Rumor: Apple’s renewed ambitions for solid-state buttons go beyond the iPhone

If you thought the “iPhones are getting solid-state, haptic buttons” rumors were dead, well… so did it. But according to Chinese leaker Instant Digital, Apple is back at it not just for future iPhones, but potentially for other products as well. During the 2022 season of rumors for the iPhone 15, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple was planning to replace the clickable power and volume buttons on high-end models with solid-state versions: “My latest survey indicates that the volume button and power button of two high-end iPhone 15/2H23 new iPhone models may adopt a solid-state button design (similar to the home button design of iPhone 7/8/SE2 & 3) to replace the physical/mechanical button design.” At the time, he said Apple would “rely on Taptic Engine vibration motors to simulate the feeling of a click,” which obviously didn’t come to pass. The idea was reportedly scrapped after Apple ran into manufacturing issues. Project Bongo lives Now, Instant Digital says Apple has restarte ... Read full article.