{"id":554942,"date":"2015-09-25T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staging.ired.gr\/blog\/the-end-of-iphone-home-button\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T17:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T14:49:03","slug":"the-end-of-iphone-home-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ired.gr\/en\/blog\/the-end-of-iphone-home-button\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the end of the Home Button for the iPhone coming?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You'll have to find another way to get back ...home if Apple eliminates the Home Button in upcoming devices!<\/em><\/p>\n

When the Steve Jobs<\/strong> presented for the first time the iPhone<\/strong> The 2007,<\/strong> insisted on the elegance of the design and especially on how easy it was to operate the device from one point. \"On the front, there's only one button, we call it Home Button\",<\/strong> he was saying at the time. It was a revolution, at the same time as Nokia and Blackberry<\/strong> had many more keys necessary for their operation.<\/p>\n

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Eight years and nine generations iPhone<\/strong> later, the all-round Home button<\/strong> is a key of central importance for the smartphone<\/strong> and if nothing else, a trademark of iPhone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But with the advent of the iPhone 6s<\/strong> and the iPhone 6s Plus<\/strong>, something seems to be changing. The new functions, such as 3D Touch,<\/strong> but also the more extensive use of Siri, perhaps, lay the foundation for the complete disappearance of Home Button.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read also: \"3D Touch and Instagram\"<\/a><\/p>\n

But why would Apple want an iPhone without a Home Button?<\/h3>\n

There are two \"serious\" reasons: to gain surface area for a larger screen and to confirm its preference for \"pure\" design.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What will happen to Touch ID?<\/h3>\n

As the Apple<\/strong> managed to bring his amazing technology 3D touch<\/strong> on new devices, it may be able to move the Home Button into the touchscreen. As the screen senses three different presses, it could also recognize the user's fingerprint. The Apple Watch<\/strong> uses the same technology, so you don't need extra keys, and so do the MacBook,<\/strong> why can't the iPhone<\/strong> without Home button?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Read also: \"10 of the best apps that use the Touch ID sensor\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What to do with the Home Button when you have Siri?<\/h3>\n

\u0397 Siri<\/strong> can, to a large extent, replace the Home Button.<\/strong> With the iOS9,<\/strong>\u00a0with the iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus, the Siri<\/strong> \"wakes up\" just by hearing your voice saying \"Hey Siri.\"<\/strong> without the need for activation. With this hands free<\/strong> choice, the Home button<\/strong> takes a back seat.<\/p>\n

Read also: \"6 reasons to hate Siri\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Note: this feature was also present in the older versions of the iOS<\/strong> but it only worked when the device was charging.<\/p>\n

Playing with the size of the screen<\/h3>\n

A smaller iPhone 7<\/strong> that fits comfortably in the pocket and can be handled with one hand will be a competitive product when compared to Samsung<\/strong> and LG smartphones.<\/strong><\/p>\n

From mirelen.<\/p>\n

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