According to a patent issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday local time, to realize a wraparound display, theoretically, Apple needs to use a transparent case and a flexible display panel. Apple submitted this patent application material in 2016.
According to Apple, the display panel can display graphical elements 'in any part of the transparent shell'. More importantly, Apple suggests that two user interfaces will be used - one for the central area of the shell and the second for 'at least one' area.
This technology not only allows more of the device to be used for user control functions, but also makes the use of fixed-use buttons and switches - third-party applications can not be used - is no longer essential. Apple has eliminated the Home button on the iPhone X, Teng The space that comes out can be used for any purpose that the application and iOS need.
The second Apple patent issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - the earliest filing date was 2015 - describes an iPad-like device that still has a border, allowing the user to control the display by clicking on the border.
According to Apple's patent application materials, users can use borders to scroll up and down the screen, access menus, and even turn on or turn off the device, or add context to the iPhone's side just like a touch bar on a Mac. The control functions. These technologies, combined with wireless charging, will make future iPhones free of any buttons and cables. If Apple really introduced such an iPhone, only speakers and microphones would be needed to make holes in the case.
In the past, Apple had explored similar conceptual designs, but many of these technologies did not actually translate into products. Apple applied for a large number of patents, but only a few patents were converted into products.
Apple may use a more advanced display in the rumored 'T288' phone. This phone supports enhanced/virtual reality technology, controlled via Siri voice assistant, head movements and touch, and may be available as early as 2020.