APPLE'S NOTCH EXPLORATIONS SHOW WHAT WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN INSTEAD OF THE DYNAMIC ISLAND

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A rare behind-the-scenes look at Apple's design process and what we may have gotten instead of the Dynamic Island. Various concepts for the Dynamic Island were considered, from the acceptable to the absurd. Some designs even proposed two notches. See how the notch evolved into the now ubiquitous Dynamic Island after six years of brainstorming.