Apple finally announced iOS 18 at WWDC24, which has some artificial intelligence features and a few more improvements. One of these is improved visual effects. In the first iOS 18 developer preview, you’ll notice improved animations when you press the power button or volume rocker. The use of the buttons shows a “squeeze effect” on the screen, indicating that solid-state buttons will be used in the future, possibly on the iPhone 16. The effect on the screen is also adjusted according to the frequency of pressing the buttons.

Besides the new animation, iOS 18 also adds the ability to turn off the phone from Control Center without using the power button. This also indicates that changes have occurred to the buttons.

There were previously rumors that the iPhone 15 series will have solid-state buttons. However, due to some technical problems with mass production, Apple decided to scrap its plan last year and use regular clickable buttons on the iPhone 15 Pro models. However, changes in the operating system show that Apple has not completely canceled its plan.

Apple appears to have paved the way for mass production of the iPhone with new technology, which could explain the introduction of updated visual effects in the latest version of the operating system.

Some relatively recent rumors also claim that the iPhone 16 series may finally feature a buttonless design (with solid-state buttons). A report from Economic Daily News claims that Apple is working with ASE Group (Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, a global provider of semiconductor assembly and testing services) to produce a capacitive button packaging module for the iPhone 16 series. iPhone 16 series.

According to some sources, solid state buttons may remain exclusive to iPhone 16 Pro models. Apple could release the new series in late Q3 or early Q4 this year, so that’s only a few months away. Stay tuned; We will provide you with further information as it becomes available.