Apple

Jun 30, 2026BF3-0955Partly right

World Leaks: iPhone 18 Pro Dynamic Island shrinks

The iPhone 18 Pro will use a smaller Dynamic Island by moving the infrared flood illuminator under the display.

World Leaks reported that the iPhone 18 Pro would use a smaller Dynamic Island, achieved by moving Face ID's infrared flood illuminator under the display, shrinking the cutout by roughly 35% from the iPhone 17 Pro.

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  1. What was reportedThe iPhone 18 Pro will use a smaller Dynamic Island by moving the infrared flood illuminator under the display.
  2. Who said it, and whenWorld Leaks reported it on Jun 30, 2026 in Android Authority.
  3. What happened, and whenApple iPhone 18 Pro was announced on Sep 9, 2026, 71 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyPartly rightSome of this was right and some of it was not.Why: The Dynamic Island did shrink — Apple calls it redesigned and it now carries three Live Activities at once. The mechanism this report gave, moving the infrared flood illuminator under the display, is not something Apple has stated anywhere, so half of this holds and half remains unverifiable. What the company published
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Android Authority
Product
Apple iPhone 18 Pro · reported as “iPhone 18 Pro”
Read it at Android Authority

The story of this report

  1. Jun 30, 2026World Leaks reported it · Android Authority
  2. Jul 6, 2026MacRumors · reported the same thing
  3. Aug 17, 20269to5Mac · reported the same thing
  4. Aug 26, 2026AppleInsider · reported the same thing
  5. Sep 9, 2026Engadget · reported the same thing
  6. Sep 9, 2026The Mac Observer · reported the same thing
  7. Sep 9, 2026Apple iPhone 18 Pro was announced · official source
  8. Sep 10, 2026Android Headlines · reported the same thing
  9. Sep 10, 2026Gizmodo · reported the same thing
  10. Sep 10, 2026Tom's Guide · reported the same thing
  11. VerdictPartly rightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

World Leaks · Leaker

3 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 3 we have checked, 3 held up.

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What we know now

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Other reports about Apple iPhone 18 Pro

67 reports about Apple iPhone 18 Pro from 21 sources. Of the 25 we have checked, 19 held up.

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The same fact, on our roadmap

These roadmap entries were ruled to be about the same thing this report claimed.

  • The Dynamic Island is expected to shrink, with some Face ID hardware moving under the glass · Apple iPhone 18 Pro

    The Dynamic Island shrinks. Face ID's infrared illuminator moves under the glass.

Questions about this report

Did this Apple iPhone 18 Pro report turn out to be true?
Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. The Dynamic Island did shrink — Apple calls it redesigned and it now carries three Live Activities at once. The mechanism this report gave, moving the infrared flood illuminator under the display, is not something Apple has stated anywhere, so half of this holds and half remains unverifiable.
Who reported it first?
World Leaks reported it on Jun 30, 2026 in Android Authority.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 71 days before Apple iPhone 18 Pro was announced on Sep 9, 2026.