The Action Button replaces the mute switch on iPhone 15 Pro and 16 models, serving as a customizable button for everyday tasks. It simplifies tasks like enabling silent mode, recording a voice memo, ...

For years, the iPhone had the same set of physical buttons. We had the Mute switch, the Volume keys, and the power button that Apple now ambiguously calls the "Side button." Rumors have also said that ...

In our most recent Do You Use It? poll, we asked readers who own an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max if they used the Action button, and if so, for what. Remember, the Action button replaced the ...

One of the newest iPhone features, the customizable Action button, could eventually be added to other Apple products, including the iPad and Mac. In addition, future iPhones could have multiple Action ...

Last year, I experienced my first iPhone launch cycle at Engadget and the fanfare got to me. It seemed I couldn’t call myself a respectable member of the tech world if I didn’t own any of the shiny ...

The 2024 iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus bring plenty of upgrades and a promise of more to come, and strongly make the case that it's okay not to go for the pro models. You can tell it's a different kind ...

Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone could take a radical step away from physical controls, according to a new claim from Chinese leaker "Instant Digital." Expected to launch in 2027, the "iPhone XX" may ...

The first rumors about the iPhone 15 Pro in early 2022 suggested that the device would have new solid-state buttons for volume and mute switch. However, it seems that the idea didn’t work out as ...

A newly-discovered iPhone 14 Pro prototype features one of the earliest known incarnations of Apple's scrapped haptic button project. Back in July of 2024, AppleInsider published exclusive imagery of ...