Let’s get this out of the way right away: you can’t really hide the Dynamic Island on your iPhone. After all, it’s a physical cutout for the front-facing camera and Face ID technology. But what you can do is hide all the software features that surround the Dynamic Island: the dynamic part of it.
How to Use Dynamic Island Features – Dynamic Island Explained
Normally, Apple does a good job of making this an unpleasant experience. The AirPods popup, for example, appears and disappears gracefully. But there will be times when something gets stuck on the screen: the album art for playing music, the waveform for podcasts, the countdown for your food delivery. Having these at the top of your screen all the time can be pretty annoying. Fortunately, there’s a way around it. Two, to be exact.
To hide animations or app icons on Dynamic Island, simply swipe horizontally, left, or right on Dynamic Island to hide the activity.
Swipe horizontally again and boom: Live Activity is back. You can tap and hold on the Dynamic Island to open the Live Activity panel, where you can control the view. Tap on the Dynamic Island and the corresponding app will open.
