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 ...

Apple will release the iPhone 17 series in September, as sure as eggs is eggs. But which date exactly? Another schedule has ...

Most likely, Apple is aiming for something like the iPhone 8’s Home Button, where users feel a press even though it’s just haptic feedback. Wrap up ...

haptics Apple hasn't given up on haptic buttons for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch Accidental touches remain the biggest obstacle in Apple's buttonless ambitions By Daniel Sims May 31, 2025 at 7:26 AM ...

Apple is actively exploring stolid-state buttons with haptic feedback, not just for the iPhone, but also for future iPad and Apple Watch models, claims a rumor out of China. Back in 2022, several ...

Think of the iPhone’s Force Touch trackpad or the home button on older iPhones after the iPhone 7. That satisfying click was a “haptic illusion,” not a physical movement.

We might see haptic buttons on the Apple Watch too (Image credit: Apple) Based on this rumor at least, it seems unlikely that haptic buttons are going to be ready for the iPhone 17, or indeed the ...

Apple’s future iPhones, according to DigiTimes, could have “ultra-thin and ultra-narrow displays.” The report doesn’t specifically mention that the home button will be embedded into the ...