Apple plans to replace mechanical buttons with solid-state ones on the 20th anniversary iPhone, enhancing durability and redefining user interaction.
Key takeaways
- Apple’s Push Toward Solid-State Buttons Is More Than Cosmetic
- Apple has spent years chasing the illusion of a seamless device—a slab of glass and metal with no moving parts, no seams, nothing to break the spell of “pure” interact...
- A solid-state button isn’t a button at all, at least not in the traditional sense. Instead of a moving part, it’s a touch-sensitive area equipped with sensors and hapt...
- Apple’s design philosophy has always been about removing the unnecessary. The move to solid-state buttons continues that arc, promising not just a sleeker device but o...
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