As well as killing off the headphone jack, Apple has dropped the mechanical home button from the new iPhone 7, replacing it with a static version that's force sensitive. Instead of a button that physically moves, the new home button will use Apple's Taptic Engine to click back at users. Vibrations delivered through the home button will be used as notifications, with unique buzzes for things like text messages and calls. Third-party companies will also be able to program their own feedback through a Taptic Engine API.
This isn't the first time Apple has dropped a mechanical part in favor of a digitized version, of course. The click wheel on the iPod started out as a moving part in 2001, before being replaced the following year with a...
The iPhone 7’s new home button isn’t a real button
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