Haha! Now who's the copycat! Haha! Oh wait, that would mean I would have to admit Samsung was copying Apple before...must rewrite history.
Apple hasn't copied anything because that's just a fake picture someone did and this is the same old rumor we get every year. Personally I hope Apple doesn't do it because it does look like a Samscum phone and I don't like the design. I like the Home/TouchID/Siri button!!!
2017 release would make it (assuming past history is predictor) the iPhone 7S which seems unlikely; the more likely scenario would be next year or 2018.
ugh, i have such a love/hate with apple rumors. This has been talked about for years. Part of me thinks this is in the works but will probably never make the light of day, but the other half has some history.
There has been talk for years that when the first (Gen 1) iPhone was being developed, there was a known rift between Steve Jobs and Jonny Ive about the home button. Ive never liked the home button, but Jobs insisted it had to be there. Seems like now with Jobs gone, Ive might eventually get his way after all.
The tech surrounding a home-button-less iOS device is there and being iterated on for years now. Taptic feedback, Touch ID, etc. are building a solid foundation for further innovations. However, that makes me a little sad because i think it would reduce the ease of use and accessibility. As some have stated already, i see less tech-savvy users having a harder time interpreting gestures over a physical magic button, not to mention users who are physically impaired. it could be argued that the sleep/wake button is sort of redundant and some functionality could be combined into that button as well.
I was kind of concerned about the force touch trackpad with people who have a hard time with touches. Mainly the elderly and physically challenged individuals.
The "tap" to wake argument (i think) would be a less successful approach since it could cause for more accidental touches and create battery life issues in the pocket with such accidental touches. It has been known for the heat of my leg in the pants pocket to activate the screen if left on.
It could be argued with the introduction of iOS 7, the ease of use and intuitive-ness of iOS device has already be slightly compromised. That's bad news for new users. My mom in particular, her first iOS device was an iPhone 6. Seeing her learn the UI i could instantly see aspects in the flatter design that might have been easier for her to understand if they were slightly more skewomorphic. We will just have to wait and see. I trust apple to figure out a good solution but I also have my reservations based on these foundation-like advancements they've already introduced.
I see no great benefit from removing the home button.
People love buttons. Everyone knows how to use one, you get sensory feedback from it, and pushing a button is satisfying (according to research).
So I doubt that Apple would remove the home button for a few small benefits. Maybe if it was forced to in order to accommodate a new breakthrough technology.
I see no great benefit from removing the home button.
People love buttons. Everyone knows how to use one, you get sensory feedback from it, and pushing a button is satisfying (according to research).
So I doubt that Apple would remove the home button for a few small benefits. Maybe if it was forced to in order to accommodate a new breakthrough technology.
my guess on one possible advantage to removing the home button is in reducing the number of moving parts. In most of my experiences with iOS devices, the home button seems to fail a lot. If you read iMore at all, they have tons of DIY articles about fixing buttons, switches, etc. on the phone. So my guess would be that the buttons seem to be in the majority of things that fail on the devices. If you can reduce things that fail on the devices, then you can reduce the amount of warranty claims and reduce the amount of overhead in manufacturing and support. The real question would be here, by removing the home button, how does it affect Apple's profit margins?
I see no great benefit from removing the home button.
People love buttons. Everyone knows how to use one, you get sensory feedback from it, and pushing a button is satisfying (according to research).
<span style="line-height:1.4em;">So I doubt that</span>
<span style="line-height:1.4em;"> Apple would remove the home button for a few small benefits. Maybe if it</span>
<span style="line-height:1.4em;"> was forced to in order to accommodate a new breakthrough technology.</span>
Apple's haptic feedback is at the point where a person could use a virtual button and think it's real (and thus get the psychological satisfaction). The first time I used the new taptic trackpad I thought it was the old one until I realized the click on the top was way better than any mechanical trackpad could ever hope to be.
Apple's haptic feedback is at the point where a person could use a virtual button and think it's real (and thus get the psychological satisfaction). The first time I used the new taptic trackpad I thought it was the old one until I realized the click on the top was way better than any mechanical trackpad could ever hope to be.
If electrovibration gets off the ground, things will get very interesting. We could end up with touch screens simulating Braille textures over the top of printed words. Keyboards would feel much more natural. And just wait until the porn industry gets this technology.
Also, without the ports, microphone and speakers because those need space for hardware inserts.
The ideal is apple has patents to shove everything behind the screen, So the portion of screen turns off when needed. As sensors/camera are that, microphone/ speaker will eventually not be needed, but they can be in the edge of bezel, so there are alternatives.
Can't force touch completely replace all home button functions? That would be pretty awesome I think. Just force touch anywhere to go home, hold a bit longer to activate Siri, etc.
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Haha! Now who's the copycat! Haha! Oh wait, that would mean I would have to admit Samsung was copying Apple before...must rewrite history.
Apple hasn't copied anything because that's just a fake picture someone did and this is the same old rumor we get every year. Personally I hope Apple doesn't do it because it does look like a Samscum phone and I don't like the design. I like the Home/TouchID/Siri button!!!
