iPhone 18 rumored to ditch the camera button: users don’t use it often

There are reports that the iPhone 18 series will remove the camera button. If the news is true, then the iPhone 17 series will be the last generation of Apple phones equipped with a camera button.

The leak pointed out that Apple has notified suppliers to stop ordering components related to camera buttons, mainly because users do not use them frequently.

It is reported that Apple has added a new camera button to the iPhone 16 series. This button has caused controversy as soon as it came out. One of the reasons is that the design of the iPhone 16 is different from the minimalist concept advocated by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

At that time, Apple CEO Cook responded that although he could not accurately predict how Jobs would view this change, he firmly believed that this decision was made to better improve the user experience. Cook emphasized that Apple has always adhered to the concept of continuous innovation based on user needs, which is also an important reason why the company can continue to lead the technological trend.

In addition to being inconsistent with Steve Jobs’ minimalist philosophy, some users also pointed out that Apple has integrated too many functions into a single button, which can easily lead to logical confusion and awkward operation in actual experience, and is not in line with user intuition.

To sum up, the upcoming iPhone 17 series will still retain the camera button, but the iPhone 18 series may cut off this design.