Designer Ben Vessey has created an alternative to the small battery icon on an iPhone’s screen. Dynamic iPhone Battery Wallpapers or Dynamo utilize the built-in Shortcuts app to change dynamically based on your iPhone’s battery life – turning your phone into a giant battery indicator. The wallpapers automatically switch to a design warning low battery life when the charge level hits 20%, and also change if the battery is in need of a charge or actively charging. Dynamo is available in four different packs, each containing three sets of dynamic wallpapers – the Mac pack (inspired by classic Mac wallpapers and the Finder symbol), the Album pack (inspired by album covers from artists like David Bowie and Pink Floyd), the Apple pack (easily-recognizable Apple designs and colour palettes) and the Faces pack (cartoon characters and the iconic black and yellow smiley face). Dynamo is optimized for every iPhone from the 65 onwards.
How do they work? Each collection, which go for about $5.50 each, includes video and PDF instructions for setting up four separate automations using the iOS Shortcuts app that automatically changes your iPhone’s background based on how much charge is left. There’s no jailbreaking involved and the setup is promised to take about 10 minutes. iOS 14 is required, but the dynamically changing wallpapers should work on devices dating all the way back to the iPhone 6S.
The wallpapers automatically switch out to a design warning low battery life when the iPhone’s charge level hits 20%, and each collection also includes a version that clearly indicates when the device is charging, to avoid those times when you think you’ve plugged in a power cable correctly, or have positioned it properly on a wireless charger, when in fact you haven’t and you return a half-hour later to find your device completely dead.
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