One of the loudest rumors is that the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max or Ultra will bring “solid state” or haptic buttons. I like the haptics more. These buttons work the same way as the Home button on the iPhone 7 and the controls on the AirPods Pro. However, it looks like those on the new iPhone, they’ll be able to be configured for two of the biggest issues we’ve seen since this rumor came out: holsters and the use of gloves.
This configuration would come, as we would not expect otherwise, in the settings and would be adjusted with a single toggle to enable/disable sensitivity according to information provided to MacRumors. The leak comes from the same source which indicates that the iPhone 15 Pro will use a new high-performance chip which would allow, even turned off, the iPhone keep these buttons active (remember that they need current to work because with our conductive finger, what we do is “close the circuit”).
As mentioned, one of the biggest concerns we’ve discussed on the blog and in podcasts is how Apple would implement the use of covers or gloves for these types of buttons. Well, the leak suggests that, iOS 17 will include this toggle which would allow button sensitivity to be customized to accommodate these different usage scenarios.. I don’t know what the implementation will look like, but at first it doesn’t seem very convincing…because every time you put on a case or put on gloves, you have to remember to adjust the sensitivity or vice versa. Is the supposed new action button that Apple would implement to manage it without having to enter the settings and thanks to the shortcuts between here? We will see.
Every year, iPhone case makers often receive design details of upcoming iPhone models before they are released, allowing them to make adjustments to button positions and other external changes. Combined with the new sensitivity setting, this should avoid any potential issues with the functionality of the new capacitive buttons, which will sense presses and respond to varying levels of pressure using a Force Touch style mechanism and feedback. TapticEngine. Nothing new under the sun.
In line with previous rumours, it is expected that haptic keys are exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro models, while the models The standard iPhone 15 will retain the same traditional button mechanism as in the iPhone 14 series. The iPhone 15 Pro also got what I was talking about above, a new customizable action button in place of the mute switch, as well as a unified volume button that replaces the volume up/down buttons (and hopefully the up and down system). volume on AirPods Pro 2)
As you know, it is expected that The iPhone 15 series will be announced in Septemberbased on Apple’s regular iPhone release schedule.