No Home button -> more screen estate -> smaller form factor!
I've been waiting for this for many years. Seems like the tech is almost here.
You meant Shorter? It doesn't mean "smaller" because it doesn't improve any usage reachability.
2017 release would make it (assuming past history is predictor) the iPhone 7S which seems unlikely; the more likely scenario would be next year or 2018.
ugh, i have such a love/hate with apple rumors. This has been talked about for years. Part of me thinks this is in the works but will probably never make the light of day, but the other half has some history.
There has been talk for years that when the first (Gen 1) iPhone was being developed, there was a known rift between Steve Jobs and Jonny Ive about the home button. Ive never liked the home button, but Jobs insisted it had to be there. Seems like now with Jobs gone, Ive might eventually get his way after all.
The tech surrounding a home-button-less iOS device is there and being iterated on for years now. Taptic feedback, Touch ID, etc. are building a solid foundation for further innovations. However, that makes me a little sad because i think it would reduce the ease of use and accessibility. As some have stated already, i see less tech-savvy users having a harder time interpreting gestures over a physical magic button, not to mention users who are physically impaired. it could be argued that the sleep/wake button is sort of redundant and some functionality could be combined into that button as well.
I was kind of concerned about the force touch trackpad with people who have a hard time with touches. Mainly the elderly and physically challenged individuals.
The "tap" to wake argument (i think) would be a less successful approach since it could cause for more accidental touches and create battery life issues in the pocket with such accidental touches. It has been known for the heat of my leg in the pants pocket to activate the screen if left on.
It could be argued with the introduction of iOS 7, the ease of use and intuitive-ness of iOS device has already be slightly compromised. That's bad news for new users. My mom in particular, her first iOS device was an iPhone 6. Seeing her learn the UI i could instantly see aspects in the flatter design that might have been easier for her to understand if they were slightly more skewomorphic. We will just have to wait and see. I trust apple to figure out a good solution but I also have my reservations based on these foundation-like advancements they've already introduced.
I see no great benefit from removing the home button.
People love buttons. Everyone knows how to use one, you get sensory feedback from it, and pushing a button is satisfying (according to research).
So I doubt that Apple would remove the home button for a few small benefits. Maybe if it was forced to in order to accommodate a new breakthrough technology.
wait, what? cant seem to recall any style guides (AP, Reuters, etc) that recommend referring to a country in Asia as "the Far East".
it isnt. the quote youre referring to is a radical design change, which indeed, dropping the home button on an iphone, would be.
I see no great benefit from removing the home button.
People love buttons. Everyone knows how to use one, you get sensory feedback from it, and pushing a button is satisfying (according to research).
So I doubt that Apple would remove the home button for a few small benefits. Maybe if it was forced to in order to accommodate a new breakthrough technology.
my guess on one possible advantage to removing the home button is in reducing the number of moving parts. In most of my experiences with iOS devices, the home button seems to fail a lot. If you read iMore at all, they have tons of DIY articles about fixing buttons, switches, etc. on the phone. So my guess would be that the buttons seem to be in the majority of things that fail on the devices. If you can reduce things that fail on the devices, then you can reduce the amount of warranty claims and reduce the amount of overhead in manufacturing and support. The real question would be here, by removing the home button, how does it affect Apple's profit margins?
Everyone can recognize a iPhone because of the home button. I hope it never goes away.
Just like the click wheel makes the iPod recognizable? Man, I hope they never get rid of the click wheel either...
/s
Things change, and Apple finds new ways to do things in the UI that we swear make the product what it is. And then things change...
Apple's haptic feedback is at the point where a person could use a virtual button and think it's real (and thus get the psychological satisfaction). The first time I used the new taptic trackpad I thought it was the old one until I realized the click on the top was way better than any mechanical trackpad could ever hope to be.
Apple's haptic feedback is at the point where a person could use a virtual button and think it's real (and thus get the psychological satisfaction). The first time I used the new taptic trackpad I thought it was the old one until I realized the click on the top was way better than any mechanical trackpad could ever hope to be.
If electrovibration gets off the ground, things will get very interesting. We could end up with touch screens simulating Braille textures over the top of printed words. Keyboards would feel much more natural. And just wait until the porn industry gets this technology.
Apple is indeed working on a radical iPhone redesign that will ditch the home button...
Digital Crown FTW!
/s
Yeah, probably 5.2 inch, 6 inch in same size devices as now, or a 4.4 in about the iPhone 5 size.
Very much hoping this to be BS, and that Apple will never ditch the Home Button, or bezels.
2017 could be the first year for this. Beside the time required to get his to actually work, that's the year for a new case, screen, etc.
But whether they will do this is something else.
Hmmm, seems to me that:
2015 -> S model
2016 -> New case, etc
2017 -> S model
2018 -> New case, etc
HOW WILL I TAKE SCREENSHOTS!?
HOW WILL I TAKE SCREENSHOTS!?
That's why the watch needs a camera.