Apple's latest iPhones received a major below upon their release due to their brittle screens, with some users complaining that the screen bends or breaks easily. Now, the tech giant is taking action as a new patent granted to the company shows a solution to prevent the iPhone from breaking.
The new patent shows new technology that will change the position or angle of the iPhone during free fall. The technology aims to break the fall of the device and to prevent damage on the iPhone's sensitive parts like the screen and internal components. Specifically, the built-in technology will shift the iPhone's center of gravity before impact to save the device. The new technology will make use of the phone's sensors to detect impact and the inner vibration motor to alter the position of the handset.
Other ideas are described by the patent like using a "thrust mechanism," which uses a gas canister that probably releases gas to cushion the device's fall. The patent also briefly described the smartphone ejecting headphone cables when the smartphone falls.
However, Mashable noted that although Apple was granted a patent, it does not mean that it will appear in any of its device soon. Sometimes patents are used to preserve and protect technology from others who want to develop it. This is nothing new to the Cupertino-based company. In the past, Apple filed patents for various technologies that have not appeared in its lines of devices yet.
On the other hand, if this feature will be realized, it will most likely appear in the upcoming iPhone 7. With the recent complaints about the iPhone 6 line, the upcoming Apple handset will have some sort of protection to its screen.
Other rumored features of iPhone 7 are: 3D screen display, sapphire covering, built-in projector, and organic battery. The iPhone 7 release will most likely happen in September 2015, a year after its predecessor's launch. However, Apple offered no comment on the rumors.
