The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max could have solely arrived yesterday however builders are already dreaming up enjoyable and fascinating use circumstances for Apple’s new Dynamic Island interface. Take Apollo creator Christian Selig, as an example. On Friday, he up to date his Reddit consumer to implement help for “Pixel Pals.” The function provides a Tamagotchi-like critter that does cute issues on high of your cellphone’s Dynamic Island when you have Apollo open. You may even select between a number of creatures, together with a cat, canine, hedgehog, fox or axolotl.
Okay y’all, I feel I discovered one of the best thought for the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro. I added a cat that lives up there like a tamagotchi and simply hangs out and does cute stuff as you browse Reddit in my app (Apollo). pic.twitter.com/xJJlazHH4E
— Christian Selig (@ChristianSelig) September 16, 2022
If you don’t have an iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max, don’t fear. You may also add the creatures to your cellphone as lock display widgets – offered you have got iOS 16 put in. On the topic of iPhone widgets, Google teased one that can perform as a shortcut to Chrome’s Dino recreation.
Selig isn’t the one individual doing one thing artistic with the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island. In a tweet noticed by The Verge, WaterMinder creator Kriss Smolka confirmed off Hit the Island, a recreation that makes use of the UI aspect for a Pong-style recreation. You can obtain it from the App Store. I can solely communicate for myself, however these apps make me a bit jealous I’m nonetheless rocking an iPhone 12.
Who has an iPhone 14 Pro proper now? Need to check this on machine asap!
🏝️ Hit The Island – our recreation idea for iPhone 14 Pro, nonetheless laggy nevertheless it’s turning out good 🙂 #iPhone14Pro #iOS16 pic.twitter.com/kWLU77gk6d
— Kriss Smolka (@ksmolka) September 13, 2022