Apple might redesign the iPhone 17's front after all
Posting on Weibo, the well-known leaker Digital Chat Station leaked multiple details about theseries. Among them was a mention of the Dynamic Island, which, according to a machine translation, may feature a brand-new UI.
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The post doesn't go into details about what changes Apple might be making to the Dynamic Island, sticking to a rather vague language. That's far from the first time we've heard about such changes on theseries, though.We first heard of a smaller Dynamic Island late last year. Initially, rumor had it that the changes would only apply to the iPhone 17 Pro Max . However, in January, that rumor was debunked by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who claimed the size of the Dynamic Island would remain largely unchanged across Apple's 2025 lineup.Fast-forward to February of this year, and Digital Chat Station was insisting on a smaller Dynamic Island for the. The leaker then claimed Apple may use metalens technology for the Face ID system to shrink the size of the display's opening.
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