


The Music app icon would show media controls, while Safari would show the progress of background downloads. For Messages, users would see unread chats.

By holding the mouse cursor over an icon, the Dock would show expanded actions for that app. In a short video, the designer shows what his idea would look like in action. In a post on Twitter, Trivedi pondered, “What if the macOS dock and its icons were more dynamic and fluid?” The first concept, created by Janum Trivedi (via BGR), imagines what it would be like to have dynamic interactions with Mac apps through their icons in the Dock. But what if Apple brought similar interactions to the Mac? These “Dynamic Dock” concepts show exactly that. These interactions can easily be accessed via the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. Apple has added new ways of interaction in iOS with Live Activities, which give users a glimpse of important activities in progress, such as media playback or even the estimated time for an Uber to arrive.
