iPhoneSafeAreaInsets

[SWEdeAndy]

I’m sure there are Android phones with a notch as well? Or am I mistaken?

There were a few back when iPhones first got the notch and Android manufacturers copied it. It was almost universally hated so it disappeared fairly quickly.

That sounds promising, and may reduce the nightmare potential a bit. I see, however, that e.g. most Samsung Galaxy models have a "hole-punch" for the front camera, which is not as intrusive as a notch, but still makes it necessary for the app designer to make sure no UI elements end up in the middle of it.

At least the new iPhone 14 has done away with the notch. Oh wait, it has a "dynamic island" instead!

[stam]

Had a quick gander at google images - seems like it was full carbon-copy of iPhones around 2018-2019 and many had a proper notch, but many have reduced this significantly in size although still present in some form or other.

What made me laugh were some 'authoritative' articles mentioning that this was better than iPhone - as proof they showed iPhones with faked massive notches filling 90% of the top of the screen - gotta love photoshop lol

[jacque]

That sounds promising, and may reduce the nightmare potential a bit. I see, however, that e.g. most Samsung Galaxy models have a "hole-punch" for the front camera, which is not as intrusive as a notch, but still makes it necessary for the app designer to make sure no UI elements end up in the middle of it.

The hole punch is common now. Android developers can make use of it and there are wallpapers that use the hole as part of their design, for example, an animal where the hole is the eye pupil. I've installed an extension that draws a ring around the hole to show the battery level and whether the device is charging.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... nergy_ring
(The labels are in English on my phone).