What is the camera control button on the iPhone 16?

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I’ve come across reports of a new button on the iPhone 16 that controls the camera. What is its purpose?

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The camera control button present on the iPhone 16 touch-sensitive cutout, which is shielded by Sapphire mesh and taptic engine embedded under it. It acts as a two-stage button and is pressure-sensitive which enables users to swipe and carry out other gestures along the corner of the phone to perform camerawork. For instance, starting with the lock screen, pressing it once brings up the camera application, clicking it once more captures the image, and holding the button down will commence video recording. A careful half-second dwell on the button that is double tapped quickly on and off presents a host of options for the varying cameras. This functionality is built into the camera app of Apple while also enabling other third parties that have working apps employing the camera to utilize this.`
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2022 iPhone 16 prediction: No buttons
2024: add 1 more button
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I swear they are going to add a fingerprint scanner on that Camera Control button in the next iphones and call it new and revolutionary lmaoo
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How nice to have a camera control for the right-handed people.
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2007 Steve Jobs: "lets get rid of all the buttons"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2024 Apple: "Lets add more buttons"
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Apple said, "Hey, remember how you accessed these camera settings with your thumb? How bout with your index finger instead? Innovation."
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As a former product development engineer in the cell  phone world, it's interesting to see buttons coming back.  The main reason for large touch screens was to eliminate buttons.  I think it's a gimmick to give the impression that there is something new since cell phone tech hasn't advanced much in the past few years.
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Yooo it's that camera button we had on those old Nokia phones from 2005
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Apple really went from Touch ID type of innovation 10 years ago to a camera button in 2024, we’re cooked making a move on XAI770K was smart! Thanks for the headsup
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They literally added a capacitive "button" and conveniently forgot to add a fingerprint sensor just to justify their investments on face id. Peak Apple
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Huawei's releasing a tri-folding phone whilst Apple have added a camera button
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