why does iPhone have hard home button?

[piatti]

It puts strain on my thumb and I hesitate each time I press it. Why can't they make it like ONE X? You just tap on the button. No need to exert your thumb.

 

[r.j.s]

Speaking from experience, it is possible and quite annoying to hit the touch buttons by accident.

 

[piatti]

Speaking from experience, it is possible and quite annoying to hit the touch buttons by accident.

I see. Did you use an android phone before? Maybe they should make higher quality button where you don't have to press as hard? Is the button any better for the iPhone 5?

 

[r.j.s]

I see. Did you use an android phone before? Maybe they should make higher quality button where you don't have to press as hard? Is the button any better for the iPhone 5?

Yes, I've used several Android phones.

I'm not sure what you mean by "better" though.

 

[piatti]

Which ones did you use? Did they have any advantages over the iPhone ? I mean better as in having softer button where you don't have to press so hard.

 

[r.j.s]

Which ones did you use? Did they have any advantages over the iPhone ? I mean better as in having softer button where you don't have to press so hard.

I've used a One X and SGS3.

 

[SunnyStudioNeo]

It puts strain on my thumb and I hesitate each time I press it. Why can't they make it like ONE X? You just tap on the button. No need to exert your thumb.

I like the idea of having softer buttons. As a developer I use my thumb too often

 

[CodeBreaker]

It puts strain on my thumb and I hesitate each time I press it. Why can't they make it like ONE X? You just tap on the button. No need to exert your thumb.

You can enable Assistive Touch in Settings --> General --> Assistive Touch. This will place a soft home button on your screen, which you can use just like the hard button. You can also do other things such as Siri, take screen shot, increase/decrease volume, etc. The soft button can be dragged anywhere.