New Technologies 2015: To the disappearance of the “Home” button of the iPhone in 2017?

Saturday, August 27, 2016

To the disappearance of the “Home” button of the iPhone in 2017? – Numerama

The hypothesis of a disappearance of the “Home” button of the iPhone back often, without ever materialized. But with the arrival of the screen “3D Touch” technology and with the tenth anniversary of the iPhone in 2017, Apple could create a surprise.

It’s a rumor that comes back often, the pace of Apple organizes conferences every year to present its new products. It is a tenacious rumor, but has so far not materialized. Yet here she comes, while must take place in the coming weeks a new keynote organized by the Cupertino, probably centered on the iPhone 7.

iPhone 6 Plus

According to information from Bloomberg, the company headed by Tim Cook in cartons an iPhone that would not” Home “button. Instead, the front of the apparatus would be coated with a touch screen on the almost entire surface. Other phone buttons, located on the edge of the unit would in turn held in place.

The sources of the agency mentioned the wish of the American firm to conduct a substantial overhaul of design of their phone. Since the first generation of output in 2007, the look of the iPhone has changed slightly over the years without any hustle. The most visible change is still increasing the screen size and some changes on the edges.

A sensitive to different screen pressure levels instead

with the disappearance of the button, it seems clear that the user must go through the screen to indicate the smartphone when to return to home. For this, one can expect that the technology “3D Touch” that is put to use. Present in the latest models, this is actually a pressure sensor that can interpret different actions depending on the strength of the support on the screen.

The iPhone including 7 the presentation will occur in the coming weeks should not be affected by the disappearance of the “Home” button. Leaks on the net would certainly have already revealed Apple’s intentions. If this change occurs, it will be more next year with the arrival of the next generation. This date could also be a good opportunity to “re-invent” to celebrate its ten years of existence.