Overview
- Weibo user Setsuna Digital reports the solid-state button system has completed functional verification and is slated for the 2027 iPhone.
- The rumor says all physical controls would move to haptic simulations, replacing traditional mechanical buttons across the device.
- The Camera Control is reportedly being reworked to rely on pressure sensing, with localized piezoelectric feedback possibly arriving in a later iteration such as iPhone 18.
- Macworld notes Apple previously aimed to introduce solid-state buttons with iPhone 15 but reportedly paused the plan due to engineering hurdles, and the company has not confirmed the new timeline.
- Bloomberg has separately outlined a 2027 redesign featuring curved glass edges that aligns with an iOS 26 “Liquid Glass” user interface.