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Axel Metz

The iPhone 16 looks likely to ditch physical buttons after all

IPhone 15 Plus on a yellow background.

Apple’s apparent indecision over the transition to capacitive (i.e. non-physical) iPhone buttons has been the subject of much speculation over the last few years, but it looks like the technology could finally be coming to the iPhone 16.

Prior to its release, the iPhone 15 Pro was widely tipped to get capacitive volume and power buttons, before Apple reportedly u-turned on its decision to include capacitive buttons on the iPhone 15 Pro due to time constraints. Then, we heard that the iPhone 16 might feature an all-new capacitive button, known internally as the "Capture" button, while the rest of the phone’s buttons remain physical.

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