Instead, the high-end handsets will use traditional physical buttons like those on current-gen models.
Why it matters: Apple’s next Pro-grade iPhones were largely expected to ship with haptic-based solid-state power and volume buttons but that option is reportedly no longer in the cards. Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said unresolved technical issues ahead of mass production will prevent the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max from adopting the planned solid-state button design.
Instead, the high-end handsets will use traditional physical buttons like those on current-gen models.
Suppliers linked to the proposed feature are already feeling the sting from Kuo’s report. Cirrus Logic, which makes controller ICs, and Taptic Engine supplier AAC Technologies are both down around 15 percent on the news.
