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 Jul 14, 2024 12:08 PM

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

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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.

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