[The Morning After]( Now available on your smart speaker and wherever you get your podcasts [Apple Podcasts]( | [Spotify]( | [Google Play]( | [iHeart Radio]( It's Monday, September 19, 2022. The next generation of iPhones only just went on sale, but enough about them; what about the iPhone 15? According to display analyst Ross Young, the new Dynamic Island, found on iPhone 14 Pro models, will be [standard on all 2023 iPhones]( mimicking the rollout of Appleâs display notch which first appeared on the 2018 iPhone X. Making the Dynamic Island standard on every new iPhone would cajole developers into utilizing the new display layout. Once iOS 16.1 arrives later this year, Dynamic Island will also work with Appleâs Live Activities API, adding interactive notifications. ProMotion 120Hz displays will likely stay exclusive to Pro variants, ensuring the cheaper iPhones remain more affordable. â Mat Smith  The biggest stories you might have missed - [Hitting the Books: What if 'Up' but pigeons?]( - [âElden Ring: The Board Gameâ will bring the Lands Between to the tabletop]( - [The best fitness gear to upgrade your workout routine]( - [SteelSeries Arena 9 review: Bringing 5.1 surround sound back to gaming PCs]( - ['Hollow Knight: Silksong' will come to the PS4 and PS5, eventually]( [Add a tiny pixel pet to your iPhone 14 Proâs Dynamic Island]( Just use Reddit app Apollo.
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Mat Smith / Engadget Appleâs new Dynamic Island interface is also being used in⦠different ways. Take Reddit client Apollo, which has added âPixel Pals.â The feature adds a Tamagotchi-like critter that does cute things on top of your phoneâs Dynamic Island while you have Apollo open. You can even choose between a few animals, including a cat, dog, hedgehog, fox or axolotl. Game-changing? No. Cute? Very. [Continue reading.]( [PS VR games will not be compatible with PS VR2]( Demos were live at the Tokyo Game Show. Sonyâs PlayStation VR2 headset will arrive early next year, and some folks have tested it out at the Tokyo Game Show. Itâs been well-received so far, but enthusiasm was tempered by news that existing PS VR games will not work on the next-gen hardware. The companyâs senior vice-president of platform experience Hideaki Nishino said: "PS VR2 has much more advanced features, like [an] all-new controller with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, inside-out tracking, eye tracking, 3D audio is coming together and 4K HDR." He added: "This means developing games for PS VR2 requires a whole different approach than the original PS VR.â [Continue reading.]( [Apple's second-generation AirPods Pro are on sale ahead of launch day]( They're currently $10 less than MSRP. If you were thinking of grabbing Appleâs second-generation AirPods Pro, you should consider buying them from Amazon â because theyâre already discounted. Ahead of the September 23rd release date, Amazon has priced the earbuds at $240, or $10 less than MSRP. We havenât reviewed the 2022 AirPods Pro yet, but expect improved active noise cancellation thanks to Appleâs new H2 chip and the addition of volume touch controls, something the first-gen AirPods Pro lacked. [Continue reading.]( [A 'Genshin Impact' anime is on the way]( Meanwhile, version 3.1 of the game will land on September 28th.
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miHoYo Genshin Impact is one of the [biggest gaming success stories]( of the last few years. Finally, fans will have another way to enjoy the world of Teyvat at some point, as developer miHoYo has teamed up with animation studio Ufotable to create an anime based on the free-to-play action RPG. Thereâs already a [concept trailer]( to watch, but given the lush anime aesthetics of the game, itâs a little surprising this spin-off took this long. [Continue reading.]( [Gdgt Deals by StackCommerce: Find great deals on gadgets, software, services and more!]( The Morning After is a daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Now available on your smart speaker and wherever you get your podcasts:
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