Depending on the type of iPhone you use, YouTube videos with a 2:1 aspect ratio may bleed slightly into the notch, causing an unsightly aesthetic to the video consumption experience. Upset with this, a Redditor took to /r/jailbreak to find a solution, and they surely found one.
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Thoughts on the Dynamic Island name…
Dynamic Island on the new iPhone 14 Pros is one of the best Apple features in years, but we're pretty torn over that silly marketing name? Hear us out...
Dynamic Island tidbits: Apps, games, system features supported and more
Check out these tidbits to learn how the Dynamic Island feature on the iPhone 14 Pro and newer works and what you can expect from it.
New ‘Dynamic Peninsula’ concept reimagines Apple’s Dynamic Island for notched devices
One of the most distinguishable new features of the new iPhone 14 Pro is the Dynamic Island. It’s a fancy name invented by Apple to describe the software features glorifying the hole punch cutout that will replace the infamous notch to house the iPhone’s TrueDepth camera system.
The iPhone 14’s notch could display privacy dots for camera and mic access
Apple may use the iPhone 14's rumored pill-shaped notch to display the privacy dots instead of the iOS status bar when the camera or microphone is being used .
Apple rumored to make the iPhone 14 Pro’s notch appear as a single uniform pill shape
Apple could resort to software trickery to conceal the iPhone 14's notch by making the hole-punch and pill-shaped cutouts appear as a contiguous, longer pill shape.
iPhone 14’s pill and hole-punch TrueDepth camera design shown on leaked images
Leaked images show the iPhone 14's TrueDepth camera sensor array up close, with the rumored pill and hole-punch design replacing the notch.
Here’s how Apple will reduce the notch in the upcoming iPhone 14
An Apple patent reveals how the company will decrease the size of the iPhone 14's notch by using a light-folding infrared projector instead of a standard one.
Apple may replace the notch by pill-and-hole layout across all iPhone 15 models
An analyst predicts Apple will drop the display notch from its 2023 lineup, adopting a pill-and-hole design across all iPhone 15 models instead.
In macOS Monterey 12.1, the MacBook Pro notch no longer conceals menu bar extras
The macOS Monterey 12.1 update resolves layout issues where the notch on 2021 MacBook Pros would obscure those tiny icons on the right side of your Mac's menu bar.
Some of the best jailbreak tweaks for the notch on iOS 14
The notch has received both praise and criticism from avid iPhone users over the years. While some consider it an intriguing curvature in the display for housing the TrueDepth camera system, others find it a nuisance that hinders their display experience.
NotchBanners lends notched handsets a more aesthetically-appropriate notification banner
The infamous notch became a critical element of Apple’s design language when introducing it with the iPhone X. Fast-forward to now, and the notch has infiltrated more devices including the iPad lineup and, more recently, the MacBook Pro lineup.