Multiple outlets report a rumor that Apple will drop the iPhone Pro’s Action button in next year’s models. The reporting traces the claim to a leaker identified as “Instant Digital,” who posted on Weibo that the Action button will be phased out for new iPhones in the second half of next year.
While the outlets generally agree the Action button would disappear, they differ on how Apple would preserve the functionality. MacRumors adds a more specific scenario: it says Apple would merge the Action button with the existing Camera Control, keeping the Camera Control button and using gestures to map functions—single press for camera access and long press for the Action button’s assigned shortcut.
The coverage also notes background context. AppleInsider points out that losing the Action button would not necessarily bring back the older mute switch, and it references that the iPhone Duo already lacks an Action button while retaining Camera Control. 9to5Mac similarly frames its report around a next-year iPhone Pro redesign that would remove the Action button, though without additional proposed replacement details.
