iPhone 14 Pro Dynamic Island question

I'm considering getting the 14 Pro, but have some reservations regarding the Dynamic Island. Specifically, I'm most concerned about it being too distracting in terms of receiving too many updates from apps with background activity while wanting to focus. From what I've seen, at this point there's no way to outright disable the DI animations. I have seen though that one can "swipe away" stuff that's happening on it.


So, for example, if I'm reading something on Books and then:

  1. I open up Spotify, hit play on a song and an activity opens on the DI. If swipe it away, the song keeps playing but the DI is now back to its minimal form? As far as Spotify goes, does the DI just stay this way and allow me to read my book without distractions? Does the Spotify animation come back with the next song?
  2. I open up Uber, order a ride on it and an activity opens on the DI. Afaict, any update to ride order status would show on the DI activity. If I swipe it away and go back to my book, will I have to swipe away the next ride order status, the next one after that etc, or am I swiping away the entire series of updates for that particular ride?

Posted on Nov 23, 2022 6:39 AM

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Nov 24, 2022 3:14 PM in response to shaiperson

Hello shaiperson,



Thanks for that info and for choosing the Apple Support Communities. If we understand correctly, you are have some questions about how the Dynamic Island feature works on an iPhone 14 model. You are correct that you can swipe away things in the Dynamic Island, but also keep in mind this feature is only enabled when the iPhone is unlocked. As far as how 3rd party apps like Spotify and Uber work with the Dynamic Island, you would need to contact their support as they would be the authority how their apps work with this new feature on the iPhone 14 models. Please see the resources below for more about the Dynamic Island feature, as well as how to contact 3rd party app support:



View activities in the Dynamic Island on iPhone - Apple Support

How to use the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro | Apple Support - YouTube

How to contact an app developer - Apple Support



Cheers!



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