In addition to the launch of the new iPhone 16th, Apple has also ended the iPhone sales preceding from 2022.
It is not unexpected, but it is an extremely significant moment in the history of the iPhone. For the first time since the iPhone made its debut in 2007, Apple has not sold any phone with a physical home button
The iPhone has kept the home button on all its three previous generations, making it an option for users who preferred that the ID Touch was facing the ID. With the iPhone 16th, Apple has now completely moved to ID on all its new iPhone models.
The home button has also been deleted on the iPads. The latest model to be included was the ninth -generation iPad, which Apple stopped selling in May 2024. Its replacement, the tenth generation iPad, moved the ID key to the power button – a solution similar to That of the iPad Air and the iPad Mini.
The iPhone 16th also marks the end of the Lightning era. All products that previously used Apple's port of Lightning have now passed to USB-C.
The home button was introduced in 2007 with the first iPhone and was present on all models to the iPhone 8. It was also used in the three generations of the iPhone SE and the seven generations of the iPod touch.
In 2013, the home button won a new function when Touch ID was first integrated into the iPhone 5S, which was Apple's first biometric safety solution. This evolved with the introduction of Face ID on the iPhone X in 2017, which finally led to the death of Touch ID.
This article originally appeared in our Sister Macworld Sweden publication and was translated and adapted from the Swedish.
