What a waste of time I couldn’t care what the buttons are like. How about some proper features?
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iPhone 15 Pro Again Rumored to Feature Non-Moving Volume and Power Buttons, iPad Pro Could Follow
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I agree, the removal of the switch on iPad was a step backwards. However, you could at least map that switch to rotation lock. I personally leave my iPhone on silent always, and with Apple Watch it's redundant to hear both. I would prefer the option to map the iPhone ringer switch, to more than rotation and mute. Like how you can map the action button on Ultra, imagine opening the camera and snapping a photo, starting a voice memo recording, using the flashlight from your ringer switch, etc. It's a pipedream admittedly, like changing the stupid lockscreen toggles.
not sure of the benefits, don't really want to take my iPhone with me when swimming, so please - WHY do I need this?
And, with all the rumors this week of Apple designing their own modem, wifi chips and such - seems that Taptic Engine needs to come in-house too given the spread across all products ...
And, with all the rumors this week of Apple designing their own modem, wifi chips and such - seems that Taptic Engine needs to come in-house too given the spread across all products ...
You beat me—my first iPhone was the 5. But, yeah, same: While I do remember the Sleep/Wake Button on the 5 wearing out (maybe even a couple of times), none of my iPhones’ volume buttons ever have.
Apple is running out of selling points so they come up with no buttons.
what does that mean? 10 years vs 8 years?
Yeah, electronic devices should have more buttons, not less. I’ve wished for PageUp/PageDown buttons since the first iPhone.
Can we get something like this for the Volume/Mute buttons, please? Simpler times!
While I too preferred the ease of use the round volume up/down buttons offered (look at that button separation!), when looking across their entire catalogue, bars are definitely their preferred hardware solution for adjusting volume. I can’t see them moving from that. Solid state/haptic bars? Seems about right.
As long as they stay raised so I can feel where they are. And I actually prefer volume to be on a single button so I can feel which end is which. And I wouldn't mind haptic silence as long as it disables it when the phone is locked.
Know what else has better water resistance, and eliminates moving parts that can wear out of time? Port-less iPhone with only MAGSAFE (Qi2)!
Death to USBC!
The only issue I even had was one of the models had a weirdly shaped silence switch that would sometimes get turned back off in my pocket at work. So I had to go to Accessibility so I could control it through software instead
My 3GS and 5 both had one volume control fail, sort of. In both cases if you rocked your finger on the button at various angles and with enough pressure it would work eventually. But it hasn't been a problem on my X or 13 Pro Max.
It happened on my iPhone 5, but not since. (Which isn't that impressive: I've only had two iPhones since.)
I prefer physical. I actually miss the good old physical home button on my 2016 SE. I keep incorrectly triggering Siri on my 2020 SE.
This kind of stuff is invention for invention's sake and is actually a regression. The same mis-invention is going on in the auto world and getting really negative feedback from both customers and auto mags.
It would be better if companies tried solving real problems instead, like, e.g. making the screens more friendly to folks sensitive to PWM and dithering, reducing the weight and improving ergonomics of the handset, etc.
This kind of stuff is invention for invention's sake and is actually a regression. The same mis-invention is going on in the auto world and getting really negative feedback from both customers and auto mags.
It would be better if companies tried solving real problems instead, like, e.g. making the screens more friendly to folks sensitive to PWM and dithering, reducing the weight and improving ergonomics of the handset, etc.
I think this is a necessary “evil” they are looking forward to. They’ll capitalize and enjoy profits as case prices ascend higher.
I worked at Vzw corp store from 2014-18. I only recall ever running into power button failures, home button failures…never a volume button that I can recall. Not sure the difference in power vs volume, build wise(if you do, please enlighten 😀) and those issues were mostly for 4s, 5C, and series 6. Not big numbers for our population area.
Meh, if it truly makes for a good reason to switch and it works in practice, sure, bring it on…it does come with a price bump, no doubt.
Meh, if it truly makes for a good reason to switch and it works in practice, sure, bring it on…it does come with a price bump, no doubt.
I don’t really agree. The volume buttons are so close together that you can feel on which button you are by feeling if there’s another button next to it. Without the split, it would be more easily confused with the power button (since they moved it from the top to the side). You’d have to feel for the ringer switch to be sure which side you’re on.
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I expect similar things with charging cars; parking spots with built-in Qi charging. Malls/businesses/parking garages.
Like how they work for the ringer switch.
While using AirPods, I routinely adjust the volume by pressing the phone buttons through my pants fabric while the phone is in my pocket. It's already difficult since the power button on one side has nearly the same profile as the two volume buttons on the other side, making it hard to tell which side of the phone I'm pushing. I could use Siri to adjust the volume in this situation, but yuck. My experience with Siri typically involves repeating myself two or three times with increasingly exaggerated diction, then giving up and taking my phone out to do what I need directly.