Apple quietly turned the back of the iPhone into a programmable control surface, then hid it in a settings menu most people never open. The feature, called Back Tap, lets any compatible iPhone behave ...

Back Tap lets you trigger actions with double or triple taps. You can customize it to open apps, controls, or shortcuts. It works on most iPhones and even through many cases. The iPhone has a button ...

A major Apple supplier making parts for the iPhone 15’s solid-state buttons said touch-sensative volume and mute buttons are no longer coming to market. Reading time 2 minutes Big ol’ buttons are back ...

This year's upcoming iPhone 17 models could be the last of Apple's smartphones to include a Camera Control button because not enough iPhone owners are using it, claims a questionable new rumor out of ...

Apple is reportedly preparing to gradually redesign the iPhone's physical controls, starting with the iPhone 18 series in 2026 and ending with a complete transition to solid-state buttons with the ...

Apple may already be rethinking the Camera Control button on the iPhone 18 Pro, and the change may not really be an upgrade. According to recent reports, Apple looks to be stripping back some of the ...

The iPhone's side button is pretty well-known as the power button, mainly because that's what people usually use it for: turning the iPhone on and off and locking and unlocking the device. When you ...

Two things I use all the time in one elegant shortcut. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac I finally figured out the perfect set of controls to assign to the iPhone’s Action button. I created a ...

Today, select media outlets and YouTubers shared their first impressions of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, highlighting ...