While Samsung had its night with the latest unveiling of the Galaxy devices, there's just a month plus away from Apple's annual iPhone event in September. There are some rumours here and there, but this one is particularly intriguing as there could be a new Action Button feature.
According to sources, some developers found some codes regarding the Action Button in iOS 17 beta 4. Apparently, the Action Button is allegedly replacing the classic mute switcher for users to access a few functions and settings quickly without unlocking the iPhone. Rumours have it that the Action Button would only be for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Not only that, developers found nine functions for the Action Button. Below is the list of what users can do with the feature:
- Accessibility: This option would presumably let users access various accessibility features, such as VoiceOver, Zoom, AssistiveTouch, and more.
- Shortcuts: As on the Apple Watch Ultra, this option would let users run any shortcut they have created or downloaded from the Shortcuts app, such as sending a message, playing a playlist, or controlling smart home devices.
- Silent Mode: Similar to how the switch works on current iPhone models, this option would let users toggle the silent mode on or off, which would mute or unmute the ringer and alerts.
- Camera: This option would likely let users launch the Camera app and/or take a photo or video with a single press of the Action button.
- Flashlight: This option would let users turn on or off the flashlight on the back of the device.
- Focus: This option should let users activate or deactivate a Focus mode.
- Magnifier: This option would presumably let users activate the Magnifier app to use the iPhone's camera as a magnifying glass to zoom in on small text or objects.
- Translate: This option could let users launch the Translate app and start a conversation or text translation with a single press of the Action button.
- Voice Memos: This option would let users start or stop recording a voice memo with the Voice Memos app.
Of course, do take this news with a pinch of salt as this is just rumours. However, this is quite a strong evidence and could be Apple's plan to set the iPhone 15 Pro variants apart from the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.
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