The Android fan community is having something of an emotional meltdown right now as it witnesses new phone after new phone embracing the notched screen design. Popularized by the iPhone X and Essential Phone last year, the notch at the top of the screen has been widely ridiculed as a dire offense against the principles of good design and x-axis symmetry. In short, people don’t like it. But there’s a certain inevitability to this notch-heavy future of ours, and I want to bring a cautious note of optimism to the conversation. Life with the notch isn’t so bad, and app developers can make it a hell of a lot better.

My stance on the notch has been softening since I started using the iPhone X at the beginning of this year, and one of the…

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