We have been taking photos by tapping on a screen for so long that you would almost forget that you used to do it with a button. That is often just a bit easier, especially if you do not see the screen when you want to take a photo (nice selfie cameras, but the rear cameras are often much better). Apple is said to be adding a button to the iPhone 16 that offers a touch of photography nostalgia.
Button on iPhone 16
The iPhone 16 is expected in the second half of this year and there are already some rumors going around. The Information writes that a new button will probably be introduced, which will be under your index finger when you use the device horizontally. Just like a camera that people used to use to take pictures.
Or now, because on an SLR camera there is also a button under your index finger that you use to take snapshots. However, many people have now exchanged digital cameras and disposable cameras for their smartphones.
Photography
But that feeling may return, although the iPhone button is a bit smarter than that of most cameras of the past: it can not only be used to take photos, but also to zoom in and out and focus. to set. Where we previously saw that the iPhone had fewer and fewer buttons, there now seem to be more. A lot more, because we already received a new button on the iPhone 15: the action button that you could assign a specific task yourself. However, it replaced the mute button.
This button in question is really a completely new button. Although it is not yet entirely clear what type of button it actually is: one talks about a mechanical button, the other about a capacitive button (which does not physically go down but does provide the same kind of feedback with a vibration). The aforementioned zooming can be done by swiping on the button and pressing the button gently will focus.
iPhone Rumors
It sounds like a useful addition, especially since smartphones are often used for photography. The question is whether this means that Apple wants to focus even more on photography: would it also include better cameras and photo software, for example? The question is of course whether that button will come: it is still a rumor at the moment and Apple is trying to keep everything quiet for as long as possible. However, there will undoubtedly be many more iPhone 16 rumors: after all, the year has only just started and the devices are not expected for another 8/9 months.
