To my great surprise, I find myself agreeing with a take from The Verge, where Allison Johnson writes…

I don’t think we’ve seen everything that the Dynamic Island can do. More apps will start using it, especially if the whole iPhone 15 lineup adopts the feature like the rumors suggest. But it’s definitely not an exciting new way to interact with your phone — it’s just a handy tool alongside some other new features that make your phone a little less annoying to use. And that’s fine.

While Marco, John, and Casey echoed the same “optimism despite limited app support” take during ATP’s exit interview, their overall tone seemed down on the feature. My thinking aligns with Allison’s. Sure the lack of app support may be disappointing, but a Dynamic Island is still way better than a static peninsula even without app support.