Which Mac has it
Apple announced the Dynamic Island for the Mac on October 28, 2026, with the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR display. It’s available from November 6, 2026, and comes with macOS 27.
Apple’s pages describe the Dynamic Island on this MacBook Pro only. Apple hasn’t said whether other Macs will get it. To see which Mac you have, choose Apple menu › About This Mac.
If you use Tilora on this MacBook Pro, it draws nothing in the notch and opens just below Apple’s island. Settings › General › Draw Tilora’s own island brings its own back.
What it shows
Apple calls the Dynamic Island the new home for Spotlight, Live Activities and Siri AI. Its MacBook Pro page says you see your activities, alerts and notifications there at a glance.
Apple says you can pick up a call, accept an AirDrop request, track your food delivery or pause a song there, with a tap of your finger: this MacBook Pro has Touch.
How you use it
Click a Live Activity, or tap it, to see more. To close one, move the pointer over it and click its close button. Live Activities from your iPhone come too, once you’ve used iPhone Mirroring; Allow Live Activities from iPhone turns them off or on (Apple Support).
Spotlight and Siri AI
From Spotlight in the Dynamic Island you can find documents, images, contacts and emails, open apps, send a message or see your clipboard history (Apple).
Spotlight moves into the Dynamic Island only if Siri AI is available and turned on. Siri AI is in beta in macOS 27. It needs a Mac with Apple Intelligence set to a supported language: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese or Spanish to start. It isn’t available to people under 13 (Apple Newsroom).
A live island on the Mac you have
On the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models with a notch, Tilora turns the notch into a live island. It shows what’s playing with synced lyrics, your next meeting with Join, a call you’re on with mute and hang up, timers, AirPods and batteries, and the volume and brightness beside the notch.
Rest the pointer on the notch and it opens: music, your day, batteries, the clipboard and controls. Press ⌥Space to search, and ⇧⌘V for what you copied.
It’s $9.99 once, for three Macs, and free for 7 days. It runs on macOS 14 or later, on Apple silicon or Intel. On a Mac without a notch, or an external display, it draws a small notch of its own. More on a Dynamic Island on a MacBook Air or older MacBook Pro.
Questions
Will my MacBook Air get Apple’s Dynamic Island?
Apple hasn’t said. It announced the Dynamic Island for the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR display, and its pages describe it on that Mac only.
Can I see my iPhone’s Live Activities on my Mac?
Yes, once you’ve set up iPhone Mirroring. Apple says they appear in the menu bar on your Mac.
Does the Dynamic Island work with touch?
On the MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR display, yes. It has Touch, and Apple says you can accept an AirDrop request or pause a song with a tap.
Does Tilora work on this MacBook Pro?
Yes. It draws nothing in the notch and opens just below Apple’s island. Settings › General › Draw Tilora’s own island brings its own back.