iPhone 18 Pro Features Smaller Dynamic Island With Support for Three Live Activities

Wednesday September 9, 2026 10:43 am PDT by Hartley Charlton

The iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max feature a smaller Dynamic Island, with support for up to three simultaneous Live Activities.

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Until now, the ‌Dynamic Island‌ has only supported a maximum of two simultaneous Live Activities. Here is how three Live Activities display at the same time:

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said ahead of the event that the redesigned ‌Dynamic Island‌ would be "smaller and improved" and let users toggle between three live tasks.

Related Roundup: iPhone 18 Pro

Tags: Dynamic Island Guide, September 2026 Apple Event

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Top Rated Comments

name99

14 hours ago at 11:57 am

Amazing. And on the side of the phone, there are “buttons”. I can’t even see straight…

I freaking LOVE Dynamic Island. Every time a background activity moves to it, I'm delighted. Such a great UI feature.

Enjoy your cynical life. But alternatives, full of much more joy, are possible...

Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)

AncTreat5358

14 hours ago at 12:25 pm

I freaking LOVE Dynamic Island. Every time a background activity moves to it, I'm delighted. Such a great UI feature.

Enjoy your cynical life. But alternatives, full of much more joy, are possible...

I love the Dynamic Island concept as well. It unifying so much.

I wonder how it's going to work on the Duo and other devices without a center notch to anchor it visually? I hope they don't retire the feature!

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)