US EditionApple's Next Big Move: iPhone 20 Reportedly Could Ditch Every Physical Button
Apple aims to replace all mechanical buttons with solid-state ones featuring local vibration feedback, reducing wear and enabling a seamless all-glass wrap-around display.
- Instant Digital on Weibo reports Apple completed functional verification and plans mass production of solid-state buttons for the iPhone 20 in 2027 as a wholesale replacement for mechanical buttons.
- With a wraparound screen in mind, designers see physical openings as liabilities, as removing mechanical buttons enables a borderless visual design and a wraparound all-glass display.
- The design integrates the buttons into the device frame with zero physical movement and supports haptic feedback for the Side, volume, Action, and Camera Control buttons with light press vs firm press functionality.
- CNET observed the leaker Instant Digital has a mixed record and called for corroboration, while analysts say the iPhone 20 would mark the biggest design shake-up since the iPhone X .
- Back in 2022 and later, attempts to adopt solid-state buttons for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro were reportedly canceled, while Instant Digital this year says Apple is still investigating broader use across iPad and Apple Watch.
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