TheDynamic Islandhas enter the door to a slew of new possibilities for the iPhone 14 Pro status bar , but a third - political party developer has hail up with an unlikely carrying out — petite menagerie animals . In early September , Apple inaugurate the iPhone 14 Pro serial publication and ditched the notch for a tablet - shaped camera cutout . The notch house the Face ID sensors for all flagship iPhones start in 2017 , but the ship’s company went in a different direction with its iPhone Pro batting order this year . Instead of trying to shroud the dead space cause by the camera cutout , Apple embraced it with the Dynamic Island , a liquid way to display status indicators .

Aside from practical use of the Dynamic Island , developer have quickly issue forth up with play and quirky path to use the new place . Third - party apps can use the Dynamic Island to display time - tender info , but they ’ll have to wait until after this year . For now , developers are experiment with strange shipway to contain the Dynamic Island into their apps — or produce new ones . For example , one developer designed an all - new game,‘Hit The Target , ' that is played likewise to the iconic Pong video game . Instead of playing against another player , users attempt to tally a bouncing ball against the Dynamic Island to hit points .

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But there are even more possible action for the Dynamic Island since there is a sliver of place unused between the island and the iPhone ’s bezel . For this reason , theDynamic Island takes up more screen spacethan the mountain pass . The pill - forge cutout sits humiliated on the screen and obstructs more content . However , third - party apps can expend that space between the Dynamic Island and the iPhone ’s bezel . One app developer has createdpixilated zoo animalsthat live in the area above the Dynamic Island , inciting a societal media frenzy .

‘Pixel Pals’ Add Zoo Animals To Dynamic Island & Lock Screen

TheApollo appfor Reddit , a popular third - company Reddit client , was update to admit ' Pixel sidekick ' — which are pixilated zoo animate being that live on in thearea above the Dynamic Island . They are only seeable when the applications programme is assailable , but the brute will move around the island in the Apollo app . The developer of Apollo , Christian Selig , showcased to fun feature of speech on Twitter to receptive fans . Pixel Pals are optional and can be enabled in the Apollo app scene . After the app preferences are opened , pilot to ' General ' and take the Pixel Pals tab at the top of the concealment .

Pixel Pals are also customizable , and users can take from a cat , dog , hedgehog , George Fox or mud puppy . The CT and dog can be used for costless , but the other three animals require an Apollo Ultra subscription , which costs $ 0.99 per calendar month . Pixel pal can only look above the Dynamic Island onthe iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max , but they can be added as a Lock Screen gubbins on any iOS 16 equipment . Apple opened up theDynamic Islandto many possibilities , and Pixel chum are just one way developers are using the added screen space .

root : App Store / Apollo , Twitter / Christian Selig

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Pixel Pals in the Apollo app for Reddit.

Pixel Pals on the Lock Screen.