Apple to Ditch iPhone 16 Physical Buttons For the First Time Ever, Rumors Claim

Tech Times— Apple is now rumored to be ditching the iPhone 16 physical buttons on its release. A brand new rumor is here, and it claims that Apple is no longer planning to add physical buttons to the iPhone 16 upon its release later this year, one that goes beyond what the iPhone X changed for the device.

9to5Mac—Rumor: iPhone 16 could ditch physical buttons after all. Rumors that Apple is hoping to switch a future iPhone model from physical to capacitive buttons persist. Now, a new supply chain report suggests that Apple has placed a supply chain order for a new capacitive button system that will replace the physical buttons on the iPhone 16. more

TechSpot—Apple secures supplier to replace physical buttons on iPhone. Most expect Apple to replace the physical buttons on both sides of the iPhone with solid capacitive versions and use the additional Taptic Engines for haptic feedback to simulate button presses. This was used to great effect in earlier iPhones where the physical home button was replaced with a touchRead Entire Article

Cult of Mac—Why iPhone 16 might dump physical buttons for capacitive ones. The upcoming iPhone 16 series reportedly will have no traditional buttons at all, replacing them with capacitive ones. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)