One of the novelties discarded from the iPhone 15 Pro models may not reach the iPhone 16 Pro.
Early rumors circulating online about Apple’s upcoming smartphone lineup suggested that the company was planning to replace the physical volume buttons with a single unified button on the iPhone 15 Pro with pressure sensitivity and/or voice support. touch gestures. . However, more recently, this novelty has been discontinued.
Until now, it was assumed that Apple would integrate the new type of volume button in the iPhone 16 Pro models of 2024. But now the popular analyst Jeff Pou of Haitong International Securities came forward to state that there is a very low probability of this happening.
The haptic volume button of the iPhone 16 Pro
The new line of iPhone 15 Pro devices was going to have a titanium frame and haptic panels to control the volume
It’s not entirely clear how this new type of button with haptic feedback will work, although there have been leaks of its design based on CAD files of the iPhone 15 Pro, we still do not know how the volume of the terminal will be controlled.
Some theories indicate that this button could have pressure sensitivity, so users can press harder to increase or decrease the volume faster and press softer to increase or decrease the volume more slowly. On the other hand, there are those who believe that the haptic volume button will have support for touch gesturessliding your finger up or down to increase or decrease the volume.
Anyway, this type of button would require the implementation of two additional tactical engines inside the iPhone that would facilitate the emission of small haptic vibrations that would simulate pressing a common physical button. But it seems, Apple had problems with its development and it won’t be in the iPhone 15 lineup. And maybe not in the iPhone 16 Pro either, according to rumours.
This would be the appearance of the iPhone 15 Pro Max design with new volume and mute buttons
These haptic reactions are similar to the vibrations emitted by the classic home button of the iPhone 7 or the touchpad force touch of the latest generations of MacBooks.
On the other hand, it was also said that Apple was going to replace the sound switch on the side – next to the volume buttons – with an action button capable of perform multiple functions like capture screen, mute sound, take photo, lock screen rotation, do not disturb mode, etc.
It is two small design changes which will completely change the way we use the iPhone. They will provide great benefits to users and a much more satisfying experience.
