Apple added the Camera Control button to its phones starting with the iPhone 16, but since I never really spent much time with that model, my first exposure to this new button came when I recently ...

Apple just unveiled four new iPhone 16 models, confirming most of the iPhone rumors that have been floating around over the past few months. All the new iPhones feature a new button, which was ...

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 16/16 Pro’s new Camera Control button is almost as polarizing as politics. Some people love it; they think it makes it easier to photograph on the fly rather than unlocking the iPhone with ...

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 ...

In 2024, Apple introduced a dedicated Camera Control button to simplify the process of taking photos on your iPhone. A year later, and I’ve finally upgraded to an iPhone 17 Pro that includes this ...

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 ...

I'm a longtime iPhone user, and I've been dying to get my hands on Apple's newest hardware innovation: the Camera Control button. After over a month with the iPhone 16 Plus, I can safely say I was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. The Apple iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max during an event at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, ...

The iPhone 16 series introduces Apple’s new Camera Control button. The button can distinguish between light and firm presses and can detect gestures, supporting a number of camera functions and modes.

Camera Control has the unenviable task of providing a lot of camera functionality with minimal physical real estate. Most importantly, it has to do so in a location that feels good in the hand.