One of the great innovations that reached users in the fall of 2022 with the arrival of the iPhone 14 Pro was Dynamic Island, an implementation that mixes software and hardware that allows us to have different functionalities in the background and always at hand. these iPhones. However, when we start using this Dynamic Island, we need to know different tricks and functions that will allow us to get the most out of this function.
To learn how to correctly use this functionality of the new iPhones and that has given so much talk, it is almost mandatory to use numerous tricks and tools that will help us make Dynamic Island something much more useful and that will help us in the day to day.
The tricks of the Dynamic Island
If there is something that we need to know when using this Dynamic Island, it will be the different tricks and to be able to take advantage of this function of the new iPhone.
Hold it down
If we want to have the Dynamic Island well controlled, one of the most important issues that we will have to control, will be the possibility of opening the function that is being played in Dynamic Island by pressing said part of our mobile.
Therefore, if we hold down this island on our mobile phone, what is happening on the screen will open completely. If we are listening to music, this functionality will open completely, while if we are on a call, we can access the different call functions. All by pressing said island, from which we must receive a haptic response.
Put two apps simultaneously
Of course, what Dynamic Island allows you to do the most is to integrate various apps that are in the background and that we can take to our screen on the screen. In this way, one of the functions that will give us the most options will be to place these functionalities on the screen.
If we want to get the most out of putting apps on Dynamic Island, we can do it with up to two ; In this way, it will be very useful when, for example, we are listening to music or on a call and we want to set a timer, we can do it.
Use the Dynamic Island with one hand
As far as accessibility is concerned, since iOS 16.1, we have the possibility to use the scroll down to also control the Dynamic Island with just one hand.
We have to have this option activated on our mobile phone and at the moment we will have to slide our finger down with respect to the dock of our mobile to be able to move it and be able to use it with one hand.
Control your calls
Calls will also be at bay thanks to the Dynamic Island because we will have the most absolute control over it when using it thanks to the possibility we have of opening it at any time and being able to interact with this call without major problems.
This will allow us to see both the time that we have been with the active call as well as the possibility of hanging up or silencing this call.
Don’t lose your way
Are you one of those who get lost easily? The Dynamic Island will help you easily find yourself without having to enter any map app, which will help and greatly facilitate the process of orienting yourself and reaching your destination.
In this way, we will simply have to select in any map app we will be able to see where we want to go and start the route. When we close the app, an arrow will appear that we must follow to guide us; With this, the one that offers the best integration is of course the native one from Apple.
How is the battery of my AirPods?
If there is something that is going to be useful to us with our iPhone and it is going to give us enormous comfort, that is going to be the possibility of seeing the battery that the wireless headphones have left when connecting them. This will be possible through a green wheel that will appear completely filled if they are at 100%, indicating the corresponding percentage.
Also in terms of battery it will tell us when our iPhone starts charging or it has a low battery, it will tell us through this element in the dynamic island.
Change device sound
Continuing with the sound functions that we have with Dynamic Island, beyond the control that we can have over the battery of the different devices, when it comes to sound, we will also have the possibility of controlling it when it comes to connecting the AirPods .
And it is that these headphones can be connected between devices and in the event that it automatically connects to a device that we did not want, we can always reconnect to the device from which we were listening to it simply by clicking an arrow.
Watch your screen mirror
If there is a function that usually delights iPhone users, that is usually the ease of sharing our device’s screen with other devices, as long as they are compatible with AirPlay functionality.
When sharing, the duplicate screen icon will appear on the Dynamic Island, which despite not being able to interact with it, we can deactivate the duplication or perform any type of action to prevent further sharing of the screen.