Apple giveth and Apple taketh away — particularly when it comes to ports and buttons. The company has long taken a “less is more” approach to any detail that might disrupt its devices’ feng shui. The ...

The rumour mill for upcoming smartphones is constantly churning, and that’s especially true when it comes to the next Apple and Samsung devices. For years now, there has been speculation that Apple is ...

For years, the iPhone had the same set of physical buttons. We had the Mute switch, the Volume keys, and the power button that Apple now ambiguously calls the "Side button." Rumors have also said that ...

A few years ago it looked like the future of smartphones might be devices without any ports or buttons. But it looks like Apple is moving in the other direction. It’s understandable why some phone ...

After years of speculation and false starts, Apple’s ambitious plan to eliminate mechanical buttons from the iPhone may finally become reality in 2027 with the 20th anniversary handset, according to a ...

Apple's home button died on Wednesday at the age of 18, surrounded by family and friends (including its partner, Touch ID). The home button, which launched on the original iPhone and later spread to ...

Apple is reportedly working on haptic buttons for future iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch models. This potential move suggests a shift away from physical buttons. These solid-state haptic buttons aim ...

Summary: Apple hasn’t given up on its buttonless iPhone dreams yet. A recent post on Weibo claims that Apple is still working on an iPhone with haptic buttons, but we still don’t know when it will ...

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Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone could take a radical step away from physical controls, according to a new claim from Chinese leaker "Instant Digital." Expected to launch in 2027, the "iPhone XX" may ...

When the iPhone X was released back in 2017, Apple officially dropped the home button in favor of something called gesture-based navigation. Now since then, they’ve still included home buttons on ...