Apple researching ways to make iPhone display glass thinner and stronger Apple could make the glass on the front of an iPhone or iPad even stronger and thinner, by using a special support structure around the edge that s also made of glass.
Smartphones like the iPhone and other mobile devices use glass panels in front of the display. It has a primary job of protecting the delicate screen from impacts and scratches, while also informing part of the external design of the device itself.
With the continuing evolution of device design relying more on curved glass for the front panel, this introduces design challenges that cannot be easily conquered with existing techniques.
In the future, Apple s Scribble for iPad could provide users with suggested words and characters based on what they ve written, intended to improve recognition for people with poor handwriting.
Apple s introduction of Scribble in iPadOS 14 introduced the ability to perform text entry in text fields by simply writing on the iPad display using an Apple Pencil. The system takes advantage of the massive processing capabilities of the tablet to perform as near to real-time processing as possible.
This has allowed users of various languages to write text, and for the iPad to automatically recognize it and insert the typed version into a field or document.
Scribble for iPadOS could ask users what they ve written down in iPad edited May 25 In the future, Apple s Scribble for iPad could provide users with suggested words and characters based on what they ve written, intended to improve recognition for people with poor handwriting.
Apple s introduction of Scribble in iPadOS 14 introduced the ability to perform text entry in text fields by simply writing on the iPad display using an Apple Pencil. The system takes advantage of the massive processing capabilities of the tablet to perform as near to real-time processing as possible.
This has allowed users of various languages to write text, and for the iPad to automatically recognize it and insert the typed version into a field or document.
Apple could make the glass on the front of an iPhone or iPad even stronger and thinner, by using a special support structure around the edge that s also made of glass.
Smartphones like the iPhone and other mobile devices use glass panels in front of the display. It has a primary job of protecting the delicate screen from impacts and scratches, while also informing part of the external design of the device itself.
With the continuing evolution of device design relying more on curved glass for the front panel, this introduces design challenges that cannot be easily conquered with existing techniques.
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