I think it will provide enough Haptic Feedback that can be double checked with a quick toggle off/on (the way the switch currently works). The current Mute switch has so many ways to be overridden, like VIP callers and Find My, that when I truly want my phone silent I have to turn on DND & AirPlane mode, check I don’t have any alarms set, etc. I just end up turning my phone off in theatres 😅.Yeah, I really hope this rumor is false. I'd rather keep the lightning port than lose my mute switch. Having a physical switch to make SURE my phone won't make a peep, or ensure that it WILL when I put it down and walk away from it, is important.
Change for the sake of change sucks.