IPHONE users may be confused to see a mysterious stopwatch symbol appear in an oval cutout on their device.
However, the countdown is not there for unnecessary pressure – it is a useful feature that can monitor time-sensitive items on iPhone 14 Pro and later versions.
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Dynamic Island allows iPhone users to easily see alerts and ongoing activities, including flight information, sports scores and food delivery updates.
The feature automatically appears to show constant progress and live updates as a small cutout at the top of the iPhone’s home screen or at the top of the active app whenever the phone is unlocked.
The island shows a countdown or live information next to a symbol signifying the app or any activity in progress, which confused one iPhone user on Reddit.
“What does this symbol mean?” the user asked in a thread titled r/iphone, where people often discuss iPhone features and tricks.
The iPhone owner included an image that showed a Dynamic Island with a cookie-like symbol next to a timer counting down from 34 minutes.
As people in the thread were quick to point out, the cookie symbol represented the cookie app Crumbl – meaning the poster had ordered cookies and that they would be available for pickup or delivery within 34 minutes.
What is Dynamic Island?
Dynamic Island is the oval cutout located at the top of the phone’s screen, where the iPhone’s front cameras are located.
The feature serves as a hub for accessing shortcuts on your iPhone and appears when the phone is unlocked.
Dynamic Island can be used for the following alerts and activities:
- Disconnecting from calls
- Sharing Lyft and Uber arrival information
- Sports results
- Turn-by-turn driving directions on Maps
- Controlling your music
- Flight information
You can expand the Dynamic Island by tapping the feature, which will show more information.
Multiple Dynamic Islands can occur at the same time.
Users can switch from one Dynamic Island to another by swiping left or right towards the center.
“Only time will tell. Wait 34 minutes,” one user sarcastically responded in the thread.
“Or use any of your 20 digits or elbow or even tongue and nose to CLICK to Dynamic Island, where it will (magically) give you exactly what you want to know.”
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“Did you order food or something? 34 minutes for delivery?? It looks like Dynamic Island providing information… what happens when you tap it?” another added.
“The Crumbl cookie will be delivered in 34 minutes,” explained a third.
HOW TO USE DYNAMIC ISLAND
To see more details about Dynamic Island, iPhone users can expand the activity by tapping the feature.
Users can get more information by tapping and holding the activity or swiping from the center to either side of the screen.
If the resource is taking up too much space, you can collapse the activity to create the Dynamic Island by swiping from the right or left towards the center.
Finally, you can switch from one Dynamic Island activity to another by swiping from side to side.
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