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Garmin has reacted to Apple's new rugged Apple Watch Ultra, saying in a tweet following the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch event that it measures battery life in "months" and "not hours," promoting its latest Enduro 2 watch for athletes.

While the Apple Watch Ultra has the longest battery life of any Apple Watch to date, with Apple promising up to 36 hours of normal use and up to 60 hours with watchOS 9's new Low Power Mode setting and other optimizations, the Enduro 2 can last significantly longer depending on usage scenarios.

Despite Garmin's claim that it measures battery life in months, the company actually advertises the Enduro 2 as having "up to 150 hours of battery life in GPS mode with solar charging" and "up to 34 days of battery life in smartwatch mode." The Enduro 2 has a 1.4-inch solar-powered display, compared to the nearly 2-inch display on the Apple Watch Ultra that can reach a peak brightness of 2,000 nits, the brightest ever in an Apple Watch.

The Apple Watch Ultra also has a wide range of advanced sensors, including the ability to take an ECG, measure blood oxygen level, alerts for high and low heart rates, and a new body temperature sensor focusing on women's health.

The Apple Watch Ultra is offered in a 49mm case and costs $799, while the Enduro 2 costs $1,099. The Apple Watch Ultra was made available for pre-order earlier this week and will begin shipping on Friday, September 23.

Apple-focused YouTuber and podcaster Luke Miani joins us this week on The MacRumors Show podcast to talk through some of our immediate reactions after Apple's "Far out" event.

We discuss all of Apple's major announcements, including the Apple Watch Series 8, second-generation Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Ultra, second-generation AirPods Pro, iPhone 14 and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus, and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max. We also touch on our highlights from the event and what we thought stood out, the target market of the stainless steel Apple Watch, and the retrospective meaning of Apple's event invite. See Luke's work on his YouTube channel and follow him on Twitter @LukeMiani.

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A new concept has imagined what it could be like if Apple brought the Dynamic Island from the iPhone 14 Pro to the iPad, utilizing the company's new user interface design and hardware and software integration approach to provide iPad-specific controls and functionality.

The concept created by Parker Ortolani envisions an iPad Pro with thin bezels and pill-shaped cutout to house the TrueDepth system and the front-facing camera on the top of the ‌iPad‌ in landscape mode. Like on the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro, the concept highlights ‌Dynamic Island‌ utilizing the pill-shaped cutout to deliver contextual information to ‌iPad‌ users across the entire top of the display in the status bar.

In one instance, ‌Dynamic Island‌ on ‌iPad‌ could be used to show relevant controls in Safari, such as Translate, Reader mode, and the current tab. In other cases, the concept also considers using ‌Dynamic Island‌ for multitasking controls with "Island Menus." The concept implies that the ‌iPad‌ could only be used in landscape orientation, given the placement of the ‌Dynamic Island‌ and pill-shaped cutout.

The concept is purely speculative and imaginative, and given ‌Dynamic Island‌ is still a new feature for Apple, it may decide to wait a few years, if ever, before bringing it to other devices. ‌Dynamic Island‌ on ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro has received an overwhelmingly positive response from users, with some saying it's "Apple's best design in years."

Have you ever been outside and found yourself unable to use your iPhone because it's too dim in the glaring sun? For those upgrading to Apple's latest high-end models, the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max are able to get significantly brighter when used outdoors in sunlight, thanks to more advanced displays.

The ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max feature Super Retina XDR displays that Apple calls the "most advanced displays in any smartphone." The new displays have a peak brightness of 2,000 nits when used outdoors in sunlight, two times the peak brightness of previous models.

When viewing HDR photos, videos, and movies, the new displays can reach a peak brightness of 1,600 nits, higher than older iPhones. With 1,600 nits of brightness, the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max now deliver the same level of brightness as the high-end $4,999 Pro Display XDR when watching HDR content, according to Apple.

Apple is able to deliver these higher brightness levels thanks to a more advanced OLED panel and a new Display Engine in the A16 Bionic chip that powers features like Dynamic Island, always-on, and the 120Hz variable refresh rate.

There are also smaller changes in the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max displays compared to their respective predecessors. For example, the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max has a 2,796 by 1,290 resolution compared to the ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro Max at 2,778 by 1,284. The ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro also gets a small bump in resolution at 2,556 by 1,179 compared to 2,532 by 1,170 for the ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro.

The ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max, alongside the lower-end ‌iPhone‌ 14 and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus, were made available for pre-order earlier today and will begin arriving to customers on Friday, September 16. The ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus will begin shipping on Friday, October 7.

Shortly after Apple started accepting pre-orders for all four iPhone 14 models, delivery estimates are beginning to slip into October on its online store in the U.S. and select other countries. Exact availability varies by configuration ordered.

Many customers who managed to work around issues with Apple's online store and place an order quickly are set for launch day delivery. iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max models will begin arriving to customers and launch in stores on Friday, September 16, while the iPhone 14 Plus launches on Friday, October 7.

For customers who have yet to order, however, many iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models are now estimated for delivery in the first half of October from Apple. Availability of the standard iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus models has held up better.

It's a similar situation in Canada, where nearly every iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max configuration is estimated for October delivery as of writing.

Customers who really want one of the new iPhone 14 models on launch day might still have luck with arranging in-store pickup at their local Apple Store during the checkout process on Apple's website, but availability varies. It is also common for some Apple Stores to have limited stock of the new iPhones for walk-in customers on launch day.

While the standard iPhone 14 models have very few changes this year, including an A15 Bionic chip with an extra GPU core and new car crash detection and satellite texting features for emergencies, the Pro models feature an always-on display with an all-new pill-shaped Dynamic Island cutout, a 48-megapixel rear camera lens, and more.

Pricing continues to start at $799 for the iPhone 14 and at $999 for the iPhone 14 Pro.

The iPhone 14 Pro is among Apple's latest ‌iPhone‌ models and follows 2021's ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro, but how different are the two successive high-end ‌iPhone‌ generations?

In 2021, Apple unveiled the ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro as the successor to the popular ‌iPhone‌ 12 Pro, featuring ProMotion displays, an improved rear camera system, the A15 Bionic chip, longer battery life, and more. The ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro Max have now been discontinued by Apple, and as slightly older models, low prices can be found for the device at third-party resellers As such, some customers may be weighing up whether to upgrade to an ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro or an ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro.

As the ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro share a large number of features and the same fundamental design, should you consider buying or sticking with the ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro to save money? Our guide helps to answer the question of how to decide which of these two ‌iPhone‌ models is best for you, and serves as a way to clearly see the differences that the ‌iPhone‌ 14 brings to the table.

Comparing the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro

Although the ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro share most of their basic features, the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro offers a large number of notable upgrades over its predecessor, such as the A16 Bionic chip, an all-new "Dynamic Island," an always-on display, and significantly improved cameras.

Differences

Final Thoughts

Overall, the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro is a fairly significant upgrade over the ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro, introducing meaningful features like the ‌Dynamic Island‌ and the always-on display that provide new ways to interact with the device. The ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro also brings major advancements to photography and videography in almost all areas, increasing the main camera's megapixel count for the first time since the ‌iPhone‌ 6S and introducing a new quad-pixel sensor, improving Cinematic mode and introducing Action mode, adding autofocus to the front-facing camera, enhancing low-light performance across the whole device with Photonic engine, and more. That is not to mention Emergency SOS via satellite, new color options, an additional hour battery life, and the A16 Bionic chip – Apple's first chip made with a 4nm fabrication process.

Due to the scale and breadth of these improvements, some ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro users could justify upgrading to the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro if they highly value camera capabilities or simply like the ‌Dynamic Island‌. Customers coming from an older model certainly have good reason to preference the latest "Pro" model over the ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro.

Following the launch of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro Max pre-orders, the release of third-party smartphone cases has arrived for the new iPhone generation. Verizon has opened up a new 20 percent discount across a wide variety of these iPhone 14 cases, as well as screen protectors.

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You can browse the full sale by heading to Verizon's landing page, where you can get 20 percent off iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max accessories. This includes products from brands like Kate Spade New York, Case-Mate, Spigen, Gear4, and Incipio.

The sale has a wide variety of MagSafe-compatible cases, like the Speck Presidio Grip Case for iPhone 14 Pro for $39.99 ($10 off) and the Incipio Duo Case for iPhone 14 Plus for $35.99 ($9 off).

You can also prepare for your iPhone 14's arrival with ZAGG's InvisibleShield Glass Elite Screen Protector for $39.99 ($10 off). For the iPhone 14 Pro, there's the ZAGG InvisibleShield Glass Screen Protector for $47.99 ($12 off).

