It’s hard to imagine that the iPhone 14’s notch or the iPhone 15’s dynamic island would be any different than they are now, but of course there was a complete design and review process behind it, and it was just an unused idea leaked out.
According to information obtained by MacRumors, various designs were considered before arriving at the one currently finalized. We have also put together some mockup images to show you what the rejected ideas will look like.
One idea that was apparently being considered was placing a pop-up sidebar on the right side of the screen along the notch. This is a sidebar used to display time, signal strength, battery level, and other important information.
Apple also reportedly considered extending the notch all the way to the top of the screen. That means reducing the notch and giving it an Android-style status bar. This could have had the added benefit of giving users a little more battery life.
Design for a lifetime
Apple’s design team has also been busy introducing Dynamic Islands, which first appeared on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. One idea that was rejected here was to have a row of status icons below the selfie camera.
It appears that Apple’s designers also considered the idea of having a permanently elongated dynamic island (or in this case, just an island) before deciding that it needed to change shape and size depending on the context.
Visit MacRumors to see the complete set of mockups and imagine what might have been in real life. It’s possible some of these ideas will come back in the future as Apple continues to tweak the look of his iPhone series.
If Apple can somehow find a way to place the selfie camera and the sensor next to it below the display (as Samsung is doing with the Galaxy Z Fold 5), both the notch and the dynamic island could end up being It may even disappear completely. .
