iPhone 15 Pro Leak Reveals Unified Volume Button and Mute Button

[PauloSera]

Mute button is not something I’ll ever see as an advantage over the switch, which quickly tells me if the phone is muted or not upon touching it or looking at it. Change for the sake of change.

Completely wrong take. This is the one thing that can't be a software control or part of Focus because of it being a stupid switch. Thank goodness they are finally changing it.

You're also just assuming they won't add a visual indicator, one that is even easier to see than today. Which is a bad assumption.

 

[PauloSera]

Completely agree. My guess is that they'll add some sort of indicator, like an always-on mini OLED-display to the top of the button that turns that safety orange color when mute.

If you think they're smart enough to add a visual indicator, then why would you "completely agree"?

 

[Octavius8]

And on the latest episode of “Companies who damage their own products”…
Not everything must be “touch sensitive”!!!, buttons and knobs have their function and and convenience some times!.
Ever heard of “The best tool for the job”?. I can use the button or feel the status while in the cinema, or in the pocket or in a meeting without having to look at the phone.BRINGBACKTHEMUTEBUTTON

 

[dz5b609]

Already hate the mute button instead of the switch.

 

[Jack Delgado]

People here in the comments section: "THE CHANGE FROM A SWITCH TO A BUTTON WILL LITERALLY ALTER LIFE FOR THE WORSE, APPLE HAS LOST THEIR WAY"

Me: oh okay cool whatever

 

[PauloSera]

Fascinating....when you have a mature product, like the iPhone, to differentiate it from year-year, you come up with these minute and ridiculous changes for the sake of change.

Nice cut and paste post, but what a terrible take. iPhone is desperately in need of ring/silent being available to the software, and this is how you get there.

 

[jayducharme]

I agree that they should have reverted to the iPhone 4 volume button design when going haptic. One continuous surface is less intuitive to use. As for the new mute switch, I'm not fond of that design either. I like just glancing at the switch to know whether it's on or off.

 

[mike...]

Completely agree. My guess is that they'll add some sort of indicator, like an always-on mini OLED-display to the top of the button that turns that safety orange color when mute.

I can't see that in my pocket but I can feel the switch. It's a useless compromise.

 

[75Batt]

What if the button was more of an action button akin to that on the Apple Watch Ultra? Could be useful for those want it as mute to have the function or those who want to setup as something else. I do see the logic on the current switch design but will be interesting to see how it works as a button.

 

[Michael Scrip]

My iPhone is on mute 99.999% of the time. So I won't be affected in that respect.

But I'm still worried about how well capacitive buttons will work in a case. Surely they've thought about this?!?!?

 

[SactoGuy18]

I think this change was done to improve water resistance, since there are no physical switches to cause water leakage problems.

 

[tomtad]

This will have something to do with improved camera controls. You heard it here first.

 

[jz0309]

The only time I use the mute switch is when taking the phone in/out the case, so accidental use, always keep my phone on silent.
But whatever, I want periscope lens and USB-C to upgrade from 13PRoMax…

 

[eicca]

So I can no longer tell if my phone is muted in a sensitive situation by simply sticking my hand in my pocket and feeling it?

Call me petty, but I will never own an iPhone again if they remove the switch on all the models. This is not the first or even the fifth genuinely useful feature that brought me to iPhone originally that Apple kills for the sake of “change.”

Different doesn’t mean better, Tim. If it works, leave it alone!

 

[MrGimper]

Probably for waterproofing. So not for nothing. Doesn't mean it is an important feature for everyone, but it isn't an example of 'change for changes sake' I don't think, since there IS a likely reason.

I do like that MUTE could become just another setting I can adjust like VOLUME now. Or even with Siri. (Probably.)

The phone is already waterproof, and has been for several iterations.

 

[JPack]

Probably for waterproofing. So not for nothing. Doesn't mean it is an important feature for everyone, but it isn't an example of 'change for changes sake' I don't think, since there IS a likely reason.

I do like that MUTE could become just another setting I can adjust like VOLUME now. Or even with Siri. (Probably.)

The existing mute switch is already waterproof.

Current iPhone only needs a rubber ring where the switch assembly meets the phone chassis. Capacitive button won’t change that. If a capacitive button were needed for waterproofing, it would be implemented already in Watch/Ultra.

 

[PauloSera]

Apple usually knows what it's doing, but this has the potential to be an enormous mistake. People love the mute switch.

People love a hardware control with no software analog? False.

 

[a.jfred]

As someone who typically leaves the phone on mute, and knows they can use the volume-up button to trigger the camera for photos: I absolutely loathe this idea.

I'm also curious how this plays with accessibility options.

 

[atomic.flip]

Mark my words: Willing to bet good money the volume “bar” will act as both a volume button / rocker as well as a slider that you can swipe your finger across to raise and lower the volume smoothly.

I would also not be surprised if these capacitive surfaces offered more gesture support in other applications based on context.

 

[maxoakland]

That’s lame. You can really tell when Apple’s designs are based on saving money instead of improving the experience

Mark my words: Willing to bet good money the volume “bar” will act as both a volume button / rocker as well as a slider that you can swipe your finger across to raise and lower the volume smoothly.

I would also not be surprised if these capacitive surfaces offered more gesture support in other applications based on context.

Anyone who experienced the capacitive iPod knows why this is a bad idea. It was absolutely terrible to use

 

[mrr]

Making it even harder to do a screenshot.

 

[allanq]

I wonder if these controls work like the latest AirPods Pro by sliding a finger up/down over that area. It could prevent accidental button presses.

 

[MrDerby01]

As previously rumored, the next-generation iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will feature a unified volume button and a mute button, according to leaked CAD images shared on the Chinese version of TikTok and posted to Twitter by ShrimpApplePro.

Instead of separate buttons for volume up and volume down, the iPhone 15 Pro models are expected to have a single elongated button for adjusting the volume. Meanwhile, the mute switch that has been present ever since the original iPhone in 2007 is expected to become a mute button that can be pressed to turn the iPhone's ringer on or off.

Both the volume and mute buttons are rumored to have a solid-state design. Instead of physically moving, the buttons would provide haptic feedback from two additional Taptic Engines inside the iPhone to simulate the feeling of movement, similar to the Home button on the latest iPhone SE or the Force Touch trackpad on modern MacBooks.

The standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models are still expected to have two physical volume buttons and a mute switch. Apple should announce the entire iPhone 15 series in September as usual.

Article Link: iPhone 15 Pro Leak Reveals Unified Volume Button and Mute Button

It will be REVOLUTIONARY! Many will spend what ever the cost.

 

[b4ulaf]

First, I'm loving the new overall design so far. I'm OK with the volume up/down "button", but I am definitely concerned about the mute "button." I hope they come up with a good way to prevent accidental mute ON/OFF actions. The current mute switch feels more secure to me.

 

[boak]

What if the button was more of an action button akin to that on the Apple Watch Ultra? Could be useful for those want it as mute to have the function or those who want to setup as something else. I do see the logic on the current switch design but will be interesting to see how it works as a button.

The implementation of an action button doesn't necessarily require the removal of the mute switch