iOS 27 Beta Hints iPhone 18 Pro Will Shrink Dynamic Island by 35%
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Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 16
iOS 27 Beta Hints iPhone 18 Pro Will Shrink Dynamic Island by 35%
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 16
Summary
iOS 27 beta 1 appears to signal a smaller Dynamic Island on this fall’s iPhone 18 Pro, with Siri AI’s interface matching reports of a roughly 35% reduction.
Siri AI currently stretches into a wide oval on iPhones, while iPad and Mac use a rounder orb, suggesting Apple is tailoring the effect to the available cutout width.
That design choice implies the iPhone 18 Pro could let Siri appear in its intended spherical form, rather than the pill-like version used on current iPhones.
The rumored change would be one of a few expected hardware tweaks on the iPhone 18 Pro, which otherwise is tipped to keep much of the iPhone 17 Pro’s overall design.