The notch, that little part that houses the sensors at the top of our iPhone, has a lot to say. Let’s remember that in 5 days we will be in front of the an event presentation of the iPhone 14. The conversation, however, focuses more on the design of the notch than its possibilities. Much of this is because until now the notch was just another frame on our iPhone, but that’s changing in this generation.
A paradigm-shifting notch
In the iPhone 14 Pro, those who will see the redesigned notch, we are talking about an area that, in addition to housing the cameras and sensors, it’s interactive. On the one hand it shows us information, while on the other it is tactile, with which we can talk about touches in the area and even other gestures.
Let’s start by talking about privacy indicators. We know, still according to rumors, that Apple will use the notch of the iPhone 14 to indicate to us with a green or orange light (or both) access to the camera or the microphone, respectively. We also know that these indicators will be noticeably brighter and more visible than on previous iPhones.
What we don’t know, and it’s an interesting possibility, is if a red indicator might show up here when, while the screen is off, but still on, we have pending notifications to read. A design that would come directly from the Apple Watch and which would unify the notification system of the Apple Watch Series 8.
If we go back to the privacy flag system, there is another key piece of information. Apparently since the area between the strip and the tip of the notch will be a screen and will be touch sensitive, touching it will display the information of which apps access the microphone or camera. And this is where we can come in to assume more options.
Even if it is by accessibility settings, a double or triple tap on this area could give us access to perform actions quickly. Likewise, this area could provide plenty of play in matches, forgive the redundancy. Maybe activate as some sort of joystick or just as a special button performing another function.
In any case, this year the notches are no longer part of the frames of our iPhones to become something much more interactive. something in which consult information and also perform actions. A field, moreover, which could well evolve with the passage of Weather report Software. It looks like the iPhone 14 will just be the start.
