When Apple moves away from the physical home button an awful lot of crow is going to be served! I for one can't wait.
I think it will be some time. TouchID is a big selling point for the iPhone right now and it works great. To just ditch it as they tie it to Apple Pay wouldn't make sense.
I just can't imagine it without it. I also can't really fathom having a softkey that provides the same functionality. Softkeys just take up valuable screen real estate. I hated it on all the Androids I owned that had it. Playing games when my finger would slide over and hit the home button, or texting somebody and hitting the home key instead of the space bar. Such an annoyance.
You can't fathom a phone without a big, round old-tech mechanical button on the front? It's a.....button, and I really don't see the big deal about it. Aside from the fact that mechanical buttons have a finite longevity, they take up space. The bezels need to be severely trimmed on the next gen iPhones and this old fashioned button is what's holding things back. I'll repeat, it's a.......button. That's all it is. You say that it's 'iconic' but for how many years do you propose that Apple keep it? Until the iPhone is so old fashioned looking that people have stopped using them?
Lol, you mean soft buttons as in on screen capacitive buttons as in what the entire iPhone screen is already? Wow.
No reason why Touch ID couldn't be relocated to behind the screen in the future when the tech improves a bit - Apple has a patent for it. Would then even allow for fingerprint locked specific apps.
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Touch ID is a killer. Bezels give a sense of symmetry. Love bezels, be it left right or top bottom. No bezels is like hanging a photo on a wall without a frame.
Lol only Apple fans would say something like this....the delusions on this board are amazing...no one actually likes large bezels....
apple should have an option 'create your own iphone'. i love the gold home button ring
Lol only Apple fans would say something like this....the delusions on this board are amazing...no one actually likes large bezels....
Lol only Apple fans would say something like this....the delusions on this board are amazing...no one actually likes large bezels....
Lol only Apple fans would say something like this....the delusions on this board are amazing...no one actually likes large bezels....
Another vote to remove the ridiculously outdated home button. Iconic or not, it's a waste of space
Wish they would.They should get rid of steering wheels on cars too. Rediculous outdated relics of the past that just take up space. Driving your car with a joystick would make a lot more sense.
Apple's 3.5" "common sense" screen that could be reached with one hand used to be iconic. Then Android started experimenting and look at where Apple products are now.It would save so much space but will never happen. iPhone circle button is iconic.
Uhmmmm hell no! If Apple gets rid of home button then started using soft home button like Android I will puke.
They should get rid of steering wheels on cars too. Rediculous outdated relics of the past that just take up space. Driving your car with a joystick would make a lot more sense.