Still the DAMNED hardware home button???

[Sensamic]

Dont tell me people like a hardware home button after used either a capacitive button or on screen home button (like the nexus).

My iphone 4 home button broke after only one year. Thats what happens with hardware buttons: they eventually break. ALWAYS.

On the other hand, capacitive buttons are way better. The last longer, are more responsive and faster and nicer to touch. No need to press down the home button.

Will Apple ever implement this??? I hope on the next iphone, but...

 

[Zwhaler]

My iPhone 4 button works about 25% of the time or so when pushing down normally. Granted that's after 2 years of ownership and a couple drops. Hopefully they reinforced the one for the iPhone 5 so it doesn't keep happening!

 

[DeaconGraves]

Eh. While I've never used capacitive buttons on a smartphone, I think they are a disaster on other devices (Xbox, PS3, etc.)

So I'm very happy that they kept the home button. But to each his own.

 

[Interstella5555]

Yes, it would be crazy if people had different opinions than yours.

 

[BmoreDrumGuy]

Hated the capacitive buttons on the S3. Hardware button is still fine for me.

 

[groupersandwich]

I've used both...I prefer the physical button. Bravo Apple for keeping it!

 

[Zedsdead185]

i prefer the responsive click from a mechanical button. Plus, i don't know what you were doing to your button to break it, but the button on my 3GS is still holding pretty strong...

 

[Cod3rror]

Apple should give Zephyr a try, seriously, if you haven't you should too.

There is no need for the Home button.

 

[Technarchy]

Had capacitive buttons on all my android phones except one.

I prefer the hardware home button.

 

[willmtaylor]

Hardware button is here to stay.

BTW, wouldn't that make it the opposite of damned?

 

[Sensamic]

Apple should give Zephyr a try, seriously, if you haven't you should too.

There is no need for the Home button.

Correct!

Maybe they should have included it in iOS 6. I hope with the bigger screen now they can add gestures in iOS 7 or iOS 6.1.

 

[george-brooks]

Never had a broken home button, like that you have to physically press it, less accidental inputs. Lets not forget, Steve made very certain that the original iPhone had as few buttons as possible, and that remains to this day. He didn't even want a home button, maybe that is the best option, 3 finger swipe like the 7th gen iPod Nano

 

[DaGrandMastah]

This one I can't agree with. I do not want a touch button....I like the physical feel and can see a touch sensor one causing all sorts of havoc with inadvertante touches. I would hate that idea...and my button has had issues with unresponsiveness.....I'll gladly take that over inadvertent touches that would plague a device with no physical button.

 

[Surrylic]

This one I can't agree with. I do not want a touch button....I like the physical feel and can see a touch sensor one causing all sorts of havoc with inadvertante touches. I would hate that idea...and my button has had issues with unresponsiveness.....I'll gladly take that over inadvertent touches that would plague a device with no physical button.

This. 100% I have an android phone right now and really dislike the touch sensitive buttons. A single physical button is way better IMO, and that's what hope apple always sticks with.

 

[0dev]

The home button in the iPhone 4 was an anomaly, the home buttons in all other iPhones still work fine.

 

[D.T.]

Love the hardware home button.

It has a nice positive tactile response, it's easy to locate by touch, it has a simple, +consistent+ implementation across the OS and apps.

I thought the capitative buttons on my Galaxy S and Atrix were awful.

 

[luked14]

Galaxy Nexus software buttons are the best approach I've seen so far.