Dreaming of a MacBook with a touch screen? You better be a fan of the dynamic Apple Island

Apple’s long-awaited first entries into the touchscreen laptop market could arrive as early as this fall. According to a new report from Bloombergwith a feature familiar to iPhone owners: Dynamic island.

The pill-shaped cutout and notification interface is located at the top of the screen and is meant to be offered to people using new devices MacBook Pro touch screen It models the same kind of conveniences that Dynamic Island offers for iPhone — system alerts, app controls, live activity tracking, among other features — at the top of the screen, using a small amount of real estate.

The Dynamic Island is an evolution for the much-maligned Apple.”degree“From 2017. And in 2021, Apple Brought the notch to laptop models About the device’s camera.

Dynamic Island aside, the new laptops won’t include a massive redesign, according to a Bloomberg report. The first touchscreen versions will reportedly be iterations of the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with OLED displays. They’ll keep the large keyboard and trackpad, but will add a context-sensitive touch menu for when someone places their finger on the screen. Scrolling or pinching to zoom will be part of the touch interface.

Since it’s Apple, you can expect other improvements specific to the touch experience. Bloomberg notes that there may be touch-enhanced features for selecting emoji, for example, but given the physical keyboard, owners likely won’t use the screen to type as they do on the iPhone.

The report also indicates that Apple is planning to redesign its Dynamic Island feature to make it smaller iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max Models.