iPhone 7 Again Rumored to Have Flush, Touch-Sensitive Home Button

[Gigaman]

In a way, I'm digging all these rumors and 'leaks'.

It tells me we all kinda know what to expect, but have no idea at the same time

 

[joelvega125]

It'll be fine folks.

 

[rtr1985]

It's going to be an awesome release. I like refinements over thoughtless stacking of the spec sheet. Subtle changes are not necessarily immaterial.

 

[blacktape242]

Id like to see a mock up on this
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THIS HAS NOW FINALLY CONVINCED ME TO PURCHASE THE IPHONE 7. THANKY YOU APPLE!















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not quite yet......

 

[dojoman]

iOS 10 will be on hundreds of
Millions of devices that don't have the new Home Button. There is nothing indicating anything in iOS 10.

Only iPhone 6s has 3D Touch but lots of function in ios10 makes use of it. It's an option just like 3D home button if it's true.

 

[Vanilla35]

I like the home button. Especially the Touch ID that powered Apple Pay and is debated from a security standpoint. If they can replicate it withou a physical button in terms of function, speed and reliability, the I am all in as this gives us the potential for more screen in the same form factor. But I said if. I am concerned that without a physical home button things like hard reset may be an issue.

Volume and power buttons? That's how every other device does it.
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Is it thinner? I hope to heaven it's thinner!

Thin, thin thin! Thin is IN!

THIN!!!

Johnny please, you're embarrassing yourself. Not all of us live in a thin world, where we eat out of a thin cereal bowl, at a thin table, with our ever so thin mannequin wife.

 

[skellener]

Is this something anyone wants? I kind of like being able to feel the divot where the button is. I like being able to tell where buttons are in general by feel. I prefer my Logitech Harmony Remote with REAL buttons over the touch screen ones. Not sure I really like this design aesthetic of everything completely smooth so you can't tell which way you are holding the device. Don't even get me started on that remote nightmare called the AppleTV Remote.

 

[AJ5790]

That's a stupid complaint:

If the long button (volume rocker) is in your right, then it's the right way up!

Stop thinking, please... You're ruining everyone's complaints!

 

[lost-again]

I don't want a thinner phone, I don't want the headphone jack removed, I don't care about the home button, what I want is much longer battery life and a phone that doesn't need to a case to protect it. I wish Apple would focus on these areas

 

[BvizioN]

"... iPhone 8, coming in 2017."? Shouldn't 2017 bring us the iPhone 7s?

It looks like you have not been reading the rumors for the last 3 months or so!
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A home button that is flush with the front panel ... and a protruding camera lens that sticks out like a sore thumb on the back panel.

I seriously don't get the issue people have with the protruding camera on the iPhone!It is so minimal!

 

[MH01]

Awesome, flush home button. Unless it serves another purpose like water sealing, I don't see a positive . For useability purposes it works great that now, I can find the button by touch.
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It looks like you have not been reading the rumors for the last 3 months or so!
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I seriously don't get the issue people have with the protruding camera on the iPhone!It is so minimal!

Maybe people don't like their devices having a wobble....

When you believe in simple clean designs, it's not minimal. Don't worry the next phone will have a larger protruding camera

 

[patent10021]

There really is no need for it and they already have the means to make it disappear.
It needs to be completely flush and invisible but when you touch that area a ring of light appears starting from the top going clock-wise or a pulsing ring.

 

[chazbcn]

Yes, please! No mechanical button is a great feature for me.
I had defective home and lock buttons on my iP4 and iP5. Ever since then I use assitive touch to avoid stressing too much the home button, so I would welcome a capacitive/force touch home button gladly.

 

[infinitejest]

I don't want a thinner phone, I don't want the headphone jack removed, I don't care about the home button, what I want is much longer battery life and a phone that doesn't need to a case to protect it. I wish Apple would focus on these areas

If that's what you really want, here you go.

 

[ZEEN0j]

Is this something anyone wants? I kind of like being able to feel the divot where the button is. I like being able to tell where buttons are in general by feel. I prefer my Logitech Harmony Remote with REAL buttons over the touch screen ones. Not sure I really like this design aesthetic of everything completely smooth so you can't tell which way you are holding the device. Don't even get me started on that remote nightmare called the AppleTV Remote.

Well I'm sure they are keeping the ring. It's what senses your finger and turns Touch ID on.

 

[thekeyring]

I'd be fine with this as long as:
1. Accidental taps are ignored - I've used a Samsung GS5, and if your hand grazes the back/multitasking button you are immediately removed from whatever you are doing. Terrible UX. Apple can do this by requiring a certain amount of force and providing real time feedback.

2. They add home button swipe gestures - something like swipe up to go into multitasking, swipe left/right to switch between the last apps.

+ swipe for reachability.

 

[Ballis]

Given that Apple is rumored to be introducing such major changes in the 2017 iPhone, we don't believe it will be called the iPhone 7s. We're not sure what it'll be called, so for now we're going with iPhone 8.

With that logic, wouldnt it make more sense calling the 2016 model 6SE, due to its minor changes?

 

[lost-again]

If that's what you really want, here you go.

[doublepost=1467190347][/doublepost]That is not what I was asking for. I was asking for an Iphone that was robust and has a battery that lasts.

I assume that you knew that and were just trying to be funny

 

[ValO]

now how about some rumors of a thicker phone for more battery with a flush camera jack, retained headphone port and a micro sd slot for expandable storage...
One can dream...

Hoe about an Android for you then, or what about adding a physical keyboard?

 

[recoil80]

get rid of the bezels!

This!
The true innovation will be the touchID integrated into the display without the home button.
A flush button would still need a bezel

 

[CFreymarc]

Apple getting people use to no physical home button. The iPhone 7 will be the test pilot phone but same deminsions and size will remain leaving the iPhone 8 the one to buy.

Viewing the 7 as a transitional model is a good perspective.

Have you not been following the rumor mill for the past several months?

I'm sure both are replaceable.

 

[BvizioN]

Awesome, flush home button. Unless it serves another purpose like water sealing, I don't see a positive . For useability purposes it works great that now, I can find the button by touch.
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Maybe people don't like their devices having a wobble....

It doesn't wobble. Besides, I have never meet anyone outside Macroumors who actually noticed it, never mind cares. Most people wrap it up in a case.

 

[Tech198]

The Home button is getting to be more like trying to disable your car security system or is that 3D Touch

oh well..

 

[MH01]

It doesn't wobble. Besides, I have never meet anyone outside Macroumors who actually noticed it, never mind cares. Most people wrap it up in a case.

That's blatantly incorrect .

You don't own one ? I've just placed mine on a flat surface and touched all the corners , it wobbles . iPhone 6s Plus

Simply physics.

And I don't use a case, why should I to fix a design issue? Nah, I got AppleCare and use it without a case

 

[Tech198]

how hard are u doing that ? I cannot wobble my Home button... Seems solid to me...

yes i's simple physics, but only if there is room for it to wobble... there's a goldish ring round the button.