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iOS 18 Hints At A Buttonless Future For iPhone 16, Improved Battery On The Horizon (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

submitted 5 months ago by rosschie@lemdro.id to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The latest iOS 18 update strongly hints that Apple's forthcoming iPhone 16 lineup might incorporate the highly anticipated solid-state buttons.

Unveiled at the recent WWDC, iOS 18 includes a much-discussed "hide and lock apps" feature that some worry could be misused for privacy concerns related to infidelity. Among its other noteworthy additions are many AI features and several notable improvements, including enhanced visual effects.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

This is just more change for the sake of change because they really have no other actual objective improvement to make to the device.

I understand they claimed they needed room for internal components when they removed things like the button and headphone jack, but after having partially disassembled my own phone for DIY battery replacement the power and volume buttons are so minimal in volume that there can’t be any measurable gain for the consumer by removing them. The only potential gain is a reduction in manufacturing complexity and a cost savings for Apple. Personally I think this was the case for both jack and button as well. It wasn’t about internal space as much as it was eliminating components to save costs.

Personally, I miss the tactile button that confirmed a press and executed a function when that button was pressed rather than swiping up and hoping it catches the gesture right to switch apps or close them. Especially to get rid of the phone search window. Anyway, I don’t mean to be the guy that gripes about change, but IMO these changes are about profits and not the user, they remove valid and useful functionality.

[–] Reyali@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think replacing the physical home button with a haptic button on the iPhone 7 also helped them improve their IP rating (i.e., water resistance). I could be misremembering that, though, and I have no idea if it’s relevant in this case.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

That was fine. IMO that worked pretty well.

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