Apple's new patent will help protect your phone from shattering after falling

Apple has recently acquired the exclusive rights for a system that makes sure that as little as possible damage has been done to the phone after falling, as it can actually re-orient an iPhone by changing the angle of its eventual impact with the ground.

The patent also includes descriptions of other more advanced and fantastic scenarios, including ejection devices for cables, and even retractable air foils to control the angle of descent, TechCrunch reported.

The actual meat of the patent has far more realistic goals, and uses existing tech to control the angle of a fall the iPhone's internal vibration motor.

It's still not likely to see these incorporated into new devices, as the tech described would be a variation of the vibration motors contained in models that launched before the iPhone 6. The 6 and 6 Plus contain a different kind of tech to notify you via haptic feedback when a notification arrives.