Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

Apple replaced the classic mute switch with the configurable Action button last year on the iPhone 15 Pro. Since day one, the Action button on my iPhone 15 Pro Max has been assigned to launching the ...

The Camera Control packs in a lot of features, and they’re a little fiddly. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The new Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 lineup opens the Camera app, takes ...

Apple is adding a dedicated touch-sensitive camera button to the iPhone 16 series, the company announced during its “Glowtime” event. The button is covered by a smooth texture sapphire crystal and a ...

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On the iPhone 16 series of smartphones, the Camera Control is a capacitive button on the lower-right side of the phone. It allows you to quickly launch the camera, acts as a shutter button, and helps ...

Apple giveth and Apple taketh away — particularly when it comes to ports and buttons. The company has long taken a “less is more” approach to any detail that might disrupt its devices’ feng shui. The ...

We're still hours from Apple's September event, but I'm already thinking about the good, the bad, and the ugly of what will possibly be the iPhone 16's flagship feature. As previously reported, the ...

Apple clearly had more in mind when it added the first new physical button to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro since the Action Button appeared on the iPhone 15 Pro. The Camera Control, which lies ...

Despite rumors of a button-less iPhone, Apple continues to add new physical ways to interact with the device. It replaced the Silent Switch with a new Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro series — a ...