The iPhone 16 is Getting a New Button: Here's What It Can Do

[MacRumors]

Multiple rumors have suggested that the iPhone 16 models are going to have an all-new button that's designed to make it easier to capture photos when the devices are held in landscape mode.

Apple calls the button the Capture Button internally, and it is going to be one of the most advanced buttons that's been introduced to date with support for multiple gestures and the ability to respond to pressure. Here's everything the button will be able to do, according to rumors:

• Lightly press on the button to autofocus while capturing an image or video.
• Press harder on the button to take a photo.
• Swipe left and right on the button to zoom in and out.
• There may also be a gesture for switching between photo mode and video mode, similar to how you can capture a video with a press and swipe in the iPhone camera app.

The ability to autofocus with a light press on the button will be a gesture that DSLR camera owners are used to, as this is often how you autofocus when using a high-end camera.

Apple plans to put the button on the right side of the iPhone, in the space where the mmWave antenna is on iPhones that are sold in the United States. The mmWave antenna will be moving to the left side of the device to make space.

The Capture Button has been depicted in CAD renders and dummy models of all four iPhone devices, but Bloomberg's Mark Gurman this week suggested that there is a possibility that it will only be available on the Pro models.

With the Capture Button, Apple will be able to encourage users to take images and videos captured in landscape orientation, which are better viewed on the Vision Pro headset.

Along with a Capture Button, the iPhone 16 models will feature slightly bigger displays, a new A18 chip that supports Apple Intelligence, and 8GB RAM for all models, which is necessary to power Apple's AI models. For more on what's expected, make sure to check out our iPhone 16 roundup.

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[OnePieceIsReal]

iPhone 18 going to have 10 buttons soon lol

 

[magicvash]

so we’re back to adding buttons now?

 

[felixroqu3]

and it is going to be one of the most advanced buttons that's been introduced to date

This is too damn funny 🤣

 

[Boeingfan]

Haha it’ll resemble a Nokia 3310 soon 😂

 

[CharlesShaw]

"No, mom. Look for another button above the one you just tried."

 

[ApAx]

We can already do these things on existing iPhones using the touch screen and/or the volume buttons. Please, Apple, do not add hardware complexity that is redundant and drives up cost to the consumer.

I seriously hope that this is a joke or a false lead rumor to distract from actual product features in development.

 

[macford]

Well this will be fun for case manufacturers.

 

[Johnnyponken]

”Multiple rumors have suggested that the iPhone 16 models are going to have an all-new button that's designed to make it easier to capture photos when the devices are held in landscape mode.”

Yes, because it has been so excruciatingly hard to take a picture up until now..

 

[Baywatchboy]

"...better viewed on the Vision Pro headset."

The Instagram people won't be happy.

 

[cjsuk]

I think they should just get rid of them apart from the new action button.

1. Press it to put the phone on silent.
2. Roll your finger up to increase volume
3. Roll your finger down to instantly mute it.
4. Press towards one end to take a photo.
5. Press towards the other end to call 911.
6. Flick it to express dismay at the current app and rate it one star.
7. Lick it to order dinner.
8. Shout at it to summon Siri
9. Caress it slowly in circles to make a phone call.
10. Caress it slowly in circles in the opposite direction to set off an emergency alert.
11. Triple press it to unlock the phone
12. Double press it to turn flight mode on.
13. Tap -.-. .- -- . .-. .- to open the camera.

See look what you can do with just that one button!

 

[jz0309]

this will be very helpful for all those who are also using "real" cameras ... just not be helpful enough to convince me getting that phone

 

[Bryan Bowler]

As a former professional photographer, I actually like this rumor. If true, I like it!

 

[techno-Zen]

Ah yes, as handy as the shortcut button I've used 5 times

 

[Havalo]

Innovation at its finest. Who said Tim can’t innovate?!

 

[toobravetosave]

first sideloading and now a button?

can users really be trusted?

 

[tridley68]

Boycott button 3 is enough

 

[cwwilson]

The "Action Button" might be the lamest thing Apple has ever done with the iPhone. Totally useless, give me back my ringer switch.

You can already use the volume button to take pictures, we don't need a dedicated button for that. What exactly is the point of all this?

 

[ProbablyDylan]

I love buttons. More buttons please, thanks Tim!

In all seriousness - excited for an improved camera experience with this.

 

[dannyyankou]

Instead of adding an extra button, why not use the volume up and down buttons for zoom and the action button as the capture button? I think this is unnecessary.

 

[clive27]

Swipe down down up down left right to enable turbo mode.

 

[SAIRUS]

Seems like Tim thought it would speed up QA reporting to he added it to his Excel sheet. (He ironically is very much into numbers)

 

[Promostyle]

Great, a new way to inadvertently turn off the screen while watching video.

 

[Biro]

I guess anyone with fat fingers can rule out the IPhone 16 Series.

 

[vegetassj4]

"iPhone 18 is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five buttons ahead of any other mobile phone," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "We are all born with the ultimate pointing device-our fingers-and iPhone uses
all ten of them to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse."