Other iPhone 16 Pro / 16 Pro Max : Can you just ignore the capacitive Camera Control button?

[Mity]

I watched some tutorials on YouTube and the Camera Control button reminds me of the Touch Bar on Macbook Pros - I'm not a fan.

Can you not use this button and use the camera just like older iPhone models without any loss in functionality, meaning just navigate via touchscreen controls? Or are some features only available via the new camera control button?

Edit: Looks like you can https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/adjust-camera-control-settings-iph22c8345f8/ios#

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I don’t use the camera button and am taking pictures just fine as they are onscreen too.

 

[Mity]

I don’t use the camera button and am taking pictures just fine as they are onscreen too.

Do you have any issues with cellular reception on the 16 Pro / Pro Max?

 

[FranApple]

I don’t use the camera button and am taking pictures just fine as they are onscreen too.

Me too. I noticed that the camera control button makes it harder to use because often times it registers my finger as a soft press and I end up messing with the aperture controls. I really don't like it.

 

[The Game 161]

I watched some tutorials on YouTube and the Camera Control button reminds me of the Touch Bar on Macbook Pros - I'm not a fan.

Can you not use this button and use the camera just like older iPhone models without any loss in functionality, meaning just navigate via touchscreen controls? Or are some features only available via the new camera control button?

Edit: Looks like you can https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/adjust-camera-control-settings-iph22c8345f8/ios#

you can switch the button off.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Do you have any issues with cellular reception on the 16 Pro / Pro Max?

Not that I’ve noticed no, it’s been as good as the 13 Pro Max I had before.