1 A Notch-less iPhone
Arguably the most interesting of the recent iPhone-related patents is one concerning the “notch.” Or, more accurately, the lack of a notch. The patent describes a method to make an iPhone without a notch by embedding the suite of front-facing sensors behind an iPhone’s display.
The patent becomes all the more interesting among separate rumors suggesting that Apple will do away with the notch in its 2019 iPhones. ETNews reported on March 7 that Apple is developing a new design for a display that fills the entire front of an iPhone, without any sensor housing. Ironically, that might mean that the 2019 iPhone may be one of a few devices without a sensor notch going forward.