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iPhone 16’s new Camera Control button is proof Apple could bring back Touch ID anytime it wants
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 regularly referred to as the Capture button in leaks. Its real name is Camera Control, as that's what the button will be used for. Camera Control instantly opens up the camera to either take photos or enable an exclusive iPhone 16 Visual Intelligence feature, which is part of Apple Intelligence.
The capacitive button detects touch presses, letting you select camera controls in the Camera app and zoom in and out. The Camera Control button also works with Apple's new custom cases for the iPhone 16, which don't have cutouts.
While I'm a big fan of the Camera Control button and plan to use it often, watching Apple's presentation on Monday made me realize something: Apple could have added Touch ID back to the iPhone anytime it wanted to do it, even if that meant placing it on the side rather than under the display.
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