The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max come with a feature called Dynamic Islands. This feature animates the icons on the home screen when you move them around. While this may be a cool feature for some, it can be annoying for others. If you fall into the latter category, then you’ll be happy to know that there is a way to turn off Dynamic Island animations on your iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max.
In this guide, we’ll show you how to turn off Dynamic Island animations on your iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max. Bearing that in mind, let’s kick things off!
How to turn off Dynamic Island animation
Unfortunately, the Dynamic Island feature cannot be turned off permanently. The black cutout is part of the iPhone’s hardware, and the animations cannot be turned off.
Most Dynamic Island animations, however, can be dismissed as soon as they begin. This will immediately turn off the animation, and it will not return for a while.
Simply swipe your finger left or right over a Dynamic Island animation to turn it off. The island should shrink and the animation should vanish. This is applicable to both the iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Again, this does not permanently disable any animation. After a while, you’ll be able to reactivate whatever animation you previously dismissed.
It also does not work with all animations. The animation that appears when you record your screen, for example, a pulsing red dot, cannot be turned off until you stop recording.
Wrapping it Up
There you have it on how to turn off Dynamic Island animations on iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max. As said earlier, it’s not possible to turn off the Dynamic Island feature permanently but you can turn it off for some time. The reason is that this feature is fully integrated into iOS 16. Meanwhile, with the tips provided in this guide, you should be able to get things started.
