Apple’s Dynamic Island feature has been part of iOS and iPhone for a few years, starting with the iPhone 14 Pro. While the feature (which is a combination of hardware and software), Apple shift was placed in the center at the top of its iPhone display for a more modern capsule-shaped cavity from a dated U-shaped display knot, it was not well obtained. Initially reserved only for its pro model, this feature eventually came to the standard iPhone model with the launch of the iPhone 15. Now, a tipster claims that Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro line is set to introduce another feature, which can get rid of the dynamic island capsules when not in use, except for a very Android-like hole-Panch cavity for your selfie camera.
According to the condition of the digital chat station Weibo postApple can create a new feature for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max to be unveiled in 2026. Giving details about their respective displays, the tipster states that the iPhone 18 Pro will have a 6.27-inch panel, while the big 18 Pro Max will get a 6.86-inch OLED panel. These will be the LTPO panel with 1.5K resolution.
While the above seems to be very common in the case of the above iPhone, the tipster also mentions that the Apple will use Hiaa technology for the selfie camera, while the underlying face ID array will be pushed under the display, which only exposed the selfie camera.
It is contrary to current face ID implementation, which Apple has masked with a dynamic island feature with a capsule -shaped software bubbles that extending expansion and contracts based on task or live activities. Not for those for whom, Dynamic Island is not actually a “island”, but it has a rectangular camera cutout (face ID system) and a rounded camera (selfie camera) cutout, which is placed with a black software layer of the display with each other, which looks like a clean capsule.
Apple said that to switch to Hiaa or Hole-in-active-area, it means that only the selfie camera would appear to the user, while the face ID system would be hidden just below the display. It will definitely be effective to see that the face ID system and its flood ID system and cameras arrays (which use infrared lights) work through the display panel, but many people will be happy to see black drops. It will then become a premium or “pro” feature.
If it is really implemented that Apple proceeds with next year for its premium Pro model, it is seen what the dynamic island becomes, because the face ID system (which includes the selfie camera) will be reduced in only one dot. Apple can actually consciate a drop like a fake capsule around it, but it seems unnecessarily that the hardware has shrunk and no longer needs cover-up.
As it stands, the recently launched iPhone 16E is the only new smartphone in Apple’s lineup, which does not receive dynamic island treatment as it is the first affordable iPhone to infection with old touch ID to face ID this year. Touch ID is still being used on Apple’s MacBook and inexpensive iPad models.
