The iPhone X is the phone we’ve been willing Apple to make, partly so that we’ve got something new to write about, but also so those who look forward to the arrival of a new iPhone actually have something to get excited about.
The iPhone X was a huge gamble from Apple, yet one that really paid off six months into our testing. Losing the home button and altering the design was a dangerous move, but one that was sorely needed after years of similarity and the premium design, extra power, all-screen front mix together to create – by far – the best iPhone Apple’s ever made.
Let's skip to our piece of advice on how to better deal with iPhone X screen resolution while designing.
The notch or sensor housing, is probably the most controversial solution that intended to place all these brainy sensors.
However, Apple had good reasoning for taking this step -- additional useful space on the screen.
Concerning apps using custom layouts, the adaptation promises to be relatively easy in case Auto Layout was applied and you followed iPhone X safe area along with margin guides (we're going to talk about them further).
In its Human Interface Guidelines, Apple notes that the status bar doesn't change its height regardless of the background tasks that are currently switched on (e.g.
Between, the company recommends you to refrain from using a custom status bar in your iPhone X app design and reconsider design solutions aimed at hiding it.
