by Sami Fathi

A developer set out to recreate Apple’s Dynamic Island experience from the iPhone 14 Pro on Xiaomi’s flagship smartphones by incorporating the punch cutout into an interactive and dynamic area of ​​the display.


The new theme called Grumpy UI was shared on Twitter and shows the theme using the hole cutout at the top left of the display to show the currently playing song. The theme is currently under review by Xiaomi for approval. according to to its developer. Xiaomi reportedly rejected an earlier attempt by a developer to bring Dynamic Island to its devices.

Dynamic Island is a new area on top of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max that integrates the TrueDepth camera array into the iOS experience. The “iPhone 14 Pro” uses the dynamic island to display relevant alerts, notifications and information at the top of the display, e.g. Like Now Playing, Live Activity, AirPods notifications, and more.

Dynamic Island has received positive reactions online, with some saying it’s “Apple’s best design in years.” In addition to Dynamic Island, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max also have an always-on display, a 48-megapixel main camera, better performance, and more.

The iPhone 14 lineup, which includes the “iPhone 14”, “iPhone 14” Plus, “iPhone 14 Pro” and “iPhone 14 Pro” Max, was made available for pre-order last Friday. All models except the “iPhone 14” Plus will begin arriving at customers starting Friday, September 16th. The iPhone 14 Plus will be available starting Friday, October 7th.

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