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Alleged Leaked Image of iPhone 7 Shows Touch-Sensitive Home Button

Domen151 said:
This looks fake to me... The upper bezel seems so weird.
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Home Buttons? Whatever next? Waterproofing? Curved screens? OLED displays? Can Apple be the first to bring that to mobile phones too? If so, then competition had better look out, readers.

(PS:: I've been on another planet for last two years so if any other manufacturer has brought those out since then please disregard my last comment)
 
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Munky said:
To get the general public used to using a "button" that doesn't move....therefore when it's all screen in the future they can place the "button" wherever they like.
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Apple doesn't have to wait. They have unused side areas of the phone, plus the entire back. I think Apple is making its usual slow transition. The home button on the iPhone is iconic and everyone's gotten used to it. Now Apple needs to change people's behavior and they're doing so gradually, just like with slide-to-unlock.
 
chrizzz09 said:
How does it function without the click?

-tap = closing apps
-double tap = multitasking
-triple tap = accessibility menu

How do I authenticate with Touch ID in apps if one tap closes the app? How do I pull the interface down for one hand use if double tap is then multitasking?
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3D Touch. Same could apply to volume and power buttons, especially with edge-to-edge with or without curved glass.
 
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BruceEBonus said:
Home Buttons? Whatever next? Waterproofing? Curved screens? OLED displays? Can Apple be the first to bring that to mobile phones too? If so, then competition had better look out, readers.

(PS:: I've been on another planet for last two years so if any other manufacturer has brought those out since then please disregard my last comment)
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You know when they do, suddenly all the other solutions will look like Google Wallet compared to Apple Pay.
 
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If it had a hand with long fingers I'd go with legit but this is not the case so...
 
I'll take it. My home buttons get squishy and annoying after 6-9 months almost every time.
 
It seems that the Taptic Engine was a first step towards a non-mechanical Home button. I'm sure it will still have the "feel" of a click just like the force touch Trackpad and 3D Touch on the 6s. This a great step in simplifying the mechanics of the iPhone and making it waterproof.
 
wilh said:
The "proximity sensor above speaker" design present on almost every iPhone to date is a design hallmark that I would consider comparable to that of the iPod's click wheel. This just looks wrong.
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Sorry, but what a ridiculous statement. 10+ years ago when I knew nothing about Apple but I heard of this iPod thing and went to go look at it at the store and maybe even play with it, the moment I first touched it was probably an awesome "wow, clever" feel. You're telling me you get that same feel when looking at a sensor placement??
 
Pressed the button and it's not going back up. Is my phone a dud?

I smell home button gate in the horizon coming.
 
This "leak" is so clearly fake and it shouldn't have been published.

So Apple changes iOS 10's lock screen to require a press of the home button so that they can remove the button's ability to press in the newest phone?
 
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Those two sensors next to the speaker look dodgy. Apple would probably try keeping their shape the same (both round or both stretched)?
 
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