It is confirmed that the iPhone 15 Pro will not have the new volume button

Over the past few months, we’ve seen all kinds of rumors circulating about a new volume button being put on the iPhone 15 Pro models that would replace the classic buttons and which may have tactile functions and/or pressure sensitivity with vibrations that mimic the feeling of pressing a physical button. But the plans were canceled due to unspecified issues in their development.

Now an Apple supply chain manufacturing company called Cirrus Logic confirmed the cancellation of this novelty for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, and they expressed it through a letter to their shareholders.

Cirrus Logic was going to be in charge of developing the drivers for the taptic engines for the volume buttons.

The inclusion of a new haptic “no button” on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro would have required the installation of two additional taptic engines provide vibration under pressure. Cirrus Logic was rumored to be chosen for the development of the hardware components needed to control the taptic motors in Apple’s new line of smartphones.

Apple will not unify the volume buttons of its iPhone 15 Pro

Here is the letter that Cirrus Logic sent to its shareholders, in which they confirm the cancellation of the replacement of the classic volume buttons:

“Among the HPMS (pilot) opportunities we have discussed, a new product that we have mentioned in previous letters and was scheduled to be introduced this fall is no longer expected to hit the market as planned. As we have limited vision in our client’s plans for the future, we will remove the revenue associated with this component from our internal model.”

From Macrumors they inform that in Cirrus Logic they conclude the letter making sure that will continue negotiations with a strategic client and they hope to bring new components to the smartphone market for the coming year.

Apple is currently Cirrus Logic’s largest customer and they have contributed 79% of your income in 2022.

The mute button will be replaced by a multi-function action button

Although the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will not have a unified volume button with pressure sensitivity, it is assumed that they will integrate a new multifunctional action button that will replace the iconic sound switch which has always been present in the iPhone. This action button, in addition to turning the sound on and off, will also function as a camera shutter with focus and video recording functions depending on how hard it is pressed.