Notably, Verizon also has the official MagSafe Charger for $29.99, down from $39.00. This is just $2 higher than the previous all-time low price and one of the best deals we've tracked in months.

If you need a breakdown of all the best carrier discounts for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, be sure to check out our guide. Head to our full Deals Roundup to get caught up with all of the latest deals and discounts that we've been tracking over the past week.

Following the iPhone 14 and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro becoming available for pre-orders, customers are facing a multitude of issues on Apple's online store and through the Apple Store app, seeing errors, the inability to confirm a purchase, and more.

Customers facing issues on Apple's online store and within the ‌Apple Store‌ app are advised to try reloading the page and app or trying again later. The issues facing customers are causing mass inconveniences as shipping dates for the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max begin to slip. The ‌iPhone‌ 14, the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro, and the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max will begin arriving to customers on Friday, September 16. The ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus will begin arriving on Friday, October 7.

Apple is now accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 14, ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus, ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro, ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max, and the AirPods Pro 2, with orders accepted through the online storefront and the Apple Store app. The Apple Store app is often the quickest way to get a pre-order in as it is typically up ahead of when the website comes up.

Pre-orders are available in more than 30 countries and regions around the world, and in the United States, those who used Apple's "Get Ready" feature should just need to hit a button to get their orders placed.

The ‌iPhone‌ 14 and 14 Plus are Apple's most affordable flagship iPhones starting at $799 and $899, respectively, but they are not as feature rich as the more expensive ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max, which are priced starting at $999 and $1,099.

The ‌iPhone‌ 14 models did not receive design changes and use the same A15 chip that was in the ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro models, but they do have updated camera technology, support for satellite connectivity for emergencies, and car crash detection, among other features.

With the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and Pro Max, Apple made notable design changes, doing away with the notch in favor of the "Dynamic Island," a pill-shaped cutout that can change shape and context using software, offering up notifications, tracking of background tasks, and more.

Apple's ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro models are equipped with a 4-nanometer A16 chip that's an improvement over the A15, and they have new camera technology that includes a 48-megapixel Wide camera. The ‌iPhone‌ 14 and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro models have some of the biggest differences that Apple has ever introduced between the standard and the Pro lines, with the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max offering a more expansive feature set.

As for the the ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2, Apple added a new H2 chip that allows for 2x better Active Noise Cancellation and an updated Transparency Mode that can cut down on loud, persistent sounds like sirens and construction work. Audio has been improved, there are new touch controls, and the battery lasts longer. The ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 are priced at $249.

There's no word yet on whether we can expect shortages of the new ‌iPhone‌ models and the ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2, but it is a good idea to pre-order right away just in case. New colors, such as deep purple, could be particularly popular and could sell out quickly.

U.S. carriers like Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are also accepting preorders for the new devices, as are other carriers worldwide. Retailers like Best Buy, Target, and Walmart have pre-orders available too.

Customers who pre-order one of the new ‌iPhone‌ models can expect to begin receiving their deliveries on Friday, September 16 for the ‌iPhone‌ 14, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max. The ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus will be available on October 7, and the ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 will begin arriving to customers on September 23.

Apple's new second-generation AirPods Pro look to address a common complaint of ‌AirPods Pro‌ users: My ‌AirPods Pro‌ don't fit. For the first time, Apple is now offering a new extra small silicone ear tip size with its ‌AirPods Pro‌ earphones, helping customers who may have found the previous generation difficult to use.

The second-generation ‌AirPods Pro‌ will now come with extra small, small, medium, and large silicone ear tips. Ear tips on the ‌AirPods Pro‌ are interchangeable, and Apple offers an ear tips test within iOS to ensure customers get a tight seal to make sure features like Active Noise Cancelation can work properly.

• How to Perform an Ear Tip Fit Test on AirPods Pro

In terms of the actual design of the new ‌AirPods Pro‌, not much has changed. The new ‌AirPods Pro‌ have the same stem as the previous generation with the same silicone ear tip functionality but they come with added features. The new ‌AirPods Pro‌, thanks to the new H2 chip, can now offer Active Noise Cancelation that is twice as effective.

The second-generation ‌AirPods Pro‌ also comes with a new MagSafe Charging Case that includes a speaker for Find My and alerts for pairing and low battery, a hook to attach a lanyard, and the ability to charge using an Apple Watch charger. The second-generation ‌AirPods Pro‌ are available to pre-order from Apple on Friday, September 9 at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time and will begin arriving to customers on Friday, September 23.

If you're planning to make the most out of the camera system in the iPhone 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max using the full 48-megapixel Main camera sensor, then be ready for your pictures to consume a significant amount of storage.

According to code found by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser within the iOS 16 release candidate released this week, 48-megapixel ProRAW photos taken on the Main camera will be approximately 75MB in size, three times larger than photos taken with the 12-megapixel sensor on an ‌iPhone‌ 13 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro. In a brief hands-on video by YouTuber Sara Dietschy following Apple's "Far out" event, a photo taken with the 48MP sensor can be seen in the Photos app at 80.4MB in size at an 8,064 by 6,048 resolution.

While logical, the increased storage consumption of 48-megapixel ProRAW photos is an important aspect to consider for customers when choosing how much storage they wish to have on their ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro or ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max. The ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max are offered in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options

The new 48-megapixel sensor can capture ProRAW photos in sharp and crisp detail and comes with a "new machine learning model [that] delivers sharper images and less noise for unprecedented detail." The ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max have a new quad-pixel sensor that can merge four pixels into one to deliver sharper and brighter 12-megapixel shots.

The ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max will be available for pre-order on Friday, September 9, and will begin shipping to customers on Friday, September 16.

Apple will further differentiate its "Pro" and non-"Pro" iPhone models with next year's iPhone 15 and ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro, according to insightful Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

In a series of tweets earlier today, Kuo said that further differentiating the ‌iPhone‌ lineup would increase sales of the "Pro" models. To this end, Kuo said that "Apple will also start creating differentiation between the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro Max and the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro," using a "precise product segmentation strategy to generate more sales/profits in a mature market."

This differentiation would presumably occur by giving individual devices in the ‌iPhone 15‌ lineup different features, providing more reasons upsell next year's ‌iPhone‌ models. The only differentiating features between the ‌iPhone‌ 14 and 14 Plus, and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max, are display size and battery life.

It is not yet clear how capabilities could be separated across the ‌iPhone 15‌ lineup, with some features such as the Dynamic Island expected to expand to the entire selection of devices, but the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro Max could be the only model to feature a periscope telephoto camera system.

One of the reasons Apple is able to do this, "even though hardware innovation has become more challenging and the market has matured," is believed to because the "Android camp still poses no threat to Apple in the high-end market" due to brand value and ecosystem disadvantages. That being said, Kuo added that Qualcomm's transfer of high-end chips for Android devices from Samsung to TSMC, Apple's chip supplier, as well as an aggressive push toward foldable phones, could help Android regain ground in the years ahead.

Apple's online store is down ahead of iPhone 14, ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro, and AirPods Pro 2 pre-orders, which are expected to be available at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time in the United States.

"We can't wait either," reads the Apple Store's message when visiting the U.S. website. "Pre-order begins at 5:00 a.m. PDT. See you then." Apple has been doing 5:00 a.m. pre-orders for the last several years instead of the 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time pre-orders that we used to have.

The ‌iPhone‌ 14, ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro, and AirPods 2 are launching in more than 30 countries and regions around the world, and a list of launch times can be found in our time zone guide.

Apple's ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro models feature the most notable upgrade, with a new Dynamic Island that replaces the notch, an A16 chip, and a 48-megapixel camera. The standard ‌iPhone‌ 14 models have a regular notch, an A15 chip, and a 12-megapixel camera, though there have been improvements to low-light across all devices and all lenses.

Both iPhones support 5G and a new Emergency SOS via satellite feature that can put you in touch with emergency services even when you don't have a WiFi or cellular connection. There's also a Crash Detection feature that can detect when you're in a serious car crash, alerting authorities. Crash Detection uses an upgraded gyroscope and accelerometer.

The ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 have been improved in almost every way, offering better sound, 2x improved noise cancellation, a Transparency Mode that can more intelligently block out loud sounds like sirens and road construction, and new controls for adjusting volume right on device.

Pricing on the ‌iPhone‌ 14 starts at $799, while pricing on the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro starts at $999. The ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 are priced at $249.

