{"id":40162,"date":"2023-04-03T07:48:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T07:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/if-it-ever-comes-apples-first-foldable-iphone-may-ditch-physical-buttons-entirely\/"},"modified":"2023-04-03T07:48:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T07:48:44","slug":"if-it-ever-comes-apples-first-foldable-iphone-may-ditch-physical-buttons-entirely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/tech\/if-it-ever-comes-apples-first-foldable-iphone-may-ditch-physical-buttons-entirely\/","title":{"rendered":"If it ever comes, Apple\u2019s first foldable iPhone may ditch physical buttons entirely"},"content":{"rendered":"
Home News Mobile Phones An unofficial concept image for a foldable iPhone (Image credit: Shutterstock \/ Wit Olszewski) Apple\u2019s adoption of the touchscreen in its first iPhone proved a watershed moment for the technology\u2019s 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.\u00a0Titled \u201cElectronic Devices With Display And Touch Sensor Structures,\u201d the patent details how \u201ccontrol circuits, batteries and other components\u201d would sit within \u201cthe walls\u201d of an iPhone chassis. These walls \u201cmay have opaque portions and transparent portions,” the document continues, which \u201cmay include opaque plastic, metal, fiber-composite materials and layers of other materials.\u201dWe\u2019ve previously reported on rumors suggesting that the iPhone 15 \u2013 specifically, the Pro and Ultra models \u2013 might get haptic volume and power buttons that don’t physic… Click below to read the full story from TechRadar Home News Mobile Phones An unofficial concept image for a foldable iPhone (Image credit: Shutterstock \/ Wit Olszewski) Apple\u2019s adoption of the touchscreen in its first iPhone proved a watershed moment for the technology\u2019s mainstream appeal, and the company may be preparing to take things one step further with future iPhone models and, potentially, its…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2176,"featured_media":40163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[35],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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