

However, there are many similarities, and all of the examples Apple has shown of using the display so far suggest that it’s Live Activities.This is the Android Software Development Kit License Agreementġ.1 The Android Software Development Kit (referred to in the License Agreement as the "SDK" and specifically including the Android system files, packaged APIs, and Google APIs add-ons) is licensed to you subject to the terms of the License Agreement. The Dynamic Island, on the other hand, is located at the top of the screen and is displayed in different sizes. These are part of the new lock screen and are actually shown below.

Live activities enable dynamic display and notifications on the lock screen, for example to keep track of current sports results. The new display is apparently linked to the Live Activities that Apple presented together with iOS 16 at the WWDC developer conference in early June. There is currently nothing to be found on Apple’s developer page – and that will probably remain the case at least until the release of iOS 16 and the delivery of the first new iPhones.Īn Apple Developer Tools engineer has now responded to a question on the official developer forums regarding the availability of Dynamic Island APIs. And consequently, many app developers are also interested in considering Dynamic Island in their apps. This new form of display, for which Apple came up with a creative name, was one of the most talked about topics at Apple’s September 7 event.
