Apple fans excited by rumors of ‘action button’ feature on new iPhone 15

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Via Ariel Zilber

Apple enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the company’s September 12 iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max launch event for a rumored new feature – the Action Button.

Software investigators say Apple’s iOS beta 4 includes code that could indicate plans for an Action button, which will “allow users to quickly access various functions and settings that aren’t available without the user’s consent.” no need to unlock the device or navigate to an app,” according to Apple fan page MacRumors.

The site speculates that the new physical button could bear similarities to the Apple Watch Ultra’s Action button “but with more phone-focused options.”

Apple introduced the concept of a physical “home” button on its iPhones, but it abandoned the concept with the introduction of the iPhone X.

The Action button’s functionality is rumored to include an accessibility option that will allow users to access features like VoiceOver, Zoom, AssistiveTouch, and others.

According to MacRumors, the button will also provide options like shortcuts to apps, silent mode, camera and video apps, flashlight, and translator apps.

The page reads: “If rumors are to be believed, the Actions button could be one of the key new features that make the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ stand out from its predecessors.”

Apple’s “Wonderlust” event on September 12 will include the launch of the iPhone 15 as well as the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Ultra version of the watch.

The event will be held at the Steve Jobs Theater at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, at the invitation of the company.

New iPhones will have a standard USB-C charging port – the same charger used for Android devices – after the European Union imposed new regulations requiring the company to provide the port on phones, tablets, and smartphones. laptops, iPads and other devices.

Apple has long opposed this change, preferring to use its proprietary Lightning charging port instead.

Apple announced iPhone sales fell 2.4% in its fiscal third quarter — a rare drop for a product that has helped the company grow for years.

For the three-month period ending July 1 — Apple’s third quarter — it recorded revenue of $81.8 billion, down 1.4% from the second quarter and down 3% from the year-ago period. .

Shares of Apple, which first crossed the $3 trillion market cap but subsequently fell in price, fell nearly 3% in early morning trading on Wall Street on Wednesday.

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities, the most expensive variant of the new generation iPhone will have a periscope camera that can improve the zoom ability by 5 times or more.

The Cupertino, California-based tech giant also plans to release the Vision Pro mixed reality headset to consumers as early as 2024 — more than six months after it was announced in June — and is expected to be released in June. is said to be spending more on artificial intelligence in an attempt to win. return sales.

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