This is a change as discreet as capital that could occur in the coming months, with the arrival of the next generation of iPhone in September 2023. As the specialized analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports, generally very well informed about the About Apple, The brand should replace the mechanical power and volume buttons (located on the edges of the phone), with buttons with haptic feedback.
If this development seems trivial, it could allow users to avoid a lot of bugs related to these buttons. Specifically, a button with haptic feedback is a fixed button that cannot be pressed, especially when the iPhone is turned off. Thanks to a very realistic vibration, the user has the impression of pressing a button when the device is turned on.
For Apple, this technology is far from new. In iPhone 7, 8 and SE it was notably used to animate the main button which, unlike previous models, was not mechanical. It is also integrated into the trackpad of the MacBook range as well as the virtual keyboard of the iPhone.
As Ming-Chi Kuo points out, this development should only affect the two most expensive versions of the iPhone, namely the probable iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus should rely on the current buttons. The four models, on the other hand, should abandon the Lightning port to switch to USB-C, as the latest iPads have done.
Source: BFM TV
