Home News Mobile Phones An unofficial concept image for a foldable iPhone (Image credit: Shutterstock / Wit Olszewski) Apple’s adoption of the touchscreen in its first iPhone proved a watershed moment for the technology’s mainstream appeal, and the company may be preparing to take things one step further with future iPhone models and, potentially, its first foldable iPhone.As first spotted by Apple Insider (opens in new tab), Apple has been granted a patent (opens in new tab) for the development of touch-sensitive, solid-state buttons that would allow users to navigate an iPhone using its edges, rather than its display alone. Titled “Electronic Devices With Display And Touch Sensor Structures,” the patent details how “control circuits, batteries and other components” would sit within “the walls” of an iPhone chassis. These walls “may have opaque portions and transparent portions,” the document continues, which “may include opaque plastic, metal, fiber-composite materials and layers of other materials.”We’ve previously reported on rumors suggesting that the iPhone 15 – specifically, the Pro and Ultra models – might get haptic volume and power buttons that don’t physic… Click below to read the full story from TechRadar
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