Kuo: Apple iPhone 15 Pro to bring solid state volume buttons

28 October 2022
Next year's premium iPhones will boast a total of three Taptic Engines.

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I'm not sure how this will work in practice. Seems that Apple may implement FaceID along with touch controls to advert anyone accidentally pressing the volume rockers on accident. I don't see the practicality unless they'd serve another purpose like bringing up/down the notification shade must the way android does. I wish TouchId would return in the form of a side mounted fingerprint reader. Having to unlock a phone via FaceID (or Watch) is an unnecessary step

    Anonymous, 31 Oct 2022If they don't have speakers, you will no longer have a... morewe already have vibration speakers without an opening on the surface, that should do for Apple

      Anonymous, 30 Oct 2022You're kind of doing the same thing you are scolding t... moreMost phones are splash resistant nowadays. If people are still nervous about their phone getting damaged, use case. Had a phone with a broken sim tray before and I didn't have any problems using it near the sink and shower with the case on but once I used it without the case, I had to take it to the service center

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        Jabuscity, 29 Oct 2022This rumor of Apple eventually becoming a seamless solid sh... moreIf they don't have speakers, you will no longer have a ring tone.

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          To be honest that's going to be a flop.. I'm quite annoyed of side mounted fingerprint because even if you are unintentionally unlocking It I hold it with my other finger and the fingerprint disabled so i have to enter my passcode very inconvenient.. Imagine you are unintentionally volume your phone when watching phhorn.. then boom everyone will here it lol.. I can't imagine what it will be like but I'm sure it be a disaster.

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            Tigolebitties, 30 Oct 2022FOR YOU, it's not essential. Everyone's different... moreYou're kind of doing the same thing you are scolding them for. Maybe water protection is not essential for you but for many it is.

              SShock, 30 Oct 2022Are you illiterate or something? It literally says the butt... moreOh, I'm sorry, I'm not the one who mentioned a buttonless phone is possible and comparing it to a SMART BAND which obviously offers less features and functionalities. Plus, did I even mention anything about the phone to be totally buttonless? No? My point is that PHYSICAL power and volume buttons should exist since it's still useful rather than those gestures u really glorify about and mentioning how it's not essential, yada yada, yada... U've never really talked about the solid-state buttons anyway

                Tigolebitties, 30 Oct 2022FOR YOU, it's not essential. Everyone's different... moreAre you illiterate or something? It literally says the button will still be there, just in different shape aka not mechanical anymore. Do you people even read anything here? Or more importantly, do you even understand what you read?

                  Tigolebitties, 30 Oct 2022FOR YOU, it's not essential. Everyone's different... moreAnd like always you entirely missed the point. Buttons will still be there and they aren't being removed. Who says they can't have same functionality on new ones?

                    SShock, 29 Oct 2022Um, double tap on empty screen (home screen) surface to sle... moreFOR YOU, it's not essential. Everyone's different and I'd rather use the physical buttons on my phone than using additional gestures. There's really nothing wrong with their existence. Water resistance wise? IP rating has been implement on some phones (though I see no actual reasons to fully rely on it). If u really care about ur phone, u shouldn't put it in the place where it's easy to get damaged

                      Jabuscity, 29 Oct 2022This rumor of Apple eventually becoming a seamless solid sh... moreMost likely.

                        Julian M, 28 Oct 2022Given how long it's taking Apple to drop Lightning and... moreThat's why I said it slowly... They were slow enough to jump on the USB-C ship.

                          Tigolebitties, 29 Oct 2022Because it's still essential? Raise to wake features e... moreUm, double tap on empty screen (home screen) surface to sleep? It's not really that essential and can be done.

                            This rumor of Apple eventually becoming a seamless solid shell is really beginning to make sense to me. Let Kuo alone, these are my predictions

                            1) Apple will eventually ditch earpieces and mouthpieces in the future and work on a technology to replace them entirely without any apertures.

                            2) Apple will eventually ditch speakers in their phones. If you need to listen to music, you'll have to turn to iPods or other external devices (iPod, Dock, Homepod, etc.).

                            3) Apple will eventually ditch even the USB-C and go totally wireless...that is after they perfect the technology on their end.

                            Watch the space folks.

                              Yuri84, 29 Oct 2022I wonder since when "pedestrian" had a negative m... moreGetting triggered by a word you find offensive and then wanting to cancel it is what's wrong with this world today. Grow some cojones! Someone triggers you, fight back. Maybe not in the literal sense but still.

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                                Crispin Gatieza, 28 Oct 2022Don't forget how Nokia N9 adopted gestures from webOS ... moreAgreed, and so does the recent apps screen which is now on Android and iOS

                                  SShock, 29 Oct 2022And what is so important that you do with volume and power ... moreBecause it's still essential? Raise to wake features exists but what about lay to sleep? Or u just want ur phone to sleep without waiting a few minutes for the screen to turn off? I can also control the volume easily without having to use the touch sensor on my headphones. Plus, physical buttons force feedback to the phone so whenever it lags or crashes, I can use it to force restart the phone

                                    -Trix-, 29 Oct 2022” Bluetooth headphones have many issies like disconnecting ... moreI was talking about mass market 😄.
                                    Whole world is not gonna buy Bluetooth more tha £100.
                                    However, a cheap £0.15 with jack never had any issue.

                                      I wonder since when "pedestrian" had a negative meaning... would you like to amputate your legs, dear pedestrians? No? You're soooo... pedestrian?

                                      Grow some wheels, people!

                                      /sarcasm

                                      As someone who doesn't own a car for climate reasons (having a personal car is a waste of resources on So Many Levels; we should abolish car roads inside cities, IMO), I find usage of this word as something with a negative meaning rather abusive. Please stop.

                                      Pedestrian Lives Matter.

                                        I'd rather have "pedestrian click buttons" than more of this sensor stuff which will break much sooner than "pedestrian click buttons". Did you ever own a phone where "pedestrian click buttons" died because you clicked a million times? Did you ever have a sensor malfunction a million times in that same period of time?

                                        I'd also prefer 16:9 screen and under-display "pedestrian click buttons" instead of 21:9 display that... displays those buttons on screen. "pedestrian click buttons" are hard to mis-click by accident, unlike touchscreen. You can even hold your device with your fingers in that area and... nothing happens, unless you apply enough pressure to "pedestrian click buttons" to "click" them.

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