Apple today updated its homepage to honor Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away at Balmoral Castle earlier today. The company's website features a photograph of Queen Elizabeth taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952.

Queen Elizabeth II was 96 years old, and her reign lasted for over 70 years, marking the longest reign of any British monarch. Her son, Charles, is her successor and is now King Charles III. In a statement, Charles III said that the Queen's death will be "deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world."

Apple Watch Ultra repairs cost $499 without an AppleCare+ plan in the United States, according to Apple's website. This fee applies to an Apple Watch Ultra with damage to the titanium case, display, buttons, sensors, or other components.

Apple can also replace the battery in an Apple Watch Ultra for a $99 fee, regardless of whether the customer has AppleCare+ coverage.

By comparison, repair fees for the Apple Watch Series 8 range from $299 to $399 without an AppleCare+ plan, while a replacement battery costs $79. Repair fees for the second-generation Apple Watch SE range from $199 to $229.

AppleCare+ for the Apple Watch Ultra is available for $99 upfront or $4.99 per month and includes unlimited incidents of accidental damage protection, with each incident subject to a $79 service fee. Like any form of insurance, customers who purchase AppleCare+ can save money in the event they damage their Apple Watch Ultra.

Inspired by the "most extreme activities," the Apple Watch Ultra features a rugged design with a 49mm titanium case, a larger display with a flat sapphire crystal cover, new bands designed for the outdoors, water resistance up to a depth of 100 meters, a customizable bright orange "Action" button, and more. Unlike regular Apple Watch models, the Ultra also has a protruded housing for the Digital Crown and Side Button.

Apple Watch Ultra is available to order for $799 and will launch in stores and begin arriving to customers on September 23. All models include a titanium case and cellular connectivity along with the choice of an Alpine Loop, Trail Loop, or Ocean Band.

With the launch of the iPhone 14 Pro and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max, Apple introduced an updated design that does away with the notch at the front for the TrueDepth camera. Instead, Apple has slimmed down the hardware and put the proximity sensor under the display, allowing for a smaller pill-shaped cutout.

As we learned during the rumor cycle, the new cutout consists of a circle for the camera and a second pill-shaped cutout for the TrueDepth hardware, but Apple has combined these into a single cutout that it is calling the Dynamic Island. We thought we'd take a closer look at the ‌Dynamic Island‌, which is one of the most clever user interface changes Apple has implemented in recent years.

Dynamic Island Shape

The ‌Dynamic Island‌ is not a static cutout, and can shift in size and shape to blend itself into the UI and provide new visual tools front and center on the ‌iPhone‌'s display. In standard usage, it is a small pill-shaped cutout, but Apple uses pixels to expand it to match different tasks.

When making an Apple Pay payment, for example, the ‌Dynamic Island‌ expands into a square shape to match the Face ID confirmation interface, and while on a phone call, it expands to be larger so you can have the phone controls front and center.

Basically, the ‌Dynamic Island‌ is able to house ongoing background tasks that you might need to come back to while doing other things on your phone

Ways the Dynamic Island Can Be Used

So far, we only have Apple's demonstrations to go on, but it looks like the ‌Dynamic Island‌ can show all kinds of different information. We're rounded up the ways it's been used so far.

• Expanded into a large rectangle to show upcoming Maps directions without having to open the Maps app.
• Displaying Maps directions in a smaller pill-shaped interface for when you just need a quick glance at the next turn.
• Square shaped for an ‌Apple Pay‌ payment confirmation.
• Showing a music waveform and time remaining on a song that's playing.
• Tracking the time of arrival of a Lyft.
• Displaying privacy indicators when the microphone or camera is in use.
• Displaying a small bar with the phone icon and the length of the phone call.
• Showing a timer.
• Keeping track of sports scores.
• Accessing music controls and a music player.
• Showing AirPods connection status and battery life.
• Displaying ‌iPhone‌ charging status and battery life.

The ‌Dynamic Island‌ can show notifications or information that you're actively keeping up with. It's going to work with the Live Activities feature coming in iOS 16, so you can track sports scores, Uber rides, and more right from the top of the ‌iPhone‌'s display.

It's worth noting that any time the ‌Dynamic Island‌ is in use like this, it is doing its task without interrupting what you're doing in the app you're in. So if you're reading Twitter, you can also be controlling your music through the ‌Dynamic Island‌ with just a tap.

Split Island

Because the TrueDepth camera system is actually housed in two separate cutouts that are merged through software, the ‌Dynamic Island‌ can do a neat trick where it separates into a small pill on the left and a circle on the right, both of which are able to display different information at the same time, such as music controls and a timer.

Dynamic Island Interaction

When tapped, the ‌Dynamic Island‌ expands to become larger so you can interact with the content that it's offering at the current time, and when you're in an app, you can swipe up to send the app's content to the ‌Dynamic Island‌ so you can get back to the Home screen.

Third-Party App Support

Apple is allowing third-party app developers to integrate their apps into the ‌Dynamic Island‌ so you can access third-party app content as well as Apple's own app content. Third-party app Flighty, for example, is able to put your flight information in the ‌Dynamic Island‌ so you can see it with a tap.

Dynamic Island Reactions

So far, reactions to the ‌Dynamic Island‌ have been largely positive, as can be seen in our roundup of commentary on the feature. It has been called "one of Apple's best designs."

Availability

The ‌Dynamic Island‌ is limited to the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro and the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max. The standard ‌iPhone‌ 14 models continue to offer the same notch as the ‌iPhone‌ 13 models.

Additional Coverage

We'll be picking up an ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro when preorders go live tomorrow, and when it's delivered on the 16th, we'll do an in-depth look at all of the new features, providing a much more detailed overview of the ‌Dynamic Island‌ and its functionality.

Pre-orders for the iPhone 14, ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus, ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro, and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro Max will begin on Friday, September 9 at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time, with the new devices available in multiple countries around the world simultaneously.

For that reason, we've crafted a list of when pre-orders will become available in various countries around the world so MacRumors readers can figure out when to place their order. Note that we have not listed every time zone for all countries, nor have we listed all of the available pre-order countries, so you should double check your specific time zone to know exactly when pre-orders will kick off where you're located.

Customers in the United States can "Get Ready" for the iPhone 14 launch with a pre-order setup process that allows them to choose an ‌iPhone‌, confirm it with a carrier, select accessories, and enter a payment method and shipping address. The "Get Ready" option is available until 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time today, so if you haven't set it up yet, now is a good time to do so.

Following pre-orders on September 9, the first ‌iPhone‌ 14, ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro, ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus orders will arrive to customers on Friday, September 16. AirPods Pro 2 orders will arrive on September 23, and ‌iPhone‌ 14 Plus orders will arrive on October 7.

Those hoping to get a device on launch day should pre-order right away, as we do not yet know how much available supply Apple will have. Popular ‌iPhone‌ models often sell out quickly, so we could see the new colors disappear within a matter of minutes to hours.

Pricing on the ‌iPhone‌ 14 starts at $799, while pricing on the ‌iPhone‌ 14 Pro models starts at $999. The ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 are priced at $249. For iPhones, many U.S. carriers are offering discounts, and Apple is offering the ‌iPhone‌ Upgrade Program and trade-in options to drop the price.

With the launch of the iPhone 14 models yesterday, Apple introduced a new Emergency SOS via satellite feature that's designed to allow ‌iPhone‌ users to get emergency help in off-the-grid areas even when a cellular or WiFi connection is not available.

Apple is using Globalstar satellites for the endeavor at the current time, but SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed today that his company has had "some promising conversations with Apple about Starlink connectivity."

Musk says that the ‌iPhone‌ team is "super smart," and that space to ‌iPhone‌ communications will work best if "if phone software & hardware adapt to space-based signals vs Starlink purely emulating cell tower."

Apple has made zero mention of any discussions with SpaceX about Starlink, and there is no word if Apple has plans to enter into some kind of partnership to use Starlink technology.

In fact, SpaceX and Tesla in August announced a partnership for a new "satellite-to-cellular" service that will allow second-generation Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit to pair with T-Mobile's mid-band 5G spectrum for the purpose of providing "near complete coverage" across most areas in the United States.

Unlike Apple's satellite feature that requires an ‌iPhone‌ 14, T-Mobile and SpaceX's solution should work with existing smartphones. The service will not launch until late 2023, so there are still some details that SpaceX and T-Mobile need to work out.

Apple's satellite communication feature is designed for emergency situations, and it is used to to send short text messages to emergency personnel to allow ‌iPhone‌ users to get help wherever they are. It requires a clear line of sight to the sky for a satellite to connect, and Apple's service is free for the time being.