14 Pro series, i.e. iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. You won’t see this feature on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus.
- What applications support Dynamic Island?
Various applications support Dynamic Island such as Timer, Maps, Google Maps, Screen Recordings, Camera and more.
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What can you do with a dynamic island?
You can use Dynamic Island for a variety of tasks such as receiving notifications, controlling media playback, accepting and rejecting calls, and more.