Those of you who can't seem to get used to it, switch to the lowest "1" setting rather than the default "2" setting. It feels more natural like a physical home button. The default "2" is actually too strong IMO and hence unnatural.
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Am I the only one who loves the new home button?
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In actual in-hand use, I much prefer it, greatly to my surprise. However, sitting on a table, it's very difficult to tell that it's been pressed - and this is something I do fairly regularly. I really wish they would give a setting to wake the phone just by touching the button. We needed it before with iOS 10. I think it's nearly essential with the new home button.
Not sure if anyone brought this up in this thread but someone in another thread made the point that the iPhone 7's home button must be pressed with bare skin. No gloves. And winter is upon us. So you know that that means.
Do you have a 7 or 7 plus? I have one problem using the home button one handed with my 7.
Tried all there settings in a shop today, could quite easy live with either setting, but to get it to activate you have to actually press quite hard, so might as well just have a button. If it activated with a lighter touch it would make more sense. Hopefully version two on the 8 will be better.
I had no problems getting use to the new home button. I have it on 2. Reminds me of Macbook track pad.
I don't find it better or worse than the 6s home button, just different.
I don't find it better or worse than the 6s home button, just different.
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I like it...set to 3. The new method to unlock the screen, not so much. I reverted to the old way of unlocking.
Yep. You're the only one. Even the people at Apple dont liek it. You're just that special and unique. Must be nice
It felt really bad and artificial, at first.
I realized it was because of how I was using it (really no antennagate pun there). I was depressing the "button" with the fact that it was really a haptic response and not actually clicking in my head. Once I just started using it like I use my other iPhone, there really isn't a "fakeness" to it.
I realized it was because of how I was using it (really no antennagate pun there). I was depressing the "button" with the fact that it was really a haptic response and not actually clicking in my head. Once I just started using it like I use my other iPhone, there really isn't a "fakeness" to it.
much better than i expected after reading the initial hands on previews. only time it really stands out as not being as nice as the old button is when laying on a table and you don't feel as much of the click through your single finger vs. your hand holding it. holding the phone the click feels pretty good and its obvious now the button itself isn't long for the world... next year is all screen.
I'm still waiting for my 7+ to ship. Currently using a 6. Ever since I had my iPod touch with iOS 2 I have thought that the home button should be solid state. I have had my home button go before (it was my iPhone 4), and I am thrilled they finally changed the design.