Apple's work on Possible Future iPhone Solid-State Sidewall Buttons using Force Touch Sensors revealed in new Patent Filing
In October 2022, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that physical buttons on the next iPhone could be virtual. We posted his full tweet here. Then in April 2023, Kuo reversed course and claimed that solid-state buttons were not going to be available to the iPhone 15. Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that...
Source: patentlyapple.com