The iPhone 15 Pros will still have mechanical buttons despite getting a multi-purpose Action button, according to newly leaked CAD data.
Using the most recent CAD data for rendering | Photo by Ian Zelda/9to5Mac
- The iPhone 15 Pros won’t have capacitive buttons after all, according to CADs.
- As with the contemporary iPhones, mechanical Volume Up and Down buttons are to be expected.
- But the Silence switch ought to change into a programmable button.
The most recent information about the iPhone 15 Pro button issue
A “highly trustworthy source” in Apple’s supply chain sent detailed CAD files to 9to5Mac. The new illustrations are consistent with a recent report that the iPhone 15 Pros will still have mechanical movable buttons.
Previous speculations claimed that in place of the conventional silent switch, the gadgets would use non-moving, touch-sensitive power, volume, and mute buttons. More Taptic Engines would replicate button presses. The buttons would still function long after the battery is dead thanks to a specialized new chip.
Nevertheless, due to unforeseen production challenges, Apple reportedly abandoned the rumored haptic buttons in favor of the conventional volume buttons.
The recently acquired CAD files unequivocally demonstrate that the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max’s Volume Up and Volume Down buttons should be mechanical.
Instead of a single, extended button serving as a volume rocker, the CADs plainly display two volume buttons. Based on the CADs, the image at the top was rendered.
Your action button is here.
A technological button will replace the mute switch. Photo by TheRegisti/Unsplash
The issue with the ring/silent switch is also supported by the CADs. It should absolutely be possible to click on the mute switch to perform various tasks.
It might be pressure-sensitive to provide various tasks in apps like Camera, depending on the amount of force applied, similar to the Action button on the Apple Watch Ultra. The current mute switch is anticipated to remain in Non-Pro variants.
Is Apple making fun of us?
Apple may be spreading false information | Picture: Apple
Other speculated characteristics of the iPhone 15 Pros, such as thinner display bezels, a more noticeable camera bulge (perhaps due to a periscope zoom lens), a more rounded frame, and USB-C charging, are all confirmed by the latest CADs.
To manufacture iPhone accessories that are MFi-certified in advance, Apple gives these CAD files to its chosen partners. Since mass production of the iPhone 15 Pro is expected to begin in approximately two months, it is quite unusual for Apple to make design modifications that late.
It’s unclear what this means in regards to the accompanying always-on micro-processor. As far as I’m aware, it may still be used as the same low energy mode to better power sensors/data/radios while device is off.
But yeah capacitive buttons probably a no-go till 2024 Pro models
Who is correct and who is incorrect in the current circumstance is unclear. From the standpoint of the typical user, it doesn’t matter whether this year’s iPhones have solid-state capacitive buttons or not; all they need to know is that pressing a button will cause it to function as intended.
Someone on social media made the comment that Apple itself disclosed this information in order to catch the leakers, which may be the case in this instance.