Apple could merge the Action button with Camera Control on its 2027 iPhones, potentially leaving users with fewer buttons and more gestures.\t\t \t \t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t \t \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShikhar Mehrotra \/ Digital Trends\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Apple<\/a> has been rather busy experimenting with buttons on its iPhones lately. It introduced the Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro<\/a>, and a year later, added Camera Control to the iPhone 16 lineup. But it seems the company is already considering retiring one of those additions, as it prepares something rather special for the iPhone\u2019s 20th anniversary next year.<\/p>\n As Weibo tipster Instant Digital<\/a> reports, Apple is planning to remove the dedicated Action button from new iPhones arriving in the second half of 2027. The plan is apparently to merge its functionality with Camera Control. A single press would open the camera, while holding it down would activate whatever function users have assigned to the Action button. The tipster also specifically clarified that it\u2019s the Action button going away, while Camera Control will stay.<\/p>\n Fewer buttons, more responsibilities <\/p>\n On paper, having one less button sounds like a neat way of cleaning up the iPhone\u2019s frame. However, there is the small matter of Camera Control<\/a> already handling photography,<\/p>\n