What is the failure rate of the existing physical buttons?
I can’t imagine it being very high.
I can’t imagine it being very high.
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Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Models to Feature Solid-State Buttons and Three Taptic Engines
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Apple has to do something for ‘innovation’ so play with the buttons next I guess.
Looks like the iPhone 15 is gearing up to be the best iPhone yet. New buttons based on the Taptic buttons I like, USB-C (ABOUT DAMN TIME) and sideloading possibly with iOS 17 since they're gonna have to comply with the DMA by March 2024. Only thing that would make it the perfect iPhone would be the headphone jack back.
I don’t believe Apple’s force sensors need electric conductivity in the button to work. The only reason it was needed on the home button was to recognize when a finger was resting on it, which triggered certain actions. Maybe I'm way off base though.
Apple has a great track record doing solid state buttons. Always loved the solid state home buttons and the trackpads.
There are times when a physical control is much more satisfying and useful than touch screen style controls. It’s one of the major reasons why the home button on iPads has been, and still is, popular for so long.
No way to really know how well this will work in practice until we get it, but I’m skeptical. Maybe this will be another touchbar expirent.
No way to really know how well this will work in practice until we get it, but I’m skeptical. Maybe this will be another touchbar expirent.
It will turn on just fine after being powered down. Same as physical buttons, they clearly run on a controller that works when the phone is "off".
DFU would potentially be through a hidden diagnostic port like the Apple Watch, will require an annoying visit to the Apple Store.
Restore would be wireless only. Again, annoying/problematic for some people but most already do it that way.
We'll be fine. The iPod 3rd Gen used the solid state power buttons and it worked fantastic. I was on a iPhone 7 Plus for so long because of the solid state home button. So long as the silent switch is still present we'll be fine.
The same thing that happens when iOS freezes today. The button combination to force a reboot of the phone is built into the firmware that runs independently of iOS. There's nothing preventing the firmware in newer models from including the necessary code to detect capacitive buttons.
I'm on silent 24/7/365. Dispatch from work on emergency bypass so it always rings (for power outages). For everything else, I depend on my Apple Watch for notifications... and that's mainly just texts and calls, everything else gets relegated to an app badge, if even that (I keep to a strict "zero social media notification of any kind" policy).
I love the look of the iPad Mini. As soon as they add ProMotion it will be an instant buy for me.
Who are these monsters that put their phone back in their pocket/bag without turning off the screen?
The Pro and Pro Max models are perhaps due for (U.S.) price increases. Despite various improvement and recent high inflation, they are still priced the same as or less than they were when first launched back in 2019.
Plenty of use cases for having your iPhone on silent. Meetings, cinema/theatre, work, etc. where you don't want to have it ringing or other audio notifications but can discreetly check whenever you need/want. That physical switch is a godsend.
iPhone 15 is a joke compared to iPhone 16. My father is Tim Apple and I got the very first iPhone 16 ever in the world and let me tell you... It's amazing.
The whole "phone" is like an hologram that you "hold" in the air and you control through gestures and your eyes. It has like 1GB of storage because new technology and supports only 3G and Wifi 1.0. It also has no wifi and no cellular and storage, and stuff.
These rumours are getting stupid every day, jesus christ. Stop giving a platform to these supposed "leakers".
The whole "phone" is like an hologram that you "hold" in the air and you control through gestures and your eyes. It has like 1GB of storage because new technology and supports only 3G and Wifi 1.0. It also has no wifi and no cellular and storage, and stuff.
These rumours are getting stupid every day, jesus christ. Stop giving a platform to these supposed "leakers".
Agee! The moment ProMo lands is the moment I likely upgrade.
It really is such a killer little device - especially paired with Pencil 2.
It would require hardware digital logic that handles the power function to be fail proof since you wouldn’t have the ability to kill power to the system mechanically. You wouldn’t want it in software though since that requires the CPU to be operating.
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That motion has become so automatic over the years. At this point, it's like blinking - I do it without thinking.
not sure what to think about, but sure I would rather be happier getting reverse charging my AirPods instead of it
You think that's what is happening today? A mechanical power-off-switch?
The MacBook Pro is still the same price it was back in 2007 (and the PowerBook G4 before that!). I doubt they'll be willing to break the $999 psychological price point quite yet.
Edit: Actually I could see them bumping up the Pro Max to $1199, especially if it is rebranded as the iPhone Ultra and given features beyond just a bigger screen (like periscope lens)
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no, the button is still pressure sensitive. the software only needs to be present in order to produce a response to the button being pressed, but the actual press can still be detected as any regular button.
this is very wrong. solid state buttons ≠ touch screen buttons.
They are pressure sensitive. Cases should still work just fine, if they are cut correctly.
Apple welcomes you to 2014’s technology with open arms.
How many lightening cables do most people have anyway? Maybe 3? Each cable costs $5-10? Start saving