Apple gets patent to forestall cracked screens by rotating iPhones as they fall

Can science save our iPhones from a giant fall?
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Apple was granted a patent on Tuesday (first rumored by AppleInsider) that outlines technology that might amendment associate degree iPhone\'s angle if it\'s in free fall. The goal would be to interrupt the season and defend sensitive elements like phone screens. in line with the patent, integral technology may estimate some extent of impact and so shift the device\'s center of gravity to save lots of iPhones from associate degree early grave. this might work by victimisation the iPhone\'s inner vibration motor and processor. The motor, in theory, would shift the device\'s mass to rotate it before impact and would add bicycle-built-for-two with the phone\'s sensors (like accelerometers and gyroscopes) to stay an eye fixed on the phone\'s positioning.The patent additionally presents another (weirder) concepts from Apple. One example: associate degree iPhone may latch onto or eject electro-acoustic transducer cables throughout free fall. The document additionally in brief outlines a wierd \"thrust mechanism\" that uses a gas canister to vary the phone\'s orientation. as a result of it is common for corporations like Apple to file patents for all types of concepts, it does not essentially mean this technique types of concepts, it does not essentially mean this technique can return to iOS devices anytime shortly, if ever. AppleInsider notes that the most recent iPhone half dozen models use a unique motor than the one represented within the patent, that is nearer to previous iPhones, thus it\'s unclear if the thought is even still on the table. Apple failed to right away reply to Mashable\'s request for comment.