iPhone 15 Pro Max prototype equipped with tactile buttons exposed, project has been cancelled

[CNMO Technology News] It was previously reported that the iPhone 15 Pro series will use a newly designed tactile button, but until now, this design has not appeared. CNMO learned from foreign media that the early development prototypes of iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are indeed equipped with volume and power tactile buttons, and the development code is Project Bongo. An Apple prototype collector released pictures of the iPhone 15 Pro Max prototype, which is equipped with tactile buttons.

1. This device is the EVT stage prototype of iPhone 15 Pro Max. The device identifier is D84 and the project code is "Veyron".

2. The EVT prototype was the last prototype of the iPhone 15 Pro series to include tactile buttons, and the design was suddenly canceled in early April 2023.
3. The EVT prototype runs the Internal UI version of iOS 17 and is used by Apple engineers to develop and test the iPhone operating system.
4. During the CRB and DVT prototype stages, Apple replaced their tactile buttons with regular mechanical buttons.
5. The tactile buttons of the iPhone 15 Pro series are similar to traditional mechanical buttons, but smaller.
6. This design combines two separate volume buttons into a unified, pill-shaped volume button with a notch in the middle to indicate where the volume is up and down.

   

   Tactile button behavior:

7. On state:

   • Produces feedback and click sound when pressed
   • Produces instant tactile feedback when released

Off state:

2. Buttons are movable, but no tactile feedback

Apple’s intention:

By providing tactile feedback, Apple may be trying to simulate the overall feedback and noise that mechanical buttons typically produce. fenyeCapacitive Shooting Button

According to collectors, the capacitive shooting button reacts to pressure and detects pressure changes without direct contact with the skin, even when wearing gloves or carrying the phone in a pocket.

Project Nova

In the latest prototype of the iPhone 16 series, the development codename of the capacitive shooting button is "Project Nova". It's on the same side as the power button, but lower down, where it's expected to be in relation to the camera.

Gesture recognition

It is reported that the capacitive shooting button can recognize gestures. Users can swipe left or right to zoom in or out.

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