Another report, this time from the information, claims that Apple is testing a new camera-focused button to include in this year’s iPhone release, which is supposedly called the iPhone 16. According to the publication’s sources, the button could be located on the lower right side of the device, placed below your phone. Index finger when taking photos and videos in landscape.
Rumors about a new camera button have been around since at least September MacRumors The feature is reported to be under development. But while MacRumors I mentioned that the button will be capacitive, thus simulating a press with vibration, the information He says it will be mechanical like a traditional button, but with additional capacitive features that make it touch and pressure sensitive, allowing users to swipe left and right to control the camera zoom, or press it gently to adjust focus on a subject.
The second new iPhone button in as many years
both of them the information And MacRumors The button is reported to be being tested to include across the entire iPhone 16 lineup, including the regular and Pro models. Bloomberg Mark Gurman also talked about the possibility of a new camera button coming to phones.
If the camera button does launch, it will be the second new button to come to the iPhone in as many years. Last year, the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max shipped with a new (mechanical) action button, replacing the traditional mute switch usually found on the left side of the device. Although this button can also be programmed to take photographs, it is intended as a general-purpose shortcut button and by default changes the ring settings on the phone. MacRumors I also mentioned that the action button could also move to Capacity this year.
Apple wouldn’t be the first smartphone manufacturer to include a dedicated camera button on one of its phones. Sony has shipped it on its Xperia devices for years, for example. But it would be an important inclusion for some of the most popular smartphones sold today. Last year, Apple surpassed Samsung to ship the largest number of smartphones globally for the first time.
Even if Apple is currently testing this feature, its plans for the iPhone 16 range may change before it is announced in September. Last year, there were widespread reports that the company was considering replacing the iPhone’s mechanical power and volume buttons (as well as the then-rumored action button) with capacitive alternatives, but plans were reported to be canceled after the feature did not meet Apple’s standards. .