Android 16 could let apps show Dynamic Island-like notifications
Android 16 could let apps show Dynamic Island-like notifications
Android 16 could add a new API that lets apps create Rich Ongoing Notifications, reminiscent of the iPhone's Dynamic Island.
Android 16 could add a new API that lets apps create Rich Ongoing Notifications, reminiscent of the iPhone's Dynamic Island.
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The feature seems somewhat like Apple’s Dynamic Island on iPhones, though technically Android used status bar chips in the past.
I didn't know what the islands were but as expected it just an Apple™️ way of naming something done before. Let the cycle continue.
I remember people going crazy about it when Apple introduced it, and then I saw a video of it in action and was like, "is that it?".
If it worked well it's really nice. The problem is apps in the background tend to not update it as often as it should. So sometimes I'll have a weather alert that's 30 minutes old, along with a notification saying "please open the app for more updated info".
I thought it was only me who was seeing stale data there. It's just a persistent notification, but it was marketed beautifully. It seems to have the same problems and benefits of persistent notifications. Sometimes I will get rideshare apps leaving up their notifications long past their usefulness too.