With the iPhone 14 Pro (approx. 1,299 euros on Amazon) Apple has replaced the notch with a pill-shaped punch hole and introduced the Dynamic Island, which makes it possible to always display content such as countdowns, calls or navigation without having to open the corresponding app first. A developer has now succeeded in activating this iOS feature on older iPhones as well.
The software, called DynamicCow, basically offers the same functionality as Dynamic Peninsula, but does not require a jailbreak. As the screenshots embedded below show, the Dynamic Island looks exactly like the iPhone 14 Pro. how 9to5Mac reported, on devices such as the iPhone X or the iPhone 13 Pro, however, a lot of content is covered by the notch, while the Dynamic Island on the small display of the iPhone SE covers important screen content, such as a hands-on video indicates.
If you still want to try the software, the installation is a bit more complex, even if no jailbreak is required. First he has to AltStore be installed, then DynamicCow can be installed via GitHub downloaded and installed via the AltStore app. To use the AltStore, users must sign in with their Apple ID and password – a potential security risk. In addition, DynamicCow only works with iOS 16.0 to iOS 16.1.2, anyone who has already installed iOS 16.2 cannot use the software.
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