TechPhonesiPhonesApple iPhone 16 could get the iPhone 15 Pro’s most interesting new featureOne of our very favourite iPhone 15 Pro features is reportedly coming to every version of the iPhone 16When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesiPhonesApple iPhone 16 could get the iPhone 15 Pro’s most interesting new featureOne of our very favourite iPhone 15 Pro features is reportedly coming to every version of the iPhone 16When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
One of our very favourite iPhone 15 Pro features is reportedly coming to every version of the iPhone 16
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(Image credit: Future)
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Of all the new features in theiPhone 15 ProandiPhone 15 Pro Max, the one I’m using most is the new Action button. It’s a genuine time-saver and an excellent way to customise youriPhone– and a new report says it’s coming to every singleiPhone 16, not just the Pro models.
The report comes from MacRumors, whichsaysit’s seen “extensive evidence confirmingAppleis planning to include the Action button on the entire iPhone 16 range.” That’s not a huge surprise, because Apple has been planning changes to the iPhone’s side buttons for several years now – although most of those changes, which involved replacing the existing volume controls with solid state buttons instead, haven’t happened yet.
Apple is apparently considering adding more features to the button too; MacRumors says it too is going to be a solid state button, and that it’ll work more like the Touch ID button on older iPhones along with pressure sensing and some kind of app switching functionality.
The Action button is definitely worth having. Here’s why.
What does the Action button bring to the iPhone 16?
In a word, customisation. The Action button replaces the mute switch, and you can then customise what it does in your iPhone’s Settings menu. Here you can change the button’s functions as follows:
As ever, we’re talking about a phone that’s still some months away from production so Apple’s plans may change. I hope they don’t: the Action button may be little, but it’s really useful.
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