Dynamic Island was met with both pomp and skepticism. Fans of the new hardware and software are praising Apple for bringing the functionality of the two paradigms back together. Meanwhile, naysayers are comparing the design to the MacBook’s Touch Bar, which Apple has now quietly removed from new machines.
Regardless of your opinion, Apple seems to show it proudly in their marketing wallpapers. Download this custom wallpaper that enhances Dynamic Island… it still looks good on the cutout.
dynamic island wallpaper
Personally, I’m still not thrilled with the Dynamic Island idea. Despite what I told iDB colleague Christ Ziebreg that I thought Dynamic Island could be much more efficient as a shortcut of sorts, I’m currently still trying to find a great use case for the new feature.
And I use the word ability loosely. The iPhone 14 Pro has only been in my hands for a week, just like the developers. There may be great functionality in third-party hands in the future; however, if the touchpad is any indication, there may be a weak implementation.
My biggest complaint is with the accommodation. The Dynamic Island seems to hang a little below the cutout, but to what end? I notice this much more often when I watch YouTube videos or any other multimedia content in full screen mode. I think watching the video moving between the island and the bezel is just distracting. However, if you’re a big fan of drawing attention to design on your lock screen or home screen, the following wallpapers will enhance that experience.
The first collection of four wallpapers belongs to @ AR72014 fans. He constantly posts wallpapers on his twitter and has appeared many times in our collection.
The next two images are by @ EvgeniyZemelko. His source files have a black to white gradient, top to bottom. But to highlight the Dynamic Island, I flipped the horizontal orientation to reverse the transition to the Dynamic Island.
Finally, I really liked this image of the mountain posted by @jianoliu. The top gradient certainly draws attention to Dynamic Island.
What do you think of Dynamic Island? Do you have wallpapers that draw attention to Apple’s latest design feature? Send them to me! Reach out to me at @jim_gresham where I curate the wallpaper collection, post midweek uploads and talk about tech.
iPhone 14 inspired gradient wallpaper