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Black box on top of iPhone 15 screen

There is this black box on top of the iPhone 15 pro screen. The black box is not visually pleasing to the eyes. What is that? How can I get rid of this box?


Posted on Oct 11, 2023 8:20 PM

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Posted on Mar 23, 2024 12:46 PM

How do I make this black box not visible.

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Jul 1, 2024 1:21 PM in response to raysonyam

Please let me know if you find out! It's so ugly, and there's no hardware there anymore so why is there a box there? Just to take up space that could be taken by, oh gee, a NUMBER of different things-- like a clock that has seconds, or ACTUALLY SEEING THE PERCENTAGE NUMBER OF YOUR PHONE CHARGE? MAYBE? APPLE?????


Why is everything they make just a little bit worse each time

Jul 1, 2024 2:09 PM in response to zgf

Actually, there is hardware there. It includes the TrueDepth sensor (for faceID), front camera, ambient light sensor, and more. Everything that was in the notch is in the Dynamic Island. While you can’t turn it off (that literally is impossible), you can take advantage of it with the features it brings over the notch:


Use the Dynamic Island on iPhone - Apple Support


Side note, you can turn on battery percentage from the battery section of the settings app.

Aug 31, 2024 11:33 AM in response to zgf

My option there is a hard wear there!!! I looked yesterday and saw the Meta symbol in it inside the blk box!!!

Ives what the ****! I am being watched? I hit it and it then disappeared!

then last night I saw a dot inside it?

I had been on the phone with a long time friend from school @ 2 hrs as our 50th reunion is coming up! The whole time I was talking to her till @ 11:35 PM it was visible. As soon as we disconnected… within a few seconds… it blinked it went off!!!!

you can not tell me that we are being watched and listened to!!!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Jul 14, 2024 12:08 PM in response to Marklhamby

Unless you’re getting a high end android, you’ll be faced with the same thing, just smaller and with no software features. The notch was visible in all the places the Dynamic Island is. All it does is makes it more useful.


Plus, unless you’re watching ultrawide videos (often movies or music videos), the Dynamic Island won’t be visible.


I encourage you and anybody else who has a Dynamic Island to look into the software features this adds below:


Use the Dynamic Island on iPhone - Apple Support

Black box on top of iPhone 15 screen

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