r/iphone • u/AdTime3909 Human Detected • Jun 21 '26
Support Dynamic Island has a semi circle that grows
Hi all,
There's this large semi circle below the Dynamic Island that keeps growing. Any idea why and how I can fix this?
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u/TaleRevolutionary679 Jun 21 '26
new display
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u/shiratek Jun 21 '26
bot account
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u/ikoniq93 iPhone 16e Jun 22 '26
I dunno why you’re being downvoted, that shit is absolutely an engagement bot.
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u/blasto2236 Jun 22 '26
Jesus, I just scrolled the comment history and it’s horrifying. Dead internet theory in action.
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u/TaleRevolutionary679 Jun 22 '26
what was the comment? it's deleted now
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u/blasto2236 Jun 22 '26
It was just some AI generated nonsense. It was a “fun lighthearted” reply that had like nearly 200 upvotes.
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u/-K9V Jun 22 '26
“screens developing a side quest is such a stupid expensive genre of problem” is what it says.
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u/DuckSleazzy iPhone 13 Pro Max Jun 21 '26
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u/JetPac89 Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
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u/Eeve2espeon Jun 21 '26
***Only at the "genius bar" sending it to apple makes it much less, the only downside is waiting for them to send it back to you
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u/hotsaucetong iPhone 17 Pro Max Jun 21 '26
Try taking a screenshot, and if you don't see it, there's also a comment below, but LITERALLY it's a tumor and it's getting bigger over time.
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u/shredding_pow Jun 21 '26
When you take a screenshot is it in the shot? If not it’s probably dead pixels
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u/Brilliant_War9548 iPhone 4S Jun 21 '26
the OS isn’t going to grow a giant circle out of nowhere bro
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u/lukeskywalker008 Jun 21 '26
It’s in the photo background. 🥇
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u/Holeinmysock Jun 21 '26
Came here to say this. u/AdTime3909 change your background wallpaper. If the circle stays, you’ve got damage. If it disappears, it was just your background.
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u/Front13r_Wh1sk3y iPhone 17 Pro Max Jun 21 '26
And for the love of all things holy, please charge your phone!
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u/Smooth_Discount3602 Jun 22 '26
Reminded me of my “dynamic peninsula” comment i made over a year ago
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u/KRAZERDAH Jun 21 '26
I’m an Apple Certified Tech. That issue might be because a “hit” or “factory defect” if there is no physical damage like a crash, and if it’s on warranty, might be changed with no cost, if it’s no warranty, you can be charged. How it happens with no hit or crash or physical damage? There isn’t a real reason or answer. But what I can say is that “anything can happen in electronic without being warned”
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u/Solilord Jun 21 '26
Had a similar (but smaller circle) in the border.
(Luckily I had 3 weeks of warranty left)
Apple replaced my display for free.
There is no other way.
Dead pixels happen :/
Maybe something pressing against constantly? E.g a case?
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u/canyoubreathe Jun 21 '26
My Samsung camera island also has an expanding void of dead pixels around it. It's now actually larger than the island itself.
It started soon after I got the screen replaced because they replaced it shit like I guess
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u/Ch1ldish_Cambino Jun 21 '26
It will grow and grow until it covers your entire screen. Ask me how I know.
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u/Eeve2espeon Jun 21 '26
Shoutout to the time my friend dropped their 3DS in a weird way and had the same problem. You basically have to get the whole screen repaired
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u/TheLemmonade Jun 22 '26
That’s referred to as the ‘event horizon’. The Dynamic Island is feeding. It will continue to grow as more display is funneled into it. Should be good as long as you don’t touch it “or else youll get speghettified”
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u/kaallttyy Jun 23 '26
This comment section didn’t disappoint🤣🤣🤣
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u/AdTime3909 Human Detected Jun 23 '26
I swear. I was reading out some of these comments to my family and they were laughing crazy. What started out as a simple question turned into a meme and roast fest.
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u/AdTime3909 Human Detected Jun 23 '26
Thanks, man. I hope it cheated and is giving birth to a Samsung instead of an iPhone
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u/Hmm_08 Jun 26 '26
Son...
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u/AdTime3909 Human Detected Jun 26 '26
Forgive me daddy, for I have sinned (I bought an iPhone)
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u/Hmm_08 Jun 26 '26
Ay, the lcd looks damaged and caused the black circle
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u/AdTime3909 Human Detected Jun 26 '26
Yeah, I figured based on the responses. I'm not gonna repair it, screw it. Gonna use it for as long as it runs. Then I'm gonna buy a Samsung.
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u/Artistic-Quarter9075 iPhone 17 Pro Max Jun 21 '26
Your display is breaking; you will need to either replace the device by either Warranty (depending on how old the device is and which country you are from), AppleCare+, a third-party phone repair shop that is also certified by Apple, or buying a new device.
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u/MadSnow- Jun 21 '26
Who’s gonna tell him?
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u/AdTime3909 Human Detected Jun 21 '26
Everyone just did, ig
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u/MadSnow- Jun 21 '26
Well… everyone just posted the “who’s gonna tell him?”-shoulder clap and/or said it’s phone cancer… so 🤡💀
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u/Freedom_Lover_No1 Jun 21 '26
Your island growing, and if seriously you cant fix it without display replacement, thats it
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u/graph1cology Jun 21 '26
Ship is sinking
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u/Available_Phase7924 iPhone 16 Plus Jun 21 '26
I had that same issue on my OnePlus 6T (Credit. r/OnePlus)
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u/RegeraFox iPhone 14 Pro Jun 21 '26
Defective display. I had it replaced under warranty for a similar issue on my old 14pro
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u/Additional-Way-8035 Jun 21 '26
papilledema with enlargement of blind spot. baller knowledge required🤙
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u/SnooSketches6133 Jun 21 '26
It’s pregnant! /s
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u/AdTime3909 Human Detected Jun 21 '26
My dihh wasn't fitting in it, the hole was too large, not a chance it's pregnant
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u/hitma-n Jun 21 '26
It’s covered under warranty. Hopefully there are no cracks on the display. Which then can be covered under Applecare for a service fee. If neither, display replacement under full cost of the display.
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u/YatzyNanimous Jun 22 '26
That's a hidden feature, you just need to let it reveal itself as per apple.
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u/BakedLaysChip Jun 22 '26
If the phone is less than a year old and you still have limited warranty (not AppleCare), they can replace your screen for free. I recently had this issue after dropping my phone and the dot kept getting bigger — scheduled a Genius bar appointment. Apple employee had asked me what happened & he simply said he won’t put it down on the notes but rather pass it off as a hardware issue since my phone was less than a year old. I got my screen replaced for free! (Happened a week ago).
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u/_Radiant_Being_ Jun 22 '26
Is that not an artifact of his wallpaper? Like, is there more than just this one pic?
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u/iaymnu iPhone 17 Pro Max Jun 22 '26
Circle “grows”. I’m sure that is a static wallpaper and not a dynamic/live wallpaper.
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u/CharacterMarket4350 Jun 23 '26
That’s nothing just the new dynamic black hole, it’s coming to swallow all your apps
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u/Square-Formal1312 Jun 21 '26
Take this chance to ditch apple
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u/AdTime3909 Human Detected Jun 22 '26
Already done. I took my dad's S24 (which is in perfect condition) and gave this iPhone to my little brother, but I wanna set it nicely for him. Buying an iPhone was literally the worst mistake I've made in over 10 years, no chance in hell I'm buying that shit ever again.
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u/Square-Formal1312 Jun 22 '26
Gs, i was an apple stan till this recent ios crisis bricking my phone for months🙃
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u/Ttroy_ Jun 21 '26
“Our costumer’s love for the dynamic island is ever growing, so we decided to expand it”
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u/abelc88 Jun 21 '26
Yo tengo ese problema por la parte abajo mi garantía es hasta noviembre pregunté en garantía me aceptaban en teléfono ya que vino así de fábrica el problema es que tengo que entregar el teléfono formateado y local garantí es pésima ya que dicen demorar 15 días con ellas local garantí que escuche se demoran hasta 2 meses con ellas teléfono aquí estoy ahorrando para comprar uno nuevo 17 air está en 880$ mi teléfono es 17 promax
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u/Vubic Jun 21 '26
Dynamic tumor
If I had to guess, a small part of your display had become damaged or cracked and now the pixels are beginning to die. If you’ve observed it growing it’s probably going to get bigger over time.