And more likely these buttons will freeze and become absolutely unresponsive no matter what customer tries to do (including draining battery), effectively bricking the phone so that only Apple Store employee can unfreeze it.
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Apple Delaying Solid-State Buttons Until iPhone 16 Pro Due to 'Design Issues'
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“Design issues” 5 months before launch, find that really hard to believe. At this stage they’ve built a few thousand prototypes, getting mass production ready…
They may be making this change to improve waterproofing and also to get rid of mechanical parts.
My only concern is that if the buttons activate by touch (conductivity) instead of pressure, accidental presses may become a common problem.
😁😆🙃🙂😂🤣 You have really made my day!I thought this design was much better for ergonomic purposes. But I like yours too, LOL.
I'm beginning to wonder if we've reached the pinnacle of mobile phones. Aside from improved assistants - maybe a transition to some AI integration, what else can we achieve? Battery life and performance, I suppose. But, where is the wow factor we used to be a part of?
And there we have it, folks! This was all an Apple PR stunt: leak a "bleeding-edge" feature and then leak "pulling," it due to not meeting Apple's high standards, further solidifying Apple's "bleeding edge" and "high standards" and "delight customers" image of itself.
I still think the power button should be in the top right of the iPhone.
While they're at it, get rid of the port. I'm ready for that future. We'd get improved water resistance, but more importantly, more space for a bigger battery.
This would be handled by a separate low-energy chip: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/03/29/iphone-15-pro-low-energy-microprocessor/
Market research (viewing this forum) yielded negative customer feedback and led to reconsideration.
No solid-state buttons? Are we getting Valve-Tube operated buttons? Sweet!
Perhaps we can ditch the battery too, and go with a wind-up hand crank & capacitor power section.
And reform the pony express for icloud connectivity!
Perhaps we can ditch the battery too, and go with a wind-up hand crank & capacitor power section.
And reform the pony express for icloud connectivity!
Could someone explain what are the benefits of such buttons? Seems like a lot of extra costs and complexity for very modest improvement.
I wonder if those haptic engines could be used to provide screen taps feedback. Is it feasible to eventually add a few more haptic engines and make the whole screen “clicky” like a touchpad?
I wonder if those haptic engines could be used to provide screen taps feedback. Is it feasible to eventually add a few more haptic engines and make the whole screen “clicky” like a touchpad?
Oh well, there goes my #1 reason to upgrade my iPhone 14 Pro.
100% correct. It's the only way they can retain their track records since they seem to get everything wrong now. Looking forward to when more people catch on to this.
What a load of crap. ***IF*** it was going to be part of the 15 line it would have already been in manufacturing months ago.
The lock in for hardware decisions were made last year. It takes months to tool up an assembly line to churn out the MILLIONS a quarter of component X for iPhones.
MR, you should know better than to post this kind of stuff without pointing out the obvious glaring flaw that the hardware for this year’s iPhone was locked in months ago.
The lock in for hardware decisions were made last year. It takes months to tool up an assembly line to churn out the MILLIONS a quarter of component X for iPhones.
MR, you should know better than to post this kind of stuff without pointing out the obvious glaring flaw that the hardware for this year’s iPhone was locked in months ago.
They're fragile enough that they're on Apple's intake checklist when I had a battery replacement done a few years back. Checking for functional Touch ID wasn't – and this was after Apple had moved on to Face ID.
I use the Magic Trackpad with my Mac Studio (and my iMac before that). I love the implementation of the feel of the click on the solid state surface, and how it’s even all the way across the trackpad (unlike the old analogue trackpad).
I’m all for it on the iPhone, especially if it gives us new ways to interact with the device, but there were more than a few people complaining about it without even having seen or used it.
Whew, thank god. I really hope this means they stick with the mute switch for another generation. I really want the rumored periscope lens, but I would not buy an iPhone without a mute switch.
Imagine you've been longing for Apple to bring back 3D Touch, and then they give it to you... but only for the volume and mute buttons. 
