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ttam23 OP t1_iu5v9s0 wrote

> My latest survey indicates that the volume button and power button of two high-end iPhone 15/2H23 new iPhone models may adopt a solid-state button design (similar to the home button design of iPhone 7/8/SE2 & 3) to replace the physical/mechanical button design.

> There will be Taptic Engines located on the internal left and right sides to provide force feedback to make users feel like they are pressing physical buttons.

> Due to this design change, the number of Taptic Engines used in each iPhone will increase from the current one to three. As a result, the existing Taptic Engine suppliers, Luxshare ICT (1st supplier) and AAC Technologies (2nd supplier) will be significant beneficiaries.

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SamsungAppleOnePlus t1_iu5w51u wrote

Honestly I don’t mind, I liked the feel of the home button when I had my iPhone 8. Just don’t remove the charging port.

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arnduros t1_iu5zeia wrote

I don’t mind it at all, if any company does this well, it’s Apple. I just hope it works well with cases.

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lupomancerprime t1_iu6f3hg wrote

I'm immediately thinking of the volume keys becoming a two stage camera shutter when you have the camera open. I bet they could pull those haptics off pretty handily

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vl0n3d t1_iu6y1ih wrote

I remember this being a rumour on past iPhones. Still cool regardless.

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WordPeas t1_iu79kw6 wrote

Well, how will case manufacturers respond to that?

Guess RebelPhone was ahead of its time.

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Dazzling_Job9035 t1_iu87lws wrote

The amount of time I accidentally press the power button as it is makes me nervous that this new change will mean I constantly press it 😫

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enginar105 t1_iu8ebbw wrote

So let’s remove physical buttons and put Taptic engines in taking more space in the interior ?

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Polrous t1_iubevv5 wrote

Good thing my last phones for now should be the 14 PM, I don't exactly know how I feel about that change if true. Not that the quality would be bad but.. how would it work with cases and such? When it was just the home button that was a different situation, but wouldn't cases covering those non-buttons cause issue with how it perceives inputs?

All I can see is it would be rather annoying if more ruggid cases had to have more revealed spots to compensate for the different button design.